Review of I Give It a Year (2013) by Anthony B — 10 Feb 2018

Crass, crude, and lacking conventional English rom-com refinement or wit, that said, it's refreshingly sophomoric and frequently funny. I Give It A Year was a collaborative effort between the producer of Bridget Jones's Diary and the writer of Borat who also directed the film, so it is no surprise that tonally it is a confused, hot mess of an Apatow wannabe, fortunately, the material is there (unlike the majority of Apatow's obnoxiously improvised work) and it is packed with laughs.

I also appreciate how the filmmakers glorify making love over falling in love, mean over meaningful, and superficial over sentimental. Sweet is always a key ingredient in a date movie and this one is no exception, but what sets I Give It A Year apart is how it manages to offset that obligatory sweet with a good amount of sour.