Monday, March 11, 2013

Romantic Comedy in Reverse Standards

 Rose Byrne And Rafe Spall Reverse Romantic Comedy Standards In SXSW's I Give It A Year image

It’s always uncomfortable to watch married people fight. In a perfect world they would be the happiest among us, as they’ve found someone to love and cherish for as long as they both shall live – a pretty damn good thing. But then reality kicks in with the fact that just because people share a pair of rings doesn’t make them dreamily happy. This is the driving idea behind I Give It A Year, a new kind of romantic comedy that delves into the idea that just because a couple decides get married doesn’t mean they should necessarily be together.

The feature directorial debut of Dan Mazer, who also wrote the script, the story follows the relationship of Josh (Rafe Spall) and Nat (Rose Byrne), who decide to get married despite nothing but protest from their friends and family. Following the ceremony their relationship almost immediately starts to show cracks, as the two snipe at each other about misheard song lyrics and taking out the trash, but their issues are only exacerbated by a handsome new client at Nat’s office named Guy (Simon Baker), and Josh’s best friend and former girlfriend Chloe (Anna Faris).

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