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September 08, 2010

THE ROMANTICS

COLE SMITHEY

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COLESMITHEY.COMBehind recent superior troubled-wedding films like "Margot at the Wedding" and "Rachel Getting Married," writer/director Galt Niederhoffer's film comes off as an overworked afterthought with a questionable musical score.

Control freak Laura (Katie Holmes) and perma-frown Lila (Anna Paquin) are best-frenemies finally divided by the choice of their tag-team boyfriend Tom (Josh Duhamel), who has settled on marrying Lila for her more pragmatic take on sustaining an emotionless relationship.

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North Fork, Long Island provides the obligatory Eastern Seaboard setting where the crew of mid-twenties misfit bridesmaids and men of honor gather on the night before the wedding to get drunk and act like the promiscuous idiots they really are.

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The centerpiece of the movie is the rehearsal dinner where every drunk attendee speaks their subconscious mind to embarrass themselves and the bride and groom to be.

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There's some genuine discomfort to be had. A torn wedding dress, some misplaced bodily fluids, and a literal gathering storm threaten to put the finishing touches on a marriage built on the thinnest of premises. This is probably not a good movie to see with your fiancée or fiancé.

Rated PG-13. 95 mins.

2 Stars

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