I Give It a Year (2013) Movie Review

I GIVE IT A YEAR (2013) MOVIE REVIEW 

Isn't it ironic that Anna Faris wasn't in Scary Movie V but she is one of the leads in this far superior comedy that came out at about the same time, coincidence?

Our story revolves around the lives of two newly weds, Nat (Rose Byrne) a hard working business woman and Josh (Rafe Spall) who is a struggling, laid back writer. Friends and family have been recommending that they split up as they are two totally different people, though these two are determined to prove everyone wrong, though this way prove more challenging with the appearance of Josh's ex girlfriend Chloe (Anna Faris) and a man named Guy (Simon Baker) looking to form a contract with Nat's company. I think the aspect I liked about this story is that it goes places that typical romantic comedies are afraid to go and that gives it it's own personality. And as I say, personality goes a long way. So overall, the plot is fantastic as it is completely unpredictable and all around entertaining to watch develop.

Now let's discuss the main aspect I was looking forward to in this movie, and that's the comedy. Given that this was a British comedy, I was expecting hilarious things to erupt. And they did. Most of the jokes hit the nail on the head as they are so perfectly timed and relevant. Most of the humour comes from the obvious pointless but necessary character, Danny (Stephen Merchant). Now I'm a giant Stephen Merchant fan so I was just waiting for my sides to split halfway through the movie, but that didn't happen. It happened at the beginning. This man kills every joke and manages to overshadow everyone else in terms of humour, but that's not to say that everyone else isn't funny. Simon Baker delivers some witty and funny lines here and there, Rafe Spall also delivers some funny lines at perfect parts and of course, Anna Faris makes some really questionable and down right hilarious jokes every time she is on screen though most of the time, she requires someone else to talk to to do this, but this is not a negative in any way. 

If there were any downs I could say about the film it's that the main characters Josh and Nat while deliver funny lines here and there, I felt they didn't make any stand out jokes and this is mainly being directed towards Nat. She doesn't really say any funny lines throughout the movie but instead relies on someone else's joke to get her comedic screen time, which I felt was a little disappointing. 

Overall, I Give It A Year is easily the most overlooked movie to come out in 2013 and it's a real shame that this came out around the time of Scary Movie V as that shit movie is going to be seen more than this sharp and witty British comedy. If you have a choice between this and Scary Movie V, I think the decision all ready speaks for itself but go see this instead. You shan't be disappointed. 

RATING: 7.5/10