Love, Wedding, Repeat Review

While the pleasant amount of charming performances and light-hearted elements scattered throughout director Dean Craig's new romantic comedy Love, Wedding, Repeat works well during its first half, the film's functional components eventually find themselves overplayed and predictable due to a lack of compelling shifts in the narrative. Pacey editing and solid comedic performances from Olivia Munn, Sam Claflin, and Tim Key help keep things from falling completely flat. However, the plot's unenjoyable simplicity eventually sets up a linear story that loses steam well before its closing act. Those looking for an upbeat film that needs little commitment will get the most out of Love, Wedding, Repeat, but those who are more attentive will surely grow tired of the movie's bland structure and comfortability in implementing it.

Love, Wedding, Repeat follows Jack as he tries to make sure his little sister Hayley has the perfect wedding day. Jack can't help trying to do something for himself, though, as he also hopes to redeem himself with a beautiful woman named Dina. Alternative versions of the same wedding day unfold as fate decides the true reality for Jack and the rest of the wedding guests.

The enjoyable aspects of Love, Wedding, Repeat do not take long to appear. An array of likeable yet exaggerated characters that manage to share moments of authenticity is often combined with caffeinated editing that holds your attention — all of which being shot around beautiful landscapes. While these elements are the standard expectations needed for a successful romantic-comedy that's set around a wedding, Love, Wedding, Repeat manages to achieve some moments of memorability despite this.

The appeal of the film doesn't seem to last long. Love, Wedding, Repeat, unfortunately, decides to compartmentalize its large ensemble cast into generic conflicts with bland resolutions. This causes many of the film's characters to become uninteresting, annoying, or entirely forgettable. The film struggles to find exciting things for everyone to do, and its lack of focused storytelling only becomes more noticeable as the film reaches its predictable conclusion.

Love, Wedding, Repeat means well and manages to establish an inviting and likeable atmosphere that it cannot upkeep for the entirety of its runtime. There is an identifiable breeziness to the comedic and romantic elements that could win over those in need of simple entertainment. Still, Love, Wedding, Repeat will more than likely be ignored in favour of better films from the genre.

The initial charm of Love, Wedding, Repeat eventually becomes monotonous due to a large cast of characters and generic storytelling.

Produced By: Netflix
Runtime: 100 minutes
Rating: PG