It has emotional heft, with no frantic, last-minute drives to the airport, just a male and female lead who not only share actual, proper, bona fide chemistry - hallelujah! Praise be! - but are also allowed to go head-to-head as equals.

More often, the movie reduces everything to sitcom levels of tidiness and routine.

Offers plenty of chuckles - although not enough to justify the middle-aged spread of its two-hour running time.

The Five-Year Engagement feels like a step down from Segel and Stoller’s previous films together, but there’s enough sentimentality and comedic charm here to grant a solid recommendation.