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The Romantics

2010 · 1h 37m · PG-13 Drama, Romance
Directed by Galt Niederhoffer

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Overview

Alliances are tested when seven college pals reunite to watch two of their own say “I do” at a seaside wedding. But the maid of honor and the groom share a passionate history, and the bride isn’t the only one who’s wondering if it’s all in the past.

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The script fails to establish the likability of any of the main characters, which dulls the sense of urgency during the dramatic moments.

Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
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What ensues is a couple of days of confession and mild debauchery. It's all sketchy and banal.

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
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It's possible that Niederhoffer was too close to her novel to stand back from its excesses. She's made a seriously self-indulgent movie about self-indulgent people.

Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
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[It] somehow skirts utter loathsomeness by dint of its elegant camerawork and a few finely tuned performances. I'm not suggesting you run out to the theater and see this, but if it comes on cable someday and you have a big pile of laundry to fold...

Dana Stevens, Slate
Rotten

Instead of Rachel Getting Married with an Oscar-nominated Anne Hathaway, we get Galt Niederhoffer's misbegotten, miscast snoozefest with Katie Holmes struggling to prove that there is life as an actress while still being Mrs. Tom Cruise.

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

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