Celeste and Jesse Forever


Celeste and Jesse Forever is a 2012 American romantic comedydrama film directed by Lee Toland Krieger. It stars Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg, and was written by Jones and Will McCormack, who also has a role in the film. It was released on August 3, 2012, in New York and Los Angeles. The film had a mixed reception from critics.

Celeste and Jesse still get along well. Celeste is a successful trend analyzer and runs her own media company with her partner, Scott Elijah Wood. Celestes media company has just signed Riley Banks Emma Roberts, a teen popstar whom Celeste does not respect and had openly bashed during a previous television interview. Jesse is an unemployed artist in no hurry to find a job. Celeste decides to separate but promises to stay friends and date other people. Jesse passively agrees, still in love with her and hoping for her to come back around. Celeste and Jesses continuing closeness after their separation and in the process of divorcing becomes increasingly annoying to their mutual engaged best friends, Beth Ari Graynor and Tucker Eric Christian Olsen. Beth tries to reason with the divorcing couple of the weirdness, but Celeste rationalizes that it is better for her and Jesse to maintain their friendship. Even their other mutual friend Skillz Will McCormack agrees that it is time for the two to move on with their lives. Celeste is at first content with her current situation until they spend one night together. Realizing that a reconciliation is not possible, Jesse finally decides to move out while ignoring Celestes apologies. One day Jesse announces that his new girlfriend Veronica is pregnant, which does not sit well with Celeste. She expresses her concern to Beth who questions her about having second thoughts with the divorce. To distract herself, Celeste takes up exercising and dates other people.During her date with Max Rich Sommer, Celeste runs into Jesse. The encounter becomes awkward for Celeste but not for Max who finds Jesse to be a cool guy. Having gone through his own divorce, Max then confronts her that shes not ready to be dating again and to take her time. After a few more awkward dates with other men, Celeste meets Paul Chris Messina in yoga class and dresses him down for trying to hit on her but eventually warms up to him after meeting him again at a party

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