Prolonged Proposal

If you’re looking for a romantic comedy that won’t make you want to claw your eyes out, we’ve got a solution! Reuniting the director and writer/star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, we feel like we’re in good hands for this comedic gem – and it turns out we’re right!

This rom-com starts where most films end, the engagement. Tom Solomon (Segel) proposes to his girlfriend of one year, Violet Barnes (Blunt) and after a happy yes, the real problems start when the engagement gets put on hold, over and over again.

More about a relationship in progress, this film is refreshing, funny and a rather honest look at sacrifices. Solomon, an up-and-coming chef, moves to Michigan with Violet after her acceptance to a graduate programme in Social Psychology. Putting wedding bells on hold, the pair repeatedly jar when new opportunities arise and long-term choices must be made.

Filled with witty one-liners and a little bit of sass, the chemistry between Tom and Violet is electric. And of course, no Apatow-produced film would ever be complete without some ridiculous supporting characters that play a part in some laugh-out-loud gags. The ending may drag a teensy bit, but we couldn’t help but be smitten by this romance.