The Wedding Banquet (2025)

"A modern-day tale with an old-fashioned spirit, a joyous crowd-pleaser with the most romantic of hearts."

"Whenever “The Wedding Banquet” threatens to trip over the shoelaces of its plotting or its occasionally overearnest dialogue, the warmth of the characterizations saves it from falling."

"A worthy successor to Ang Lee’s classic, and a chance for a group of actors to shine together and separately."

"So charming, and then so unexpectedly moving, its strengths eventually outweigh the bits of mess."

"The Wedding Banquet may not take its modern queer skepticism as far as its characters could naturally go..."

"The cast is strong enough to sell us on the movie’s idea of love, even when it bends conventionality into a balloon animal."

"It’s never very persuasive, and surprisingly lachrymose for a film being sold as a rom-com. That’s not to say that a comedy like this should shy away from weightier emotions."

"A reimagining of the original's premise that feels fresh in an age of relaxed queer sexuality..."

"A fun, open-hearted picture, and even if it lacks the wistful subtlety of the original, it ends up on the same landing note."

"The warmth of Gladstone’s presence leaves a lasting impression and endows this remake with a whisper of something authentically new."