''The Relationtrip'' is a 2017 American

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by C.A. Gabriel and

Renée Felice Smith Renée Felice Smith (born January 16, 1985) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Nell Jones on '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', since joining the series in 2010. Early life Smith was born in New York City of mixed Irish-Italian descent. S ...

, starring

and Matt Bush.

Cast

as Beck * Matt Bush as Liam *

Nelson Franklin Nelson Franklin is an American actor best known for his television roles in ''The Millers'', ''Traffic Light'', ''The Office'', ''New Girl'', ''Black-ish'', and ''Veep''. Life and career Franklin was born to father Howard Franklin, a screenwri ...

as Buddy * Brandon Kyle Goodman as Franklin *

Eric Christian Olsen Eric Christian Olsen (born May 31, 1977), is an American actor. He is known for his portrayals of Investigator Marty Deeks on the CBS television series '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', and of Austin in the film ''Not Another Teen Movie''. Early life O ...

as Chippy (voice) * Amy Hessler as Eden *

Linda Hunt Lydia Susanna "Linda" Hunt (born April 2, 1945) is an American actress of stage and screen. She made her film debut playing Mrs. Oxheart in ''Popeye'' (1980). Hunt portrayed the male character Billy Kwan in '' The Year of Living Dangerously'' ...

as Dr. Lipschweiss

Release

The film premiered at the Narrative Feature Competition section of

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on 11 March 2017.

Reception

Kate Erbland of ''

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'' gave the film a rating of "B-" and wrote that "Smith and Gabriel clearly know their genre and have unique ideas as to how to pillage it for fresh entertainment, but their resistance to fully embrace one idea over the other holds “The Relationtrip” back from really subverting its material." Gary M. Kramer of ''

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'' wrote that "the good ideas and gimmicks come through, showing the promise that's there, but overall it misses the mark."

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Relationtrip, The American romantic comedy films 2017 romantic comedy films