The Wedding Plan
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: May 12, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
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Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
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14
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4
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0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonMay 17, 2017
A complex rumination on the nature of true love and how it evolves. It is also a film rooted in Orthodox Jewish faith. Read full review
90
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinMay 18, 2017
At its heart, the film is a kind of mystical fairy tale whose messages of belief, endurance, family and belonging transcend its memorably specific people and setting. Read full review
90
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergMay 11, 2017
In a complicated role, the excellent Ms. Koler exudes a kind of flighty confidence: For all her nuptial-related anxieties, Michal is completely comfortable with who she is. Read full review
88
Boston GlobePeter KeoughMay 17, 2017
Consider it the PG-rated, Hassidic version of “Bridesmaids” (2011), and like that movie the comedy is rooted in pain, eroding hope, and triumphant faith. Read full review
83
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerMay 12, 2017
The reason The Wedding Plan rises above its flippancies is not only because of the novelty of its Israeli trappings but also because Michal is such an ingratiating whirlwind. Read full review
83
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd May 10, 2017
Turns out that, every once in a while, wedding something old to something borrowed can make something new. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterDeborah YoungMay 11, 2017
The climactic final scene at the wedding hall begins as grotesque and humiliating, then slowly the threads come together, while Burshtein mischievously plays with perceptions about whether the unfolding miracle is a fantasy or not. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSusan WloszczynaMay 12, 2017
The Wedding Plan feels less like “My Big Fat Jewish Nuptials” and more of a faith-based variation on a Disney princess fantasy. Instead of a fairy godmother, God himself will find her Mr. Right. Read full review
70
VarietyJay WeissbergMay 11, 2017
The film nicely plays with the standards of romantic comedy. Read full review
70
Village VoiceSerena DonadoniMay 11, 2017
What makes the film work is Koler's magnetic performance as Michal, who has screwball energy and a mind of her own. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMay 11, 2017
The soul of Ms. Burshtein’s film lives in its lovely off-center encounters, since the men Michal meets turn out to be consistently interesting. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenMay 31, 2017
The Wedding Plan isn’t a romantic comedy in the familiar screwball tradition. In fact, what makes this Israeli film so intriguing is its absence of tradition. Read full review
63
Washington PostMark JenkinsMay 25, 2017
The film’s structural shortcomings will matter less to most viewers than the personality of the central character, Michal. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineKenji FujishimaMay 8, 2017
Rama Burshtein allows us to form our own impressions based on what she presents to us of the Orthodox faith. Read full review
60
Screen DailyDan FainaruMay 11, 2017
It is pleasant to watch, needs a much stronger structure to hold it together. Read full review
60
Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonMay 11, 2017
Kooler is a very likeable lead, and Michal’s battles – with loneliness, ageing, family, religious doubt and her own indecision – are smartly, sympathetically sketched by writer-director Rama Burshtein. Read full review
60
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 11, 2017
The real-time agony of the wedding day itself has an edge-of-the-seat factor, and Kooler gives a sensitive, emotionally generous performance. Read full review
40
Total FilmTom DawsonMay 11, 2017
Kooler convinces, but it feels like TV sketches, with not enough laughs. Read full review
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