Destination Wedding [DVD]

Unique - entertaining dialog but unlike most movies and films. No one else talks except the two of them, so from a film maker perspective that was interesting and unusual. But mainly I liked that it was so different than any other movies out there + it made me laugh out loud several times.

I have seen a lot of movies but I have never experienced one with the intensity of dialogue--from start to finish-- as this one. Alternately funny and thought provoking this movie was a delight to watch. I have a renewed appreciation for the talents of both Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder. The back and forth verbal sparring was intellectually stimulating. A total 5.

If the thought of an overly verbose and formal series of hysterically inappropriate and tactless conversations between two equally yet oppositely awkward people and little else sounds boring to you, then by all means pass. If that sounds up your alley though, you'll get a real kick out of this. This is one of those rare films that, were it not for the establishing shots, could have easily been a play and worked just as well. Only the two leads have dialogue. Literally no one else speaks. The entirely of the film consists of their discussions. It's in turns genuinely endearing, and cringe-inducingly funny. Both actors give surprisingly physical and idiosyncratic performances that had me rolling my eyes and laughing out loud. Just when I thought the typical "Now their barriers will collapse and we'll see them become human" trope would come to bear, instead their particularity-bordering-on-compulsion dialogue would persist without skipping a beat, hilariously juxtaposed against activities you'd never expect it to continue during. The worldviews of the characters are amusingly paradoxical - they're pretentious, yet totally sincere; nihilistic, yet fastidious. By the end, there is some growth implied... but it can also be read as resignation. Definitely not a movie for everyone. But for what they set out to execute, it's - in a strange way - sort of a masterpiece. One star off for a somewhat predictable ending, but getting there was very entertaining. Perfectly cast.

WOW. What a pleasant surprise! For so many reasons. STILL thinking about how real and refreshingly non-Hollywood this was. Where can we get more like this! When they were seated on the plane together near the beginning, I started to be drawn in because all of a sudden it felt like I was watching a play. I thought, how nice, I bet they love this opportunity as actors to have this much dialogue holding our attention. And it moved forward so well, I was fully engrossed, never left my seat. I appreciated seeing these two actors over 45 years of age, because I hadn't seen them in anything since they were younger. Great to see the years of life experience reflected in their character portrayals of real thinking intelligent single adults over 45 in today's world. Spot on too. It was HUMOROUS because it was so REAL! Written from the perspective of a thinking, modern, honest, evolving human consciousness that questions what it's all about, and didn't need to resort to lazy old fashioned stereotypes. Bravo. I laughed out loud many times, and noticed that Winona Ryder's character didn't laugh except once ever so slightly to just one of the many Keanu Reeves's character's direct summations on life, and who he was, and who he thought she was. They were past the age of taking a stranger's criticism personally. They listened to each other and responded thoughtfully from a place of depth throughout the entire movie. They portrayed two people who were very individualized and knew that they were secure and comfortable with who they were, flaws and all, and that they didn't need a partner, unlike so many predictable romcoms, full of people "searching". (Fun as they are, you make the best of what's offered, but we always wish that they would reflect what's a little more up to date, independent people coming together in inter-dependence not old fashioned co-dependence.) Lovely that the script was dialogue about who they were and what was happening between them without it coming from a place of emotionality and desperation. And they came to the realization that it may be worth while to pursue a relationship, but it wasn't with fairy tale illusions that it had to be the do all and end all of their existences, or have any particular outcome. They didn't need each other, but were open to being in the present moment and moving forward. It wasn't until the credits rolled that it dawned on me that no one else but these two characters spoke the entire time! I was a little stunned actually to not have picked up on that during viewing, and that's when it hit me that I had been fully engaged in these surprising characters and what they were going to SAY next. I searched the credits twice to see what book or play this was adapted from, and was surprised again to see that this 2 person film was a 2 person FILM. I hope I didn't spoil the surprise for anyone, but as much as I love the movies that are my favorites, I'm not interested in seeing most that are offered these days. Actually, I have never written a review, but this was a NEW movie experience. This had me searching to see how I could give it 5 stars and applaud it after viewing on Prime. Thank you! We get what we focus on right? Let's focus on a standing ovation for "Destination Wedding"! BRAVO.

Clever and hilarious. A complete gem. Did not expect to like it so much.

El humor de esta película es sin igual, muy sutil y chistoso.

Thank you

Calidad de imagen bastante irregular.

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Keanu is incredible