''The Wilde Wedding'' is a 2017

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 ...

written and directed by

Damian Harris Damian David Harris (born 2 August 1958) is a British film director and screenwriter. He is the eldest son of the actor Richard Harris and socialite Elizabeth Rees-Williams. Career In 1968, Harris debuted on screen playing Miles in the film ' ...

, starring

Glenn Close Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American actress. Throughout her career spanning over four decades, Close has garnered numerous accolades, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards ...

, John Malkovich, Patrick Stewart, and Minnie Driver. It received a limited theatrical release and a direct-to-video release, beginning September 15, 2017, by Vertical Entertainment.

Plot

The famous actress Eve Wilde is getting married for the fourth time, this time to the writer Harold. Her first husband, the actor Laurence Darling, and their children and grandchildren attend the wedding. Harold is joined by his two daughters and one of their longtime friends. Sexual tension and romance spread amongst the two families and assembled guests.

Cast

as Eve Wilde * John Malkovich as Laurence Darling * Patrick Stewart as Harold * Minnie Driver as Priscilla Jones * Jack Davenport as Rory Darling *

Grace Van Patten Grace Van Patten (born November 21, 1996) is an American actress. She has appeared in two films distributed by Netflix: ''Tramps'' (2016) and ''The Meyerowitz Stories'' (2017), and in Hulu's miniseries ''Nine Perfect Strangers'' (2021) and ''Tell ...

as Mackenzie Darling * Noah Emmerich as Jimmy Darling *

Peter Facinelli Peter Facinelli (born November 26, 1973) is an American actor and film and television producer. He starred as Donovan "Van" Ray on the Fox series '' Fastlane'' from 2002 to 2003. He played Dr. Carlisle Cullen in the film adaptations of the ''Tw ...

as Ethan Darling * Yael Stone as Clementine * Lilly Englert as Rose *

Brigette Lundy-Paine Brigette Lundy-Paine (born August 10, 1994) is an American actor. They first came to prominence for portraying Casey Gardner on all four seasons of the Netflix comedy-drama ''Atypical'' (2017–2021). In 2020, Lundy-Paine achieved further recog ...

as Lara *Jake Katzman as Sam * Tim Boardman as Dylan * Kara Jackson as Bee * Rob Langeder as Al * Joe Urla as Nelson * Santiago The Pawstar as YoYo the dog

Reception

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, the film holds an approval rating of 27% based on 15 reviews, and an average rating of 5.24/10. On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 31 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

References

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