By: Robert Acosta
Cast:
Rashida Jones as Celeste
Andy Samberg as Jesse
Rashida Jones as Celeste
Andy Samberg as Jesse
Elijah Wood as Scott
Ari Graynor as Beth
Ari Graynor as Beth
Plot: A divorcing couple try to stay friends after everything that has happened but learn it's much more difficult than planned.
Review: You never really know what you're going to get with limited movies. Limited meaning the movie isn't available in most theaters, including most of the major theaters. I actually had to go to a movie theater I hadn't been to in almost a decade, kind of nice. You're probably asking yourself, why does this matter? Well for me, it kind of helps to setup the movie, it helps the "feel" of the movie.
Celeste and Jesse Forever follows Celeste (Rashida Jones) and Jesse' (Andy Samberg) divorce and how they try to make it work afterwards. At first, it seems easy to stay best friends. They still live together (technically) and see each other every day and do everything together. After a while, mostly after their friends pointing how weird it is, they realize it's not healthy to keep going on like that, and attempt to go their separate ways.
Review: You never really know what you're going to get with limited movies. Limited meaning the movie isn't available in most theaters, including most of the major theaters. I actually had to go to a movie theater I hadn't been to in almost a decade, kind of nice. You're probably asking yourself, why does this matter? Well for me, it kind of helps to setup the movie, it helps the "feel" of the movie.
Celeste and Jesse Forever follows Celeste (Rashida Jones) and Jesse' (Andy Samberg) divorce and how they try to make it work afterwards. At first, it seems easy to stay best friends. They still live together (technically) and see each other every day and do everything together. After a while, mostly after their friends pointing how weird it is, they realize it's not healthy to keep going on like that, and attempt to go their separate ways.
Jones and Samberg's chemistry is as good as it gets. Like real best friends, they do things only they can understand, that only they really find funny and it all works, looks natural. I can respect these kind of performances a bit more than a movie that is released everywhere just based on how small the audiences are for this movie.
Individually, you see a lot more of Rashida Jones character than Andy Samberg' and while i'm not saying she "carried" the movie, she put a great performance forward on her own. You see her play of the levels of a divorce very naturally, as does Samberg. While you don't see Samberg as much, you do see a quicker version of what he's going through and uses his screen time pretty well, although a bit limited.
Individually, you see a lot more of Rashida Jones character than Andy Samberg' and while i'm not saying she "carried" the movie, she put a great performance forward on her own. You see her play of the levels of a divorce very naturally, as does Samberg. While you don't see Samberg as much, you do see a quicker version of what he's going through and uses his screen time pretty well, although a bit limited.
The supporting cast includes Ari Graynor, Eric Christian Olsen and Elijah Wood. Graynor and Olsen play the engaged friends of Celeste and Jesse. They play the logical, sane people trying to talk sense into both Celeste and Jesse. Wood plays the boss of Jones, the apparently gay boss of Jones, who provides one of the funnier moments of the movie as he tries to cheer Jones up.
For a pretty serious situation, Celeste and Jesse Forever ends up being pretty funny as well. The movie manages to make you feel sympathy for the main characters while also keeping it light-hearted and comical at the same time.
Overall, if you can watch it at a local theater playing it, you should go watch it. Running at about 1 hour and 30 minutes, you'll enjoy it thoroughly.
Rating: 4 out of 5
For a pretty serious situation, Celeste and Jesse Forever ends up being pretty funny as well. The movie manages to make you feel sympathy for the main characters while also keeping it light-hearted and comical at the same time.
Overall, if you can watch it at a local theater playing it, you should go watch it. Running at about 1 hour and 30 minutes, you'll enjoy it thoroughly.
Rating: 4 out of 5
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