Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012) 7/10

Starring : Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Chris Messina, Ari Graynor, Eric Christian Olsen, Will McCormack, Rebecca Dayan, Elijah Wood, Emma Roberts
Director : Lee Toland Krieger
Running Time : 93 mins

Celeste (Jones) and Jesse (Samberg) are best friends, but found that while they were married they argued so much it could have potentially ruined their friendship. Now they are separated they seem closer than ever, but when Jesse discovers that his one night stand Veronica (Dayan) is pregnant the ex-couple start to realise that their romantic relationship may definitely be over and not just on the back burner.

This isn’t a laugh out loud comedy filled with gross out set pieces and one liners, instead it is a touching look at how friends of the opposite sex may or may not be suited romantically. Both Jones and Samberg play their roles beautifully and never fall into the deep dark hole of parody – something which is unusual for Samberg who is rarely known to play an almost straight-man role. There is humour, but it doesn’t get in the way of the viewer seeing how the news of Jesse becoming a father effects Celeste on many different levels.

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