Usually in movies, in general, you have this part, before the climax, where it just drags. I was truly invested in this movie from the moment it began and it kept me hooked until it was over. This movie is, essentially, 90 minutes of people just talking and for someone who's reading this, that might sound a little boring, but it works. How all these peoples' issues come together is really satisfying and intelligent. Jack, having lost his brother, has shut himself off from the world and just done nothing for a year, Iris being in love with her Jack, even though she used to date Jack's brother, and all that brings, and lastly Hannah getting out of a loveless relationship after seven years because she felt she couldn't wait any longer on her need to have a child. ![]() These are characters all stuck at a crossroads in their lives. But the story is pretty damn interesting for the most part. ![]() Plus, with the film's story being the way it is, it probably couldn't have been improvised for the most part. I think that's the only real ad-lib in the film, maybe I'm wrong. Jack rapidly retorts 'sorry, I squealed' which made that moment somehow funnier. I tend to think there was no improv whatsoever, with the exception of the scene where Jack and Hannah have sex and Jack, after finishing, squeals for some reason. If there was some improv here, then it was either very minimal or not particularly noticeable. Emily Blunt, Mark Duplass, and Rosemarie Dewitt compliment each other perfectly. For a cast that only focuses on 3 characters for a great majority of it, you could not have asked for a better cast. ![]() Emily Blunt is adorable here, but the film is really very good. But really, I just found Emily Blunt to be absolutely adorable in this movie, hence why I rated this movie as highly as I did. Really damn good movie that subverts the typical rom-com tropes with a complex and unorthodox twist on the 'love' triangle.
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