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She slept with the professor

posted 13 years ago by lspear76
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I kind of liked this movie until Emily Blunt's character lived with and slept with the professor even though she said when they kissed it "meant nothing". Then she's got a new hairstyle, and her ex is banging some 20 years old twit.

At the end, Jason Segel's character is so weak he still takes her back. It reminded me of the terrible ending to "Friends with Benefits" where the guy acts so weak and whipped. I don't think any guy would take her back.

This movie is also a good 35 minutes too long.

[–] mikeyflatley 13 years ago

any guy wud take a gurl back if she lookz like emily blunt

I live, I love, I slay, and I'm content

[–] ClarkNoHeart 12 years ago

Why are you typing like that?

[–] Umakemyheadswim 12 years ago

Agreed. I didn't get how Tom could take her back after she started sleeping with the professor. Especially after she told him the kiss meant nothing. So now she's a lier and a backstabber. By then the movie was totally ruined and had no desire for them to be together.

I guess thats what Tom gets for not being selfish.

[–] Bens_Basement 12 years ago

For a film that relies solely on you wanting the couple to be together, the writer really did drop the ball.

http://benendsbasement.blogspot.com/

[–] Umakemyheadswim 12 years ago

Same thing happened in wanderlust.

[–] Trackmaster 12 years ago

Obviously the kiss meant more than nothing...

[–] FunkadelicElephant 12 years ago

This happens in alomost every Apatow movies. I think the guy has a fetish for cheating.

[–] lara33 12 years ago

Yeah, I agree - and I think the movie justified it by saying that Tom also hooked up with someone (although it was a completely random, drunken mistake). But, to take back someone that you know flirted with someone else, had real feelings for someone else during your relationship, and cheated on you...well, I wouldn't do it.

[–] harveyblunts 12 years ago

Kinda like how when you're cooking a stir fry and you burn a piece of the chicken. Gotta throw that whole disgusting mess directly in the garbage after that.

[–] mtts_88 12 years ago

I'd say the comparison of disloyalty to cooking food a bit hard to connect. If you feel cool with your guy/gal taking a dip in the other pool, then coming back saying sorry, more power to you.

However most people with common sense would be done. I also disagree with the beauty remark. A girl can be hot from being disgusting after that. Shocking news that there are people out there that really don't care if a girl is hot if their disloyal and dishonest.

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[–] Trackmaster 12 years ago

It was fine, the fact that they fooled around with other people made it more realistic.

[–] Sunny-22 12 years ago

He did it self, he was unhapy, didnt shave and tayed in the bunnysuit. She asked him if he wanted his own business

[–] I_Guard_Tanelorn 12 years ago

That's exactly where this movie went bad alright.

I wasn't bothered by the length, just lack of content. It didn't need 20 minutes cut so much as it needed 20 minutes of better material.

"I said no camels, that's five camels, can't you count?"

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[–] cineastral 12 years ago

The movie should have ended with a bitter-sweet chance meeting after so many years. There is no point in them getting back together. In real life, a couple like that could get married after 30 years and some marriages in between.

[–] monstermayhem32 12 years ago

I do wonder if Violet would have been better off being aling since I do wonder how an engagement can last 5 years since it almost seem like a sign that it wasn't meant to be.

[–] cineastral 12 years ago

Isn't it true that in the Jewish tradition, someone mourns for a full year if a parent (or a very close grandparent) passes away? Since a grandparent of the Segel character died that could explain a year delay of the wedding.