The New York Times
Patel and Apte's chemistry approaches scalding levels as their characters grow closer.
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The Wedding Guest
Dev Patel (Lion) leads this thriller from BAFTA-winner Michael Winterbottom (The Trip) as an elusive man who travels from Britain to Pakistan to attend a wedding. However, he plans to kidnap the bride-to-be.
201994 minsUKIndia Take One Productions, Revolution Films, Riverstone Pictures, Ingenious Media, Stage 6 Films, Lipsync Productions
Thriller
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RogerEbert.com
Patel, who also served as a producer on the film, may be looking into graduating from playing stock supporting characters and into more challenging lead roles.
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Entertainment Weekly
As an intriguing, impressionistic wisp of a story, its mood and colors linger on the screen.
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Variety
What's lacking is personality from the human characters, which is a serious failing...
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The Washington Post
[A] satisfyingly unpredictable meditation on female agency, in a culture in which women are too often treated as a man's possession.
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The Guardian
The performances are perfectly solid and it always runs smoothly, but the film itself seems to take its leave of us with a shrug.
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Empire Magazine
Michael Winterbottom is a master in many areas but the thriller seems beyond him this time.
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Chicago Reader
In the end, the screenplay is the letdown, hewing too closely to generic convention.
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The Wedding Guest is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV.