Written and Directed by
Victor Levin. Starring Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves. USA, 2018
The brother and
ex-girlfriend of the groom meet on their way to a destination wedding and
bicker their way through the rehearsal dinner, the ceremony and the reception.
They also fall in love.
With the only two
speaking roles in the film filled by Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves it is no
wonder I liked this movie. The dialogue is sometimes a little overwritten but
I’d rather take a little bit of that than a bunch of clichés, and you won’t
find many here. I mean, the basic idea that they hate each other at first and
then fall in love is a tale as old as time, but all the specifics are very
unique to these two characters and I never got tired of listening to their
conversations. It’s funny because I checked out a review of this movie after I
saw it and the first one I saw said how insufferable the two leads are, and how
they couldn’t stand having to listen to them complain, etc. So I guess this
isn’t for everyone. But it was for me! I haven’t seen Keanu Reeves in anything
other than action movies in a long time, so this was nice for a change, and he
and Ryder have easy chemistry with each other.
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