Destination Wedding

R

Released Aug 31, 2018

1 hr. 26 min.

Romance

Comedy

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51%

86 Reviews

Tomatometer

57%

500+ Ratings

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When Frank and Lindsay meet on their way to a destination wedding, they soon discover they have a lot in common: they both hate the bride, the groom, the wedding, themselves, and each other. As the weekend's events continually force them together -- and their cheerlessness immediately isolates them from the other guests -- Frank and Lindsay find that if you verbally spar with someone long enough, anything can happen.

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Critics Consensus

Destination Wedding reunites Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder for a sour comedy whose initially promising misanthropic twist overpowers the chemistry of its leads.

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Antonio S

Probably one of the best non stop dialogue movies I've ever seen. Great movie from beginning to end!!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/24

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Amanda L

Stagey, verbose dialogue that somehow satisfied an itch for style. Unlikeable characters for whom I rooted with all my heart, especially near the end, as the wit yielded to deeper waters. Naturalism has its time and place, of course, but the monolithic Ryder and Reeves managed to remind me that so does high kitsch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/05/24

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Jeff M

If anyone asks you for your choice of the worst romantic comedy ever made, do me a favor and watch this absolutely pathetic movie first, as I feel fairly confident your answer might change. This is truly one of the most grueling viewing experiences I can remember, and it took every ounce of self-control not to throw my iPhone through the television. I don't even know where to begin. I know Reeves and Ryder have known each other for over 25 years as they both appeared in 1992's BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA. Judging from this movie, you'd think the actors had never met - there is ZERO chemistry here. It doesn't help that the characters are repulsive and the screenplay is beyond reproach in its ineptitude. These aren't characters talking - it's an overly confident screenwriter thinking he or she is clever rather than shallow and banal. There is literally not a single honest moment of dialogue, and the actors simply aren't strong enough to overcome their horrible lines. I have enjoyed both Reeves and Ryder in the past and hope to do so in the future, but if this had been the only movie of theirs I had seen, I would avoid the rest of their filmography like the plague.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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Miss P

I'm a GenX lady and have followed the careers of Reeves and Ryder since the 80s. Both have appeared in some of my favorite movies. This one has been added to that list. I love banter and miss the days when movies had high amounts of dialog. This movie is all dialog and character based. You're not supposed to like these people, that's the point. However, what they are saying are hard truths. It's uncomfortably honest. Maybe people don't want that, but I found it refreshing. It's a romcom for grownups. It also has one of the funniest and most real sex scenes ever to be put on film. I laughed out loud, which I rarely do, and rewatched the movie immediately because I knew I missed some things due to the rapid fire banter. It's a departure for Reeves and I adored it. He's not just an action guy, he's much more capable than that and I applaud Winona for going to him with this script. It was delightful.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/24

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Kat W

Giggle-fest! Keanu's character is a deeply disturbed person and I loved how broken he was. The dialogue was witty and funny.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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S R

Saw this with my wife on a delta flight. It had some very well written dialogue, but the vulgar language was really off putting. There are some good moments, it that didn't offset the frustrations with the characters and their issues. It was still respectable and a reasonably well made unique movie. I don't plan on seeing it again.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Victor Levin

Director

Keanu Reeves

Frank

Winona Ryder

Lindsay

DJ Dallenbach

Bride

Ted Dubost

Groom

D. Rosh Wright

Frank's Mother

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Big stars read stuff and kill the funny.

May 22, 2019

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

Against the odds, Reeves and Ryder sell it.

Rated: 3/5

May 12, 2019

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

This is, hands down, the most ridiculously overwritten film in the history of romcoms, possibly even of all movies.

Rated: 1/5

May 10, 2019

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Destination Wedding is the first rom-com that had me rooting for the stars’ continued celibacy and hoping they won’t procreate.

Rated: 1.5

Aug 17, 2022

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Andrew Gaudion

VultureHound

Reeves and Ryder do their best, but for the most part this is an misanthropic exercise that becomes too grating to be worthy of much ceremony.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 28, 2020

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CJ Sheu

Review Film Review

It's with the heaviest of hearts that I regretfully inform you of the sad fact that [this] "not a rom-com" rom-com starring Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder is not a good film.

Jul 1, 2020

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Synopsis

When Frank and Lindsay meet on their way to a destination wedding, they soon discover they have a lot in common: they both hate the bride, the groom, the wedding, themselves, and each other. As the weekend's events continually force them together -- and their cheerlessness immediately isolates them from the other guests -- Frank and Lindsay find that if you verbally spar with someone long enough, anything can happen.

Director: Victor Levin
Executive Producer: Wayne Marc Godfrey, James Harris, Mark Lane, David Dinerstein, Jason Resnick, William Sadleir, Cassian Elwes, Jean Wyman
Screenwriter: Victor Levin
Distributor: Regatta
Production Co: Regatta, The Fyzz Facility
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language Throughout)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 31, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 7, 2018