In an attempt to win a house, three couples take part in a
magazine competition that’s looking for the most original wedding. While
working through their themes, each couple comes to understand their
relationship in a new light.
For the wedding themes we had: Hollywood musicals, tennis,
and naturist. The first and last sounded interesting but the second one was
boring. Out of all the couples who auditioned (dinosaur couple, hello!), why oh
why would you have picked the couple with the tennis theme? They are given the
least attention by the wedding planners. That could’ve been because the theme
was boring or because the couple were awful. Despite my issue with the theme,
the actual wedding was kinda fun. I mean, I’d never have it myself but it wasn’t
horrible. The naturist wedding was really sweet, and I’m so glad they stuck to
their guns and were naked for it. The magazine bosses were completely against
them being naked and it almost split the couple up but then they did what was
right for them. The musical one sounded great in theory (I have a soft spot for
musicals, I don’t know why) but the actual wedding just seemed far too much. If
I was at a wedding that did this theme, I’d probably be cringing the entire way
through.
The naturist couple, Joanna (Olivia Colman) and Michael (Robert Webb), had a difficult
time in coming to an agreement on how the wedding should be. Michael had always
been a naturist but Joanna was new to it, so she wasn’t entirely comfortable
being naked in front of a lot of clothed strangers. He was completely
inflexible about it, however, and just kept saying she was beautiful so should
be fine with it. She did want to have a proper naturist wedding though and
managed to find the confidence to go through with it.
The tennis couple, Isabelle (Meredith MacNeill) and Josef (Stephen Mangan), were just
insufferable. If you knew people like them in real life, you’d never willingly
associate with them. Obviously as tennis players they’re quite competitive but
sadly they bring it into all aspects of their lives and don’t leave it on the
court. He is quite insecure and he says in a counselling session that he’s
worried she’ll realise that he’s not enough for her and can’t offer her anything.
That does help to explain a lot of his behaviour but still didn’t convince me
to root for them as a couple.
The musical couple, Sam (Jessica Hynes) and Matt (Martin Freeman), seemed to be the most
secure couple. There were some stresses with Sam’s family but the couple stuck together
through it. He helped her to find the confidence to stick up for herself and
make the choices that she felt were right for the wedding, without giving in to
pressure from her mum and sister. A musical theme seemed a bit out-there for
them, considering neither of them could sing or dance. If I was to guess at
their reason for picking it, it would probably have something to do with Sam
always feeling like she’s in her sister’s shadow and her wedding day is a
chance to do something big. And she did look like she really enjoyed it, so
that was a good moment.
I wouldn’t watch the film again but it’s an easy film to
watch if you’re looking to kill some time. There were some cute moments and the
acting was alright.
6/10
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