Rotten
While it's a relief to visit a side of Africa that's not beset by poverty and war, we learn little about the characters.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
White Wedding
A young groom and his best man lost on a road trip, run into a young English doctor.
2009 · 1h 33m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Jann Turner
Overview
The loyal, committed and very decent Elvis (Kenneth Nkosi) leaves Johannesburg en route to pick up his best friend and best man Tumi (Rapulana Seiphemo) in Durban. The two will then journey on to Cape Town to begin rehearsals for Elvis’s wedding to the beautiful Ayanda (Zandile Msutwana).But things don’t go according to plan. As Tumi and Elvis struggle to find their way through the Eastern Cape they are picked up by Rose (Jodie Whittaker), a young English doctor. Now there’s an unlikely trio on the road, with romantic sparks igniting.Who knows if they’ll make it on time, whether the wedding will be delayed or cancelled or come perilously close to not even happening.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
56%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A film that chafes, even as it ingratiates.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Rotten
A tepid, cliche-ridden marriage comedy from South Africa.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
This is a movie so excited to exist that it overwhelms you with plot. Sitting through it is like opening the door to an overloaded closet. Stuff just tumbles out.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Rotten
Some scenes are mild fun, but the mishaps that befall our hero aren't especially inventive, and although the South African setting provides a bit of interest, it's never really used incisively.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
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