Review of I Give It a Year (2013) by Amy B — 02 Dec 2013

No one ever said marriage was easy, and in I Give it a Year, that becomes abundantly clear within the first 20 minutes of viewing. The film follows the first year of marriage between Nat and Josh, played by Rafe Spall and Rose Bryne.

Despite warnings from family and friends, the two marry after a whirlwind seven month relationship. Only a few months in, the relationship seems to barely function when the annoying habits and character traits they dislike about each other (not emptying a clearly full bin, singing the wrong song lyrics and nose scrunching are just a few) become too much to handle.

Their commitments to one another are tested when a 'Shiny American' (Simon Baker) and a past relationship (Anna Farris) admit their true feelings, turning one marriage and two singletons into a quasi-romantic relationship.

I Give it A Year is a fun, laugh-filled non-romantic romantic comedy. With its jaw dropping moments through out. As well as some moments that may seem like anecdotes from the viewers own lives, which isn't at all surprising when writer and director told us that the some of the Narrative was plucked from his own marriage and that of family and friends.