This was much funnier than I thought it was going to be. I didn't have high hopes since it is, after all, a romantic comedy but I laughed most of the way through.Tom (Jason Segal) and Violet (Emily Blunt) have been dating for a year when Tom proposes. Everyone is happy. Tom is a sous chef at a hot restaurant in San Francisco and Violet is trying to get into a post-doc position. She finally gets accepted to the University of Michigan. Tom quits, giving up a promotion to move to Michigan with her, but the stress of not being able to find a fulfilling job starts to wear on him, actually eroding his sanity. Plus, Violet is spending more and more time with her new professor (Rhys Ifans) and the wedding plans keep getting pushed further and further back.
There is no such thing as a perfect relationship. People aren't perfect. You do the best with the circumstances you are given and that's all anyone can ask of you. Putting your life on hold while you wait for the "perfect moment" is just going to make you miserable. This movie was probably the funniest illustration of this truth.
I was also happy to see Chris Pratt in a role. He is starring in Guardians of the Galaxy this summer and I had only ever seen him do bit parts.
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