Frank and Lindsay two emotionally broken people, must attend a destination wedding. They meet and, over the course of the weekend and against all odds, find themselves drawn to one another even as they are repulsed by one another.
Watching unpleasant characters onscreen isn't always a fun experience, so casting Reeves and Ryder is genius. They're both full-on movie stars: charismatic, wildly photogenic, the whole nine yards
The movie's minimalism -- which gives the eerie impression that Destination Wedding was better intended as a short story or a play rather than a feature film -- might have succeeded if it weren't for the script itself.
This story about two narcissistic, cynical characters could quickly have become irritating, but the tone stays light and prickly, and the enormously appealing stars have fine chemistry.
The movie is, for the most part, excruciating-a bewildering, deadening experience that, for all its emphasis on its great actors, leaves them to display their talents and exert their craft in a cinematic and psychological void.
If you like the idea of Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder insulting each other via unapologetically overwritten dialogue for around 90 minutes, this is a genuinely funny treat.
Whatever the intent, forcing a couple of middle-aged misanthropes to reluctantly attend the nuptials of their rather reviled friends sets a hopelessly high bar for delivering satisfying entertainment.
The low-key cross between Sideways and Before Sunrise proves to be a fine fit for Reeves and Ryder, who display their combustible love-hate chemistry from the meet-cute -- and get lots of laughs out of their com.
