The Knot
Starring: Talulah Riley, Matthew McNulty, Noel Clarke, Mena Suvari
Director: Jesse Lawrence
Rating: 2/5
Noel Clarke is back on writing duties this week as he steps into the wedding comedy for the very first time with The Knot.
While Clarke is not directing the project this time around he is on the cast list of this latest Brit film.
Soulmates Alexandra (Riley) and Jeremy (McNulty) are getting married. At least that's the plan.
Unfortunately for them, nonchalant best man Peter (Clarke), bridesmaid Sarah (Suvari) and an army of naysayers haven't heard they're meant to be together.
Can missing bridesmaids, crashed cars, a trip to A&E, and a delivery of pigs testicles stand in the way of true love?
You do get the feel that The Knot was every so slightly influenced by last year's The Bridesmaids with his 'funny' toilet moments and so on but it really does miss the mark.
Instead of trying to find an identity of its own it relies far too heavily on gross out gags and lads humour - which is sadly neither funny or clever.
But the main problem is there is not one character that you believe in or root for and that does leave an audience a little disinterested.
None of the cast are really stretched and the likes of Mena Suvari and Noel Clarke are wasted in this movie - the former by far is given too little to do, which is a real shame.
Jesse Lawrence is making his directorial debut with this movie and while you do wonder what this movie could have been in more experienced hands the script is mostly to blame.
And the fact the script is a little under par does come as a surprise seeing as Clarke wrote it but it just lies far too heavily on cliche and stereotypes - all the way down to the groom getting the wrong church; now how many times have we seen that?
You can see what The Knot is trying to achieve but it is a long way from doing that. It lacks likeable character but most of all it lacks laughs.
The Knot is out now. Read an interview with Mena Suvari here.
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