Synopsis
Celeste (Rashida Jones) and Jesse (Andy Samberg) met in high school, married young and are growing apart. Now thirty, Celeste is the driven owner of her own media consulting firm, Jesse is once again unemployed and in no particular rush to do anything with his life. Celeste is convinced that divorcing Jesse is the right thing to do -- she is on her way up, he is on his way nowhere, and if they do it now instead of later, they can remain supportive friends. Jesse passively accepts this transition into friendship, even though he is still in love with her. As the reality of their separation sets in, Celeste slowly and painfully realizes she has been cavalier about their relationship, and her decision, which once seemed mature and progressive, now seems impulsive and selfish. But her timing with Jesse is less than fortuitous... ─©Sony Classics



“[CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER is]...wistful... expresses an ideal rarely seen in American movies: a man and woman whose equality is burnished in friendship, not just in bed and marriage.”—Manohla Dargis, New York Times

“...breezy, ironic... delivers an affectionate and intelligent look at how even the closest couples can find that breaking up is so very hard to do.”—Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times

“[CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER]...benefits from a sound screenplay by Jones and McCormack, who write dialogue and create supporting characters who don't seem like air-headed plot puppets...”—Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times