I really feel this is how the movie should have ended, unfortunately this is not the formula for hollywood flicks.
Audrey was interesting and full of energy, violet seemed very boring. The only reason Tom got back with Violet is because his parents told him, she is perfect for him but they didn't know the kind of bi+ch she has been.
audrey was an annoying hyperactive teenager that tom had nothing in common with. he knew that from the very beginning, his parents just opened his eyes.
shareAudrey was a selfish, ill-natured imbecile, and Violet was far more tolerant of Tom's miserable passivity than most women would be, so, not a bitch. Not by far.
Boo hoo hoo, there's girls on my show. I'm taking my balls and going home.
Why would he have wanted to end up with Audrey? She's the kind of girl that you bang once, or over a weekend, and move on from.
shareIn all honesty, Audrey belonged with young guy, one similar to her. Someone that could keep up with her. But she seemed like the kind of girl that's into older men; men who just want her for night or some fun.
shareAudrey was hyper, uninteresting, and a tad airheaded.
shareThe Audrey character is too cliché, making the movie's ending extremely predictable and the movie ultimately boring. It'd have been interesting to show her character growth as well.
shareI do think that it would have been nice to have seen Audrey's character develop even better.
shareI think a big reason Audrey's character is so cliche is because it's a cliche situation. He had just gotten out of a long, deeply-committed relationship, and he clearly wasn't ready to start dating again. So instead of really dating a woman and putting himself out there, he ust shacked-up with an air-head. Doing so allowed him to be with someone at a time when he probably didn't want to be alone, and it required no emotional effort nor presented any risk of getting hurt.
The other option would've been to do something similar to The Notebook - where Noah remains emotionally distant from the war widow despite sleeping with her. I don't think that would've worked in this film, though since the time that elapses in the Notebook between the breakup and the reconciliation is far greater than it is in The Five Year Engagement.
Are you nuts? Audrey was completely disconnected to his emotions. He should have stayed single.
shareFor being the way she was, she wasn't nearly attractive enough to justify her high maintenance. The way I see it, a young hottie like her is the life of the party but frustrating, but an average looking girl or worse just seems like a nutcase.
shareTo paraphrase Sally from 'When Harry Met Sally", "Violet is an adult." The way Audrey turned on Tom in their final scene together tells volumes about her inner character and is a solid indicator that during troubled times, which every relationship has, she is not going to be supportive. Audrey is a sex driven adolexcent.
As an apologist turned authority I don't defend my comments because I am always right.
Best post of the board. Reminded me of Parker Posey's character turning on Tom Hanks' character in 'Sleepless In Seattle'. Nice.
shareClearly you are smoking the crackpipe. Audrey was a terrible choice for him. It was like he was dating a teenager... If that is your fantasy; getting caught with jailbait, good luck with that.
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Uh she was 20-something. How is that jailbait? I don't think you understand what that word means.
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How on earth was Audrey "interesting"?
In fact, your entire post is the stupidest perception of what actually happened in the movie imaginable!