I Do... Until I Don't

It seems like many of the bad reviews were based on the first half of the film and maybe those folks, expecting a romantic comedy, gave up. It's not the greatest film but much better than the bad reviews. There are some funny parts and some hilarious. In the end it's sweet and that in it self my be a spoiler.

To put it simply I enjoyed the movie. The storyline might not have been intense, meaningful, or compelling but it was enjoyable to watch the couples learn something about themselves that one person in this case, was trying to exploit for their own benefit and celebrity.

Life can be funny at times if you are willing to see the humor in it. Worth the watch if you have the time.

I think perhaps you have to be of a certain age group and/or married for an extended period of time to really appreciate this movie. A few laugh out loud moments. And, a few "I understand this" moments. This is an entertaining movie, not an award-winning one. Worth a watch.

disclaimer: some people identify as Cumberbitch; I definitely identify as Bell Boy

I can imagine why most of the reviews were pretty brutal: for an American comedy it's pretty subtle, perhaps because of how much Lake Bell has studied and worked in the UK. For a drama it's often times pretty corny, especially in the final 15-20 minutes where there's a whole lot of resolution with not a whole lot of story to accompany/account for it...

Still, I think it's beautifully made with nice performances of a bunch of really nice people, and perhaps because of the (quite human?) amount of corn, the resolution did feel nicely cathartic to me. Lovely cathartic even.

7.8 out of 10, to be more precise. Thanks Lake!

The ending is a little iffy, but the key to liking it seems to be connecting  to the couples in the movie. Movie itself is about a woman doing a documentary that will confirm her theory that marriage is a sham. She interviews three couples: Lake Bell plays a woman whose so into the documentary filmmaker that she lies about how unhappy she is with her husband (played by Ed Helms who I really like in this one) to get into the documentary. Her sister (played by Amber Heard) also gets selected for the documentary because of her open relationship with the father of her child and the last relationship, which is my favorite of the bunch. A seasoned coupled played by Paul Riser and Mary Steenburgen who just entered a rough patch in their relationship. It's not as confrontational as you would expect about a comedy about couples having troubles with their relationship would be , but it does express the anxiety that comes with being in a committed relationship for a long time, and it does a nice job of that. Very enjoyable for my taste.

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