About I Give It a Year

"I Give It a Year" is a romantic comedy-drama movie that was released in the year 2013. The story revolves around a couple, Josh and Nat, who experience trials and tribulations in their first year of marriage. They come to realize that they may not be meant for each other leading to a humorous string of situations and misunderstandings.

Making / Production

Directed by Dan Mazer and produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Kris Thykier, the film is an amusing and heartwarming take on relationships and love. It was produced by Working Title Films and distributed by StudioCanal.

Actors

• Rose Byrne as Nat: Byrne brilliantly portrays Nat, a professional woman who tries to make her marriage work but struggles due to incompatibility with her spouse.
• Rafe Spall as Josh: Rafe Spall is commendable in his role portraying Josh, a novelist, who is trying his best to maintain the sparkle in his marriage.
• Anna Faris as Chloe: Anna Faris plays Chloe, Josh's ex-girlfriend who creates further complications in their relationship.
• Simon Baker as Guy: Simon Baker impressively plays his character Guy, a successful businessman who becomes romantically interested in Nat.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• This is Dan Mazer's directorial debut, who had previously worked as a writer on Borat and Brüno.
• Rose Byrne learned the trumpet for her role in this movie.
• The scene in the car when Josh is singing horribly along to Sinead O'Connor was improvised by Rafe Spall.

Quotes

• "Marriage is not about always being happy, it's about compromise." - Nat
• "I just think we've got a bit over-excited because we had sex." - Josh
• "It doesn't matter, we love each other. The rest we can just work out." - Chloe

Music, Soundtrack

• "Get Me to the Church on Time" by Stanley Holloway
• "Never Knew Love Like This Before" by Alex Mills
• "You Do Something to Me" by Paul Weller