'I Do ... Until I Don't' Doesn't Quite Work ... Until It Does
Lake Bell's follow-up to 2013's In a World ... lacks that film's focus and drive but finds itself in the final act, once its pacing grows "agreeably manic."
The manipulative British filmmaker seems to have come to the right place. Fresh from her own bitter breakup, Vivian (Dolly Wells) arrives in Florida in search of couples who are about to split. She has an assistant/cameraperson, Mel (Connie Shin), and a thesis: Marriage should last for only seven years, with an option to renew.
Vivian also has a. That title also belongs, of course, to the movie about the film. It's the second writer-director-star vehicle for Lake Bell, whose 2013 film is one of the sharpest Hollywood comedies of the decade. This follow-up has its moments but is considerably less winning.
