I Give It A Year hits cinemas February 28.
Dan Mazer (the writer of
Borat and
Bruno) makes his directorial debut with a bawdy and irreverent romantic comedy,
I Give It A Year,
packing this sharply observant insight into the realities of a young
marriage with plenty of hilariously awkward sketches. The characters are
likable, with Rafe Spall’s bumbling klutz the most idiotic but
endearing of them all, the writing is genuinely funny and Mazer even
attempts to subvert the genre while aware of adhering to the most
obnoxious of tropes.
Sparks fly between Nat (Rose Byrne), an ambitious PR, and Josh (Spall), a
housebound novelist working on his sophomore piece, after meeting at a
party. Much to the shock of their family and friends, who have already
spotted the mismatch, they are married within the year. Everyone fears
the worst, questioning whether they will survive their differences and
make it through the notoriously tumultuous first year of married life.
Suffering from writer’s block and cabin fever, Josh reunites with
ex-girlfriend Chloe (Anna Faris), who left their relationship for a
multi-year international humanitarian venture, and Nat finds herself
removing her wedding ring for the purposes of flirting with a handsome,
high-profile American client, Guy (Simon Baker), only to find
reciprocated fascination. These attractive alternatives result in the
couple’s trials and tribulations, forcing them to consider the
life-changing decision
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