On the eve of their wedding day as plans are underway for a rehearsal dinner for family and a few close friends, Daniel (Anthony Rapp) and Christopher (Jonathan Bennett) are beginning to show the first signs of slightly frayed nerves. Daniel, who is a real control freak, seems to stress over the minutest of details and so we quickly realize that before the night is out, there will most likely be some sort of drama possibly resulting in a few tears and a tantrum. However the most disappointing thing in this first feature film written & directed by Joshua Tunick, is that in the end, it all turns out to be much ado about nothing.
The two grooms seem to have totally opposite characters so when Christopher suddenly brings his old best friend from high school home for the rehearsal, Daniel is very upset that his seating plan will now be ruined by this unexpected guest. He is even more annoyed by the fact that Christopher has never even mentioned Emma (Alona Tal) before now. As the evening progresses and the tension between the two men bubbles away until it bursts into a full scale argument because they realize that neither of them have been totally forthcoming about their pasts. It is a cue for some dramatic revelations but instead what the two ‘confess’ too is so inconsequential it has the effect of a damp squib.
There is of course a very real problem in the fact that their actress friend who had become ordained online just to conduct their wedding has phoned at the last minute to tell them she is dumping them to accept a part in a Scorsese movie that requires her to leave town first thing in the morning. On the other hand Christopher’s friends Summer (Hutchi Hancock) and Bradley (Thomas Dekker) have been unconvincingly making a big thing about the age gap between him and Daniel which is in fact a mere 7 years, and anyway by the end of the evening Bradley has hooked up with Daniel’s ex boyfriend Jacob (Mackenzie Astin) who is much older than him.
The highlights of an otherwise disappointing and rather flat script is an impassioned speech about marriage by Steven, Daniel’s father (Sam Anderson) and a rather tender one by Rachel (Alyson Hannigan), Daniel’s sister about regretting her own recent divorce.
The talented, and very handsome, cast do their best with this rather inconsequential story, so at least it is all very easy on the eyes. You may want to take this man (men?) but only if he had a different story.
