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The Last Five Years

There are two sides to every love story.

2014 · 1h 34m · PG-13 Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Directed by Richard LaGravenese

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In New York, a struggling actress and a successful writer sing about their failed marriage from two perspectives.

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Fresh

Anna Kendrick, of all-round-awesome fame, is singing again in this adaptation of an off-Broadway musical.

Cath Clarke, Time Out
Rotten

It doesn't help that the songs, while solid, become repetitive in melody. And there's not a home run in the bunch. I walked out humming ... nothing from this movie.

Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten

It's bland, earnest, and receptive, and in order to capture it, the director Richard LaGravenese thinks he needs more crane shots than Citizen Kane.

Wesley Morris, Grantland
Fresh

Kendrick and Jordan seem too squeaky-clean to convey the full weight of the characters' psychological baggage, yet LaGravenese's balanced, unpretentious direction allows the material to resonate all the same.

Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
Fresh

Jordan comes out of this movie respectably, while Kendrick comes out of it a star. In fact, she's potentially the first great movie musical star of her generation.

Ty Burr, Boston Globe

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