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The Best Man

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When writer's block derails the literary dreams of Olly Pickering (Stuart Townsend), he has to move in with his friend Murray (Seth Green) after losing all his money. Things start to look up when Olly's college pal James (Steve John Shepherd) asks him to be the best man at his wedding. Prior to the nuptials, Olly is drawn to a woman whom he thinks is the bride's sister -- only she turns out to be the bride, Sarah (Amy Smart). Can Murray, who dislikes James, help get Sarah and Olly together?
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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...benefits from the light-hearted screenplay and uniformly charismatic performances. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 18, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Townsend and Smart were fantastic and adorable in this one. I loved the end. This is definitely a must watch for all fans of romantic comedies. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Frances H Pleasant Brit rom com . Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/25/13 Full Review Audience Member a bit slow, but it get's interesting. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member nice movie good music a right descent rom-com about a guy who agrees 2b best man 4 a friend abd falls 4 the bride. my only complaint seth green's british accent-one word horrible! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member great story and cast Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member pretty good (Seth Green rules!!) but the plot is way to similar to the wedding singer Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When writer's block derails the literary dreams of Olly Pickering (Stuart Townsend), he has to move in with his friend Murray (Seth Green) after losing all his money. Things start to look up when Olly's college pal James (Steve John Shepherd) asks him to be the best man at his wedding. Prior to the nuptials, Olly is drawn to a woman whom he thinks is the bride's sister -- only she turns out to be the bride, Sarah (Amy Smart). Can Murray, who dislikes James, help get Sarah and Olly together?
Director
Stefan Schwartz
Producer
Neil Peplow
Screenwriter
Ed Roe, Stefan Schwartz
Production Co
Endgame Entertainment, Film Consortium
Rating
R (Some Language)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 8, 2016
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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