The Young Wife

Name: The Young Wife
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: May 31, 2024
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 70
Cast: A. Jae Michele, Aida Osman, Aya Cash, Brandon Micheal Hall, Judith Light

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Republic Pictures | Release Date: May 31, 2024 | R

Starring: A. Jae Michele, Aida Osman, Aya Cash, Brandon Micheal Hall, Judith Light, Kiersey Clemons, Leon Bridges, Lukita Maxwell, Melisa Lopez, Sandy Honig

Summary: On her wedding day, all that stands between a young woman (Kiersey Clemons) and marital bliss with her soon-to-be husband (Leon Bridges) is surviving the chaos and expectations of family and friends, each intensifying her spiraling panic.

Director: Tayarisha Poe

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 98 min

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Slashfilm Erin Brady

May 2, 2023

The Young Wife" is a movie that could not have been made by anyone other than Tayarisha Poe. Thanks to her near-perfect direction and writing, everything about its reminder to embrace love, both inner and outer, signals a deserved shift into auteurism for the director. Read full review

Screen Rant Mae Abdulbaki

Mar 29, 2023

The film has no easy answers for Celestina’s questions, but her journey throughout is all the more powerful because of it. Read full review

IndieWire Ryan Lattanzio

May 2, 2023

The Young Wife can be a chaotic experience, but Poe has the skills to carry us through the noise and toward the future. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Katie Rife

May 31, 2024

What stands out the most about Poe’s second feature is the director’s exquisite taste. Every single design element, from the bisexual lighting to the camera a delivery person uses to take a photo of Celestina, is carefully selected as part of a harmonious overall aesthetic. Read full review

Devika Girish

May 30, 2024

These are familiar, even hackneyed themes, which make the film’s relentless theatrics feel gratuitous and somewhat exhausting. Style overpowers substance, though Poe’s fantastic eye for composition and Clemons’s vivacious screen presence are undeniable. Read full review

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