Review of The Five-Year Engagement (2012) by Hollyv — 10 May 2012
Jason Segel's films all suffer from the same two problems: editing and raunch. It keeps his movies from being classic chick flick comedies and relegates them to the status of mild chucklers soon forgotten.
The funny gets lost in a sea of pointless footage. Since women are a primary audience for films like this, I think it's better to err on the side of less raunchy humor. No woman ever left a movie yet saying, "I wish there had been more raunchy humor.
" Watch Love, Actually to get the feel of how to do this. It may just be the difference between what constitutes raunchy to a male producer... and if so, maybe hire woman editors.
This review of The Five-Year Engagement (2012) was written by Hollyv on 10 May 2012.
The Five-Year Engagement has generally received mixed reviews.
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