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The Wedding Guest

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United Kingdom · 2019
Rated R · 1h 36m
Director Michael Winterbottom
Starring Dev Patel, Radhika Apte, Jim Sarbh, Harish Khanna
Genre Thriller

Jay is a man with a secret who travels from Britain to Pakistan to attend a wedding - armed with duct tape, a shotgun, and a plan to kidnap the bride-to-be. Despite his cold efficiency, the plot quickly spirals out of control, sending Jay and his hostage on the run across the border.

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The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg

The scenery, nicely shot by Giles Nuttgens and covering a wide swath of the country — Amritsar, New Delhi, Jaipur and Goa — is always great, and Patel and Apte’s chemistry approaches scalding levels as their characters grow closer.

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IndieWire by David Ehrlich

As a spare and sexy thriller, Michael Winterbottom’s “The Wedding Guest” is far too undercooked; there’s little flavor, and even less to chew on. As an audition for its star to be the next James Bond, however, this aimless Dev Patel vehicle is virtually perfect.

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The Associated Press by Mark Kennedy

The Wedding Guest might not completely work as a thriller or a satisfying romance, but for anyone missing India or planning to go, it’s a film worth getting lost in.

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Slant Magazine by Pat Brown

Michael Winterbottom’s film succeeds in translating the problematics of intercultural conflict into thriller fodder.

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Observer by Rex Reed

This anemic little so-called thriller is the next best thing to a prescription for 30 mg Dalmane.

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New York Post by Sara Stewart

There’s also a broader commentary here on the treatment of women, both in arranged marriage and in testosterone-heavy thrillers. Apte’s character stays largely an enigma throughout, but her palpable frustration with the men and culture around her — plus the chance to vicariously visit Goa, that jewel of an Indian seaside getaway — makes The Wedding Guest worth an RSVP.

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The A.V. Club by Vikram Murthi

It plays like a compelling, genre-inflected advertisement for the Indian tourism board, even as Winterbottom toils in the country’s seedy underbelly.

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