Fresh
The film has a pleasant spirit and lively dialogue, and what's more, seems to be coming from a specific cultural and geographical location.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
April's Shower
How far would you go for true love?
2003 · 1h 38m · R
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Trish Doolan
Overview
April's Shower begins with a group of people gathered for a wedding shower for April. At first, it seems to be a normal gathering for such an occasion but, as time goes on, secrets and stories begin to be revealed. Alex is a chef and a maid of honor at April's wedding. She ultimately reveals her true feelings which ends up taking an effect on everybody at the shower.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
20%
Tomatometer
Rotten
It wrings almost no laughs or tears from this seemingly idiot-proof premise, taking 45 yawn-filled minutes to introduce its collection of severely stereotyped characters, whose conflicts then play out in excruciatingly predictable fashion.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten
If there is a single phrase that should strike fear in the hearts of innocent moviegoers, it is 'writer-director- producer-star.'
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Fresh
A lighthearted comedy about the outing of a bride-to-be and her five-year relationship with her maid of honor.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Rotten
Suffers from a malady common to tiny indies of the let's-put-on-a-show variety -- it strains for irrepressibly nutty, but lands squarely in annoying.
Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times
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