LRA writes: Have you ever watched a trailer and had that one scene, that one shot that made you go "Wow, that was cool!"? Or maybe there was something you saw that stuck with you, something that for some reason was in the back of your head and despite how insignificant it was you were waiting for it to show up in the final cut of the film. But when you watched the movie that scene was nowhere to be found or has been altered in a significant way. Well, that is what the Tractor Tire Award of the Week is all about. We try to track down those scenes that didn't make it into the final version of the film and make sense of them. Where in the film was it supposed to be? Why might it have been cut? Why has it been changed? We may not always have the answers for you but at least you will have your piece of mind and know that you aren't crazy. So, this weeks award goes to The Five Year Engagement!
Jeremy of We Got This Covered wrote, "Nicholas Stoller and frequent co-worker Jason Segel re-team for an R-rated Judd Apatow-produced wedding comedy that co-stars Emily Blunt and Chris Pratt. The Five-Year Engagement features similar Stoller/Segel humor and eventual drama, but falls flat somewhere around the halfway point, making it their weakest team effort yet. The outstanding chemistry between Segel and Blunt makes the film charming and lovable, but it loses its footing and never manages to regain that level of filmmaking we’ve come to expect from the pair."
Clickonline writes: "Key to the success of The Five Year Engagement is the easy chemistry between its leads. Segel and Blunt look perfectly relaxed on screen during the warm moments and realistically charged during the altercations. It’s rare to see a movie couple that doesn’t appear to have been assembled purely for aesthetic purposes and these performers handle comedy, drama and ad-libbing with a grace and charm that’s refreshing to see."
Sam Fragoso wrote:
"Jason Segel and Emily Blunt are some of the finest, quirkiest, and charismatic actors working in the movies today. Whether it’s Segel in the latest Duplass brother’s film Jeff, Who Lives At Home, or Blunt in the quiet, likely unseen romance Salmon Fishing In The Yemen, these two young, nuanced, soon to be stars, each represent diamonds in the rough that is mainstream filmmaking."
