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The Romantics

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Original title

The Romantics

Year

2010

Running time

95 min.

Country

United States

Director

Galt Niederhoffer

Screenwriter

Galt Niederhoffer. Novel: Galt Niederhoffer

Cast

Music

Jonathan Sadoff

Cinematography

Sam Levy

Producer

10th Hole Productions, Benaroya Pictures, Four of a Kind Productions, Plum Pictures, Raging Bull Entertainment, Tax Credit Finance, Team Todd

Genre

Romance. Comedy. Drama | Independent Film (US)

Synopsis

Over the course of one raucous night at a seaside wedding seven close friends, all members of a tight, eclectic college clique, reconvene to watch two of their own tie the knot. Laura (Katie Holmes) is maid of honor to Lila (Anna Paquin), her golden girl best friend. The two have long rivaled over the groom, Tom (Josh Duhamel). Friendships and alliances are tested and the love triangle comes to a head the night before the wedding, when the drunken friends frolic in the nearby surf and return to shore... without the groom. Based on the heralded novel by producer, novelist, director Galt Niederhoffer, THE ROMANTICS is a Zeitgeist love story and generational comedy that breathes new life into the genre and recaptures the camaraderie of youth.

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Critics' reviews

"Landing somewhere between a generational comedy and soap opera, the film is forgettable fun."

Kirk Honeycutt: The Hollywood Reporter
"95 minutes of wooden, boring and inconsequential embarrassment (...) There is nothing vaguely romantic about The Romantics."

Rex Reed: The New York Observer
"A middling little movie that tries to trespass on Bergman-Renoir territory and simply isn't adroit enough to pull it off, and because in its weaker moments it's overheated and silly."

Andrew O'Hehir: Salon
"Though the movie never overcomes the miscasting of its lead couple, The Romantics does show a surprisingly fine authorial touch."

Dana Stevens: Slate
"'The Romantics' is nice looking and a good film (...) With its tart dialogue and its perfect ending, it is sensitive as well as sagacious. It’s a rare combination (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"

Kyle Smith: New York Post
"It's hard to care about people this generic - even when they're naked."

Wesley Morris: Boston Globe
"'The Romantics' can be charming, and Holmes tackles her meatiest role since the superb 'Pieces of April.' But the script fails to establish the likability of any of the main characters"

Peter Hartlaub: SFgate

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