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Genre : Romance, Comedy
Release Date : March 09, 2012
MPAA Rating : -
Duration : 89 minute(s)
Production Budget : -
Studio : IFC Films
Official Site : http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/decoy-bride/
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the supposedly frothy tone is tarry and flavorless, and the drill is painfully familiar
by Michael Atkinson [Village Voice ]
the cast has charm, and some of lines raise a chuckle, but the story lacks pace, plausibility and surprise
by Henry Fitzherbert [Daily Express ]
so enchanting and funny as the vulnerable heroine that she manages to elevate the proceedings
by Frank Scheck [Hollywood Reporter ]
sadly the script is just too ordinary and predictable to raise anything but a slight smile
by Jeremy Aspinall [Radio Times ]
plodding and paltry, Folkson's film looks cheap and like the mock wedding, nothing in it – especially the emotions – feels real, with the quality cast looking understandably disinterested
by James Mottram [Total Film ]
nobody's forecasting gales of laughter, but it'll give your pipes a canny wee toot
by Elliott Noble [Sky Movies ]
like an island vacation, passes pleasantly and all too quickly
by Neil Genzlinger [New York Times ]
less a film, more a bland Britcom box-ticking exercise
by Tom Huddleston [Time Out ]
it's perfectly reasonable to appreciate The Decoy Bride as the amusing, perfunctory genre exercise it intends to be
by Calum Marsh [Slant Magazine ]
it's indulgent, but Macdonald's performance is attractive and relaxed
by Peter Bradshaw [Guardian [UK] ]
Dylan Moran, Michael Urie, and Federico Castelluccio fill out the talented but ill-used cast, and the Scottish scenery is appropriately pretty
Review rate : D+
by Alison Willmore [AV Club ]