Rose Byrne and Simon Baker in "I Give It a...

Rose Byrne and Simon Baker in "I Give It a Year" Credit: Rose Byrne and Simon Baker in "I Give It a Year"

Rose Byrne is a gifted comedic performer.

That seems like a natural conclusion in the wake of “Get Him to the Greek” and “Bridesmaids,” but because the 34-year-old Australia native was once best known for starring opposite Glenn Close on the mega-serious “Damages” and for films like “28 Weeks Later,” it’s apparent that wasn’t always the case.

“I Give It a Year,” a sort of anti-romantic comedy out Friday, explores the short, difficult marriage of Byrne’s Nat to Rafe Spall’s Josh. It sounds like a painful portrait of domestic strife, but then you realize that the film’s written and directed by Dan Mazer, who scripted “Borat” and “Brüno.”

amNY spoke with Byrne.

A Newsday review turned up half a dozen instances of unidentified remains found on LI in the early '90s — a period when the admitted serial killer began committing murders. NewsdayTV’s Shari Einhorn hosts a discussion with Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney and Newsday criminal justice reporter Anthony DeStefano.  Credit: Newsday Studios; News12/ Pool. Photo Credit: Newsday/ James Carbone; Suffolk County District Attorney; North Shore High School

'We treat each of these cases individually' A Newsday review turned up half a dozen instances of unidentified remains found on LI in the early '90s — a period when the admitted serial killer began committing murders. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn hosts a discussion with Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney and Newsday criminal justice reporter Anthony DeStefano.

A Newsday review turned up half a dozen instances of unidentified remains found on LI in the early '90s — a period when the admitted serial killer began committing murders. NewsdayTV’s Shari Einhorn hosts a discussion with Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney and Newsday criminal justice reporter Anthony DeStefano.  Credit: Newsday Studios; News12/ Pool. Photo Credit: Newsday/ James Carbone; Suffolk County District Attorney; North Shore High School

'We treat each of these cases individually' A Newsday review turned up half a dozen instances of unidentified remains found on LI in the early '90s — a period when the admitted serial killer began committing murders. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn hosts a discussion with Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney and Newsday criminal justice reporter Anthony DeStefano.

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