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Monday, May 13, 2019

Destination Wedding (2018)

I can see where a lot of people would not like this movie, but I would have to disagree with them.  As opposed to your average romantic comedy (which one of my sons has informed me is a form of cinema on the wane), this is a messy affair involving two people who are a little damaged and fearful of intimacy.  We can see why when we get a glimpse of the family he grew up in and she was involved with for six years before she got dumped.
Lindsay (Winona Ryder) and Frank (Keanu Reeves) meet at the airport, waiting for an eight-seat plane to take them to California wine country for a wedding. After they have bickered at the airport, the hotel, the rehearsal dinner, through the games and activities and the wedding itself, and are now back at the hotel, they are at the moment when love should be triumphing over all with a tender embrace. Not so here.
Frank and Lindsay are the entire movie. They stand out and never stop talking nonsense and complaining about everyone, even in the midst of what has to be one of the most ridiculous sex scenes ever filmed. But when Frank and Lindsey are annoying each other most, they still have an easy charm and a sparkling chemistry together. So if a quirky romcom is on the menu, think of this one.

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