(15, 102 mins, Lionsgate, DVD £17.99/Blu-ray £22.99)
MANHATTAN advertising executive Jason (Adam Scott) and best friend Julie (Jennifer Westfeldt) decide the secret to a successful relationship must be to raise a brood first and then find a soul mate. Married friends, Alex (Chris O’Dowd) and Leslie (Maya Rudolph), and Ben (Jon Hamm) and Missy (Kristen Wiig), predict disaster, but it’s their own relationships which unexpectedly come apart at the seams.
Scott and Westfeldt are a snug fit, while O’Dowd, Rudolph, Hamm and Wiig are gifted sufficient screen time to make an impact, striking a balance between ribald humour and uncomfortable, raw emotion. Writerdirector Westfeldt is generous with her one-liners, sharing the choice dialogue among her terrific ensemble cast. She doesn’t deviate from a tried and tested rom-com formula but does have fun trying to convince us that she intends to break hearts, not just warm them.
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