Celeste & Jesse Forever is romantic, dryly funny, lifelike, sweet, charming, touching, engaging and just plain fun. Celeste (Rashida Jones) and Jesse (Andy Samberg) seem like they would be the perfect couple. Childhood best friends and have been together since high school. It was only logical that they marry. However a few years later they realize that maybe their family life might not be what they are looking for. They love each other but can't see the other person as a parent to their kids. They begin to fight over details they didn't before and thus decide to get a divorce. However they are still best friends and despite being separated, they spend all their time together. However they begin to grow apart and Celeste is lost on what to do.
Here is a film that is well thought out and contains very interesting characters. The supporting cast made up of Ari Graynor, Will McCormack, Eric Christian Olsen, Elijah Wood, Chris Messina and Emma Roberts, all of which breathe life into small roles, the seem to occupy their own story rather than just be background plot to the two leads.
Celeste & Jesse Forever largely skips romantic cliches and those few it contains are rewritten in a more engaging fashion. Rashida Jones cowrote the screenplay here and shows that she is very capable or making a great film, I'm sure she has many more on the way.
*** out of ****
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