The Wedding Trip

After long time of not leaving IMDb reviews, I am compelled as a public service to do so

I almost tuned out after the first excruciating minutes, but I stayed with the train wreck only to see it get worse.

I glimpsed at the IMDb reviews and was stunned to see a few glowing 20 star reviews from single entry accounts that can only be from the makers friends and family, creditors or the devil himself.

So my counter so you don't fall into the trap. The plot is a rehashed to the point of plagiarism, meet-cute, rom-col, opposites attract, road trip slip with even more stale comic elements. As Stanislavsky, Meisner and Hagen spin in their graves we are subjected to unconvincing, cardboard, unmotivated portrayals is a prissy NJ suburban bridesmaid (w a 49ers flag) who doesn't drive or fly forces to travel to a NC wedding(a 7 hour trip) with an effeminate former MD groomsman freshly single who follows his bliss as a nature photog (who we learn has stalker red flags).

There is no chemistry with tired hiking s like, mis-answered phone calls, potty humor and "shocking " sex talk.

The dialogue takes uninspired, amateurish, out-of-the hiccups that seems to stat and stop like jump cuts. Not sure if I can blame editing, acting, director but each line reading (dine as if day one of a table read ) is punctuated by a full stop while the next actor has to start their monotone, tears or unwarranted action think the opposite of HIs Girl Friend or It happened on night. Further review of IMDb shows an inexperienced cast the lead actress has a kewpie doll voice inappropriate for her age, but it could be she is playing a paper-thin stereotype of a female lead as if a source for an SNL parody. The lead male is too bland abs boring to even comment on

On the era of peak streaming how desperate is PRIME for content foe this low-budget stuff laden with plot holes. Can't give this any credit, at every turn I'm go smacked as the romance and comedy is cut short by "serious" character development it just a sad waste and the phony reviews are only a further crime. You ahod be embarrassed.

This low budget romcom is entirely watchable. It's not particularly good and it's not particularly terrible. It's a film you can watch while you eat. Or surfing the web (I did both as it streamed from Amazon Prime). The lead actress, Sydney Bakich, can act, and is frankly a bit charming. The lead actor... struggles to keep up. But he doesn't embarrass himself. It wouldn't surprise me to learn that everyone else in the cast was a friend or family member of the producers. The ending is weird. There's no getting around that fact. A solid OK.

I forgot to add yeah there's a whole bunch of potty humor and I don't enjoy the tired scene of somebody taking a poop and having people hide in the shower and react to it in supposed to be hilarious ways, I'm assuming. It was just gross as it always is so if any movie makers are reading this stop with the vomiting and the poop scenes and the farts OK. Tho I thank them for that bathroom scene because that was that just the impetus I needed to actually finally turn this piece of garbage off.

Not bad, not great. I actually felt the main actors had chemistry together. Their scenes together seemed real and honest. So I enjoyed that. Every single other character was unnecessary to the story. Bad acting, horrible lines, and not funny "gross" humor. I could've done without all of them. The movie felt a little long to get through, but I was interested enough to see how it ended. So I give it a solid 5.

Not sure what's with these bad reviews, but they must have watch something other than this movie!

It's actually really good. It's funny. It kept me interested and entertained pretty much from beginning to end. It's up to par with any other light romantic comedy if you give it a chance. It's not from a billion dollar studio with million dollar mega stars, but these leads definitely have potential. Who knows, they could next! I'm looking forward to more of them for sure!!

Admittedly, some of the co stars may not be as experienced, doesn't mean bad, but it may be obvious to some. The production does not seem low budget, actors don't seem it either. All around it's definitely a good watch and very well done. Grab some popcorn and enjoy!