The People We Hate at the Wedding

Name: The People We Hate at the Wedding
Genre: Comedy
Released: November 18, 2022
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 42
Cast: Adam Godley, Allison Janney, Andrew Daly, Ben Platt, Brandon Johnston

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Amazon Studios | Release Date (Streaming): November 18, 2022 | R

Starring: Adam Godley, Allison Janney, Andrew Daly, Ben Platt, Brandon Johnston, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Dustin Milligan, Isaach De Bankolé, Jaxon Goldenberg, John MacMillan, Jonny Weldon, Jorma Taccone, Julian Ovenden, Karan Soni, Kristen Bell, Lexi Janicek, Milakale Kember, Tony Goldwyn

Summary: This feature adaptation of Grant Ginder's book follows struggling American siblings Alice (Kristen Bell) and Paul (Ben Platt), who reluctantly agree to attend the wedding of their estranged, wealthy half-sister (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) in the English countryside alongside their mother, Donna (Allison Janney). Over the course of the weddingThis feature adaptation of Grant Ginder's book follows struggling American siblings Alice (Kristen Bell) and Paul (Ben Platt), who reluctantly agree to attend the wedding of their estranged, wealthy half-sister (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) in the English countryside alongside their mother, Donna (Allison Janney). Over the course of the wedding week, the family’s many skeletons are wrenched from the closet, and the unlikely reunion gives everyone the motivation to move their own lives forward. A modern wedding comedy for anyone with a slightly dysfunctional family (everyone), or anyone who’s been forced to attend a wedding they tried to avoid (also everyone). [Amazon]… Expand

Director: Claire Scanlon

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 99 min

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Collider Samantha Coley

Nov 18, 2022

As the name suggests, when you watch The People We Hate at the Wedding, you're going to be watching messy characters doing things that would make someone hate them. The film successfully toes the line of making that kind of cringe comedy without completely sacrificing these characters, despite their many flaws, you do still root for these people, and you want them to resolve their issues and live happily ever after. Read full review

Beandrea July

Nov 17, 2022

Underneath the plentiful high jinks in its physical-comedy-heavy scenes, The People We Hate at the Wedding ends up being a poignant enough good time that celebrates imperfect yet endearing familial love. Read full review

Lovia Gyarkye

Nov 27, 2022

The People We Hate at the Wedding doesn’t stray too far from the formula of our streaming-dominated visual landscape, but a witty screenplay from the Molyneux sisters and strong performances from Janney, Platt and Bell make it reliably diverting. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Nov 17, 2022

A short, patchy, straight-to-streaming piece of semi-amusing content that tries to fit several different romantic-comedies into a single movie that doesn’t have the bandwidth (or the interest) to mine any of them for major sources of romance or comedy, Claire Scanlon’s The People We Hate at the Wedding basically feels like watching a bunch of talented actors chug cheap red wine for 90 minutes. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peyton Robinson

Nov 18, 2022

Its goal is to be a feel-good film, and it sort of accomplishes that. But from the predictable plot structure and series of overt zingers to the eye-rolling litany of on-the-nose needle drops, The People We Hate at the Wedding is awkwardly executed. Read full review

The Playlist Marya E. Gates

Nov 18, 2022

The People We Hate at the Wedding is a career nadir for this cast, an asinine, poorly executed-excuse for a comedy. A little advice? Save yourselves and just RSVP no to this disaster. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Nov 17, 2022

It’s pretty much a laugh-free film to make you appreciate the work of Nancy Meyers or Richard Curtis; their films may look easy or corny but they have something this doesn’t, a kind of buoyancy or a way of alchemising all the luxury tourist incidentals into something entertaining. Read full review

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TVJerry

Nov 22, 2022

Kristen Bell and Ben Platt play siblings who don't get along with their mother (Allison Janney). When their rich step-sister (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) invites them to England for her marriage, the dysfunctional delights begin. At least that's what you'd hope, given the cast that's soKristen Bell and Ben Platt play siblings who don't get along with their mother (Allison Janney). When their rich step-sister (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) invites them to England for her marriage, the dysfunctional delights begin. At least that's what you'd hope, given the cast that's so accomplished in comedy. In reality (or on screen), not so much. They're romping thru the events leading up to the nuptials with energy, but the script lacks originality and there aren't any memorable jokes. As a fluffy little escape, this works, but it's destined to be quickly forgotten.… Expand

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Stream2BigScree

Nov 21, 2022

Okay, Streamers, we have a lot of family movies coming out around this time. Studios are putting out their Christmas fare early. There are those romantic comedies and so many other films that are supposed to appeal to broad audiences as the families get together for the holidays. AmazonOkay, Streamers, we have a lot of family movies coming out around this time. Studios are putting out their Christmas fare early. There are those romantic comedies and so many other films that are supposed to appeal to broad audiences as the families get together for the holidays. Amazon released on Prime Video a family comedy based on a novel with the same name, The People We Hate at the Wedding. Here's how the wedding bells tolled.

I'm going to be honest, friends. I don't want to waste my time writing a review of The People We Hate at the Wedding. It is such a nothing movie that I don't even want to write the premise. Fine - Alice (Kristen Bell) and Paul (Ben Platt) travel to their estranged, half-sister, Eloise's (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) wedding in England. Alice and Paul are American and are struggling in their personal and professional lives while Eloise grew up in England and seemingly leads a posh and perfect existence. Alice, Paul and their mother, Donna (Allison Janney), who is also Eloise's mother, go to the wedding begrudgingly. Disastrous hijinks ensue.

Actually, that synopsis was too long for this bland, unfunny movie. Everything you think will happen from the set up happens. Sorry to spoil it for you, Streamers. The worst part of the movie is that even though it is predictable, it could at least be funny but it's NOT. I like Kristen Bell, Ben Platt and Allison Janney. None of them can save this movie. Allison Janney does the best of those three, but she really doesn't have much to do either. The title of the movie gives you a clue that you will dislike these people, but there's really no redeeming value in them anyway. So, what's the point.

Ultimately, The People We Hate at the Wedding is not a good movie. It is pretty boring and definitely not funny. You could have this playing in the background during Thanksgiving dinner because you don't have to pay attention to it to know exactly what's going on and what's going to happen. Yep, this is definitely only a one popped kernel, but only because I can't say it's awful.… Expand

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