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Destination Wedding (2018)


Destination Wedding (2018)



4/10



Starring
Winona Ryder
Keanu Reeves


Directed by Victor Levin


Well, two people who happen to be meant for each other meet on the way to a destination wedding and fall in love. You know, that thing that never happens ever? Everything that never happens ever happens in this movie.

You could argue that’s the point of movies—creating an atmosphere where dreams and wishes come to life. But I beg to disagree. A little bit of reality helps ground movies and makes them more fun and entertaining.

The movie itself wasn’t that funny—it was everything but that. Romance is also something I wondered about, as its presence was barely noticeable.

The lead male character, Frank (Keanu Reeves), was rude, annoying, and just not the kind of person you’d expect anyone to like. The lead female character, Lindsay (Winona Ryder), was too pushy with him, and I didn’t see why that was allowed to continue after the two had sex.

The movie seemed overly excited about the two getting together, so we spend a long time watching them talk about things you could easily skip through. The director was so caught up in the idea of his characters discovering themselves that he forgot we, the audience, couldn’t care less.

This romantic comedy, as I described above, is about two people, Lindsay and Frank. They’re invited to the wedding of Frank’s stepbrother, who happens to be Lindsay’s ex from over five years ago.

The couple meets at the airport on their way to board a small plane to the wedding location. The plane seats eight, and from the moment they meet, standing beside each other, things don’t go well.

They have a banter at the airport and another on the plane. When they get off, one car is sent to pick them up and take them to the hotel, where they end up in rooms next to each other. They’re also seated together at the rehearsal dinner.

The two never stop going at each other, with Frank being the sort of person you’d bet you’ve read about somewhere. He probably has some kind of socializing issue, but he manages to get over that after the two have sex.

What led to the sexual encounter is the most annoying thing ever, and the act itself was not fun to watch—it went on for way too long. They kept talking and discussing things that were just awkward.

In the end, like every romantic movie, they couldn’t do without each other. What a load of crap.

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