I Give It A Year

Follow @empiremagazine

Forum Home

Register for Free!

Log In

Moderator Tickets

FAQ

Users Online

I Give It A Year

Logged in as: Guest

Printable Version

All Forums >> [Film Forums] >> Film Reviews >> I Give It A Year

Page: [1]

Message

<< Older Topic Newer Topic >>

I Give It A Year - 4/2/2013 1:25:08 PM

Empire Admin

Posts: 26526
Joined: 29/6/2005

Post your comments on this article

Post #: 1

- 4/2/2013 1:25:08 PM

Indio

Posts: 7141
Joined: 3/10/2005
From: London

Not that great - Stephen Merchant gets most of the funny lines and he's only in the film for 5 minutes or so. There are long stretches where you find yourself forcing a smile rather than actually laughing at whats going on.

As the Empire review says, it's hard to care about any of the characters, and the reasons we're given for them wanting to break up (would you really want a divorce because your husbands at home all day (he's a writer after all) and stuffs the rubbish down rather than empties the bin?) are sketchy to say the least - Simon Bakers varnish magnate (?) is so bland and non-descript it's hard to see why Byrnes character would get all in a flutter about him apart from maybe getting excited about a commission cheque from her job.

(in reply to Empire Admin)

Post #: 2

RE: - 5/2/2013 12:15:19 AM

Evil_Bob

Posts: 2866
Joined: 1/5/2006
From: GGGAAAHHH!!!

Whereabouts in this review does it say "A sharp smart comedy with huge laughs" like it says in the trailer that Empire said?

_____________________________

How dare you call me inhumane. Right you fucker. I'm going to do the washing up.

(in reply to Indio)

Post #: 3

RE: RE: - 6/2/2013 11:20:41 PM

Indio

Posts: 7141
Joined: 3/10/2005
From: London

And Claudia Winkleman loved it - what more reason do you need to give this a miss?

_____________________________

'Think about the future.'

(in reply to Evil_Bob)

Post #: 4

Agree - 10/2/2013 5:17:44 PM

tysmuse

Posts: 261
Joined: 24/9/2007

Rafe's character is too much of a cliche asshole. Merchant is both underused and not-all-that-funny. Byrne is fine, as always. But if it wasn't for my favourite comedian ever in a great early cameo, I probably would have knocked a star off.

(in reply to Empire Admin)

Post #: 5

RE: Agree - 11/2/2013 9:55:10 PM

Professor Dent

Posts: 31
Joined: 22/1/2013

This really looks like every British film that sent the British film industry down the pan. Bring back Richard Curtis, like him or loathe him he knew how to pull it together and come up with a product.

(in reply to tysmuse)

Post #: 6

Pffft. - 11/2/2013 11:29:06 PM

TheMightyBlackout

Posts: 99
Joined: 28/4/2012
From: Oxford, UK

It's better than the trailer, but still not good quite enough to be its own film.
Some great set-pieces, but its humour is stymied by All The Whining�

_____________________________

More reviews and rambling like that ^^^ at: >>>WorldOfBlackout.co.uk <<<

(in reply to Empire Admin)

Post #: 7

RE: Agree - 11/2/2013 11:50:40 PM

OPEN YOUR EYES

Posts: 3579
Joined: 5/2/2012
From: RANCHO de la LUNA

quote:

ORIGINAL: tysmuse

Rafe's character is too much of a cliche asshole. Merchant is both underused and not-all-that-funny. Byrne is fine, as always. But if it wasn't for my favourite comedian ever in a great early cameo, I probably would have knocked a star off.

No surprises there then.

_____________________________

Lost in the desert

(in reply to tysmuse)

Post #: 8

RE: Agree - 12/2/2013 10:36:58 AM

paulyboy

Posts: 2282
Joined: 30/9/2005

I thought it was rather amusing, seen with a decent crowd it's quite a hoot.

They should hand out cushions to hide behind whilst watching it though, it's excruciatingly embarassing to watch at points, the digital photo-frame (I really could see that happening in real life!) scene had me cowering behind my knees practically.

3/5

< Message edited by paulyboy -- 12/2/2013 10:37:28 AM >

_____________________________

"Pain heals, chicks dig scars, glory lasts forever!"

(in reply to OPEN YOUR EYES)

Post #: 9