Review of Love, Wedding Repeat on Netflix: Is it Good Enough for a Repeat Watch?
Now is the time we all need a little rom-com to perk up our lives.
Last week was the premiere of Love, Wedding, Repeat on #Netflix and I was first in line. This UK/Italian joint venture is about the marriage of an American woman (Eleanor Tomlinson) marrying an Italian somewhere in Europe in a magnificent castle in the summertime. You get to know her brother (Sam Claflin) who is quite the ladies man, the maid of honor (Joel Fry) an aspiring actor, and the girl that got away from the brother (Olivia Munn). There’s also an assortment of other characters that play into the drama including a Hugh Grant-type character (Jack Farthing), the guy pretty much any woman does not want to sit next to at a wedding (Tim Key) and the brother’s ex girlfriend (Freida Pinto). What goes on at this wedding which is pretty much the whole movie. But that’s okay, we love weddings.
I always hesitate to read reviews prior, or even before writing, because I don’t want it to change my gut reaction of the movie. As far as romcoms go, I would give this about 4 heartbeats out of 5. It checked off a lot of the boxes:
- It has interesting characters.
- It has actors pleasing to the eye.
- It had a “Hugh Grant” character — a must for any romcom.