“Marking an improbable union between writer-director Dan Mazur (Borat, Bruno) and the producers of Notting Hill and Bridget Jones’s Diary, the frequently funny I Give It a Year strikes a balance between the vulgar talents of the former and the formula of the latter.
“After seeing Nat and Josh on their wedding day a mere seven months after they first meet, we soon jump ahead by nine months to realize that wedded bliss isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. He’s a bit of a layabout, she’s something of a workaholic, and each is tempted by the arrival of seemingly better-suited Americans. The familiar tropes are all there: extramarital temptation, a London setting, the crass best bud. Mazur isn’t interested in reinventing the wheel, but instead giving it a cynical spin and keeping it well-oiled with vulgar laughs.
“For those cynical about rom-coms, the ending will come as a riotous reversal of expectations while simultaneously satisfying those keen on happy endings.”- Film.com
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