Celeste & Jesse Forever
2012 Directed by Lee Toland Krieger
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Celeste and Jesse met in high school and got married young. They laugh at the same jokes and finish each other’s sentences. They are forever linked in their friends’ minds as the perfect couple – she, a high-powered businesswoman and budding novelist; he, a free spirit who keeps things from getting boring. Their only problem is that they have decided to get divorced. Can their perfect relationship withstand this minor setback?
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When Harry Met Sally is one of my all time favorite movies, so I feel like the romantic comedy genre has the potential to produce some truly original and stunning pictures. I wholeheartedly believe Celeste and Jesse Forever continues in that tradition: to present real and flawed characters, make you like them, and force them to live life the way normal people live it. I don't know how this movie manages to feel so realistic when the scenario is basically unheard of. Have you ever heard of a completely drama-free and friendly, loving divorce? I haven't. It just doesn't make any logical sense, but this film makes you believe that it's possible. It totally breaks the mold of generic, formulaic…
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It is nice to see the romance genre come alive with decent stories and characters without following the 1-2-3s of the 'Romantic Comedy'. I suppose that is thanks to the independent spirit that is bringing to the screen stories about love and falling in love in a more realistic way or with more interesting story lines (Safety Not Guaranteed).
Celeste and Jesse Forever fasts-forward to a couple that is already in love, saving us from the usual 'boy-meets-girl, boy-loses-girl, boy-runs-to-the-airport-to-get-girl' moves. Refreshing. But it replaces it with something that is becoming all too common in the new generation of romantic films: the "talky" characters who are a little too idiosyncratic, a little too hip. One can almost predict that an…
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“Luckily I had a spoon in my hand…and I shoved it up my ass."
Lewis BlackThis film made me vomit in my mouth a little bit. It tries to be cute but ends up being repulsive instead. I used the quote above because saying gag me with a spoon didn't quite cover it. The one star is for Rashida Jones who is very easy on the eyes.
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It's harder to be friends than lovers
And you shouldn't try to mix the two
'Cause if you do it and you're still unhappy
Then you know that the problem is you.
Liz Phair, "The Divorce Song"Romantic comedies have always existed on a plane several degrees of separation removed from reality, so I have a natural tendency to cherish those few that reach a certain level of emotional honesty. As such, Celeste & Jesse Forever is a special film that dissects, in hilarious and often gut-wrenching detail, the awkwardness of ending a relationship by saying "let's just be friends" and actually meaning it. That it combines such a refreshing premise with two leads of such natural chemistry - who are…
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I thought my day had reached an all-time low when my co-worker dismissed my 'No More Enrique' playlist, (my effort to mainstream for the greater good) choosing to forgo my compromised playlist to alternate between Enrique Iglesias and Bon Jovi.
I'm talking true suffering. Starving Ethiopians have nothing on this.
But then this movie with its torturous 10 minute start-up, dicey script, lame cock jokes and horrible soundtrack may have out-crapped the Enrique/Bon Jovi cross breed.
The icing on the cake must be the brilliant life lesson, when you can finally allow, with great equanimity, people to jump the cue at the deli - your life is looking up.
P.s. Chris Mollina, I forgive you. Call me.
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I put this on because i'm tired and couldn't be bothered to play anything that would make me think or read. I wasn't expecting much. I like Rashida Jones in Parks and Recreation and Andy Samberg in those music videos my friends post on facebook at 3am so it takes some effort to make their characters unlikeably shallow.
Following a hip forward thinking better-than-everyone obnoxious lead and her '420 blaze it fgt' group of friends she begins to wonder just why it is people don't like her very much. I get it, i do, she's a changed woman thanks to the events of this film, incredible. I can't imagine the gays liked the forced Tobey Maguire gay character either, that…
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I thought from the trailer that this movie would be sweet and sad.
Hollywood fucked me again.
I also thought that it would endear me to the characters. Nope. They were all self-absorbed twats.
Rashida Jones played the kind of woman that men and women both love to hate. To be fair, she played the part well, but the best actress in the world can't make an awful movie good.
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“Luckily I had a spoon in my hand…and I shoved it up my ass."
Lewis BlackThis film made me vomit in my mouth a little bit. It tries to be cute but ends up being repulsive instead. I used the quote above because saying gag me with a spoon didn't quite cover it. The one star is for Rashida Jones who is very easy on the eyes.
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Interesting, non-comedy. Good relationship movie. Lots of great people in it.
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I liked this; it was brave and intelligent by turns and had a lot of real humor, especially in the opening scenes. I also loved Rashida Jones' acting, she displayed quite a range in this, in my opinion, and I'll keep an eye out for her writing/acting in the future.
Another thing that I really responded to was the way in which some stereotypes were avoided, such as that she was successful and driven but still warm and funny, and that he was a slacker but was emotionally sensitive and clearly loving - the film managed to avoid some sexist rom-com tropes and I'm grateful for that.
The ending was good, and honest, but I felt it was a little…
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I thought my day had reached an all-time low when my co-worker dismissed my 'No More Enrique' playlist, (my effort to mainstream for the greater good) choosing to forgo my compromised playlist to alternate between Enrique Iglesias and Bon Jovi.
I'm talking true suffering. Starving Ethiopians have nothing on this.
But then this movie with its torturous 10 minute start-up, dicey script, lame cock jokes and horrible soundtrack may have out-crapped the Enrique/Bon Jovi cross breed.
The icing on the cake must be the brilliant life lesson, when you can finally allow, with great equanimity, people to jump the cue at the deli - your life is looking up.
P.s. Chris Mollina, I forgive you. Call me.
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Attractive and snarky enough for those who need a laugh. Powerful and relatable enough for those who need a cry. C + J Forever is a foul mouthed romantic comedy with plenty of swell performances and the heart to match.
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Rashida Jones is excellent in this. That's all I got.
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I thought that this would be a more straight-forward romantic comedy, but I was wrong. Portions of it play like a rom-com, portions play more quirky, and other portions more artistic. Good performance by both Jones (no surprise) and Samberg (some surprise). Despite a running time of an hour and a half, the film felt longer somehow, and dragged a bit towards the end. Still, I enjoyed the film.
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Finally got around to seeing this.
FANTASTIC.
Celeste and Jesse Forever is a romantic comedy that is unlike any other out there.
Rashida Jones is an incredibly talented lady, managing to not only write the film but to take the lead, she carries the movie perfectly, balancing the feeling of loss but being okay with that loss and knowing that she'll come out the other end better for the hardships she's faced. Andy Samberg should also try his hand at more dramatic roles because he ain't half bad.
This movie is beautiful, visually moving, well acted and a very nice case study in being in love with someone even though you're not together. Showing that some love can outlast a physical relationship.