Exactly one year after Tom meets Violet, he surprises her with a wedding ring. By all accounts, Tom and Violet are destined for their happily ever after. However, this engaged couple just keep getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle.
Jason Segel
Tom Solomon
Emily Blunt
Violet Barnes
Rhys Ifans
Winton Childs
Chris Pratt
Alex Eilhauer
Alison Brie
Suzie Barnes
Jacki Weaver
Sylvia Dickerson-Barnes
Jim Piddock
George Barnes
David Paymer
Pete Solomon
Mimi Kennedy
Carol Solomon
Mindy Kaling
Vaneetha
Kevin Hart
Doug
Brian Posehn
Tarquin
Chris Parnell
Bill
Lauren Weedman
Chef Sally
Tracee Chimo
Margaret
Adam Campbell
Gideon
Dakota Johnson
Audrey
Randall Park
Ming
Jane Carr
Grandma Katherine
Clement von Franckenstein
Grandpa Baba
Michael Ensign
Grandpa Harold
Madge Levinson
Grandma Leonora
Zoe Niemkiewicz
Vanessa Barnes-Eilhauer
Rocky Rector
Randy
Laurie Brown
Professor Walch
Nicholas Delbanco
Professor Delbanco
Penelope Stoller
Little Violet
Chris Newman
Used Car Lot Guy
Murray Miller
SF Wedding Barn Manager
Eileen Grubba
Botanical Garden Manager
Mark Rademacher
Priest
Kevin Yon
Rabbi
Heather Mathieson
Female Justice of the Peace
Kumail Nanjiani
Pakistani Chef
Gina Ragnone
Ashley
Stephanie Faracy
Florist
Aaron Lustig
Michigan Rabbi
Tim Heidecker
Negotiating Chef
Molly Shannon
Onion Chef
AnnaCorey
Jill Wedding Attendee (uncredited)
Director, Screenplay
Nicholas Stoller
Screenplay
Jason Segel
January 15, 2021
5
Decent watch, probably won't watch again, but can recommend for rom com fans.
This is a fine movie, but it is probably one of the most depressing romantic comedies I've ever seen.
This is a stacked cast with Emily Blunt and Jason Segal carrying most of the movie, with Chris Pratt and Alison Brie giving a significant support.
From the title alone, you can suppose a fair bit of life creating adversity as one person in a relationship often sacrifices for another, but ideally in even terms.
Part of the reason this is depressing is that it's a real "slice of life" film. Fortunately there were good comedic actors and writers that worked on this and added a significant amount of humor to this to make it watchable.
It does feel like it drags on for quite a while at points, and thinking back on it, the highlight for it was Alison Brie, which is always a bad sign for a movie that a pretty face was one of the more interesting things.
There is plenty of life lessons and social commentary built into it, but unless you're a big fan of romantic comedies in general, I'm not sure how much you're going to get out of this.