One of my favorite low-key comedies of the past few years was “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”. I’ve watched just about everything Jason Segel has been in since and haven’t had the same level of enjoyment. Segal is awesome and the movies he’s in are typically good, but “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” is on a plateau of its own. I’d of given it an Oscar if I had legal permission to do so. The difference is that Segal not only starred in it, but wrote it. Nicholas Stoller directed it. Now Stoller and Segal are teaming back up. Sold! The story here is that Segal is a guy who is getting ready to marry Emily Blunt. They get engaged, but shit and life happens so they have to delay the wedding and extend the engagement. This apparently keeps happening and they get as far as a “Five Year Engagement”. The chemistry between Blunt and Segal seems right and I can’t complain about Chris Pratt and Alison Brie getting much deserved top support billing. I might even want to see this in an actual theater. Smart R rated comedies don’t grow on trees.
