It’s New Year’s Eve. Tom Solomon (Jason Segel) has dressed up as Super Bunny for a “create-your-own superhero” themed party. Violet Barnes (Emily Blunt) has donned a Princess Diana costume since “she doesn’t need any superpowers.” They spot each other from across the bar, and by the toll of midnight, they are each other’s New Years kiss.
Flash forward a year (or the beginning of the movie), Tom and Violet are driving to a New Years party but Tom wants to make a quick stop at a restaurant, where he serves as a sous chef, to “pick up receipts.” Afterextensive badgering from Violet, Tom reveals he was planning to propose to her. Continue reading