Twenty somethings, Ben King and Alice Mori, who have close friends since college, reunite after a long time apart at the wedding of two mutual friends. Despite the happiness of the event, the two are both facing the toughest challenge either of them have ever faced: Summer; the season of weddings. Alice is dreading this, as she has been recently dumped by her longtime boyfriend and is now without a date to every wedding she is obliged to attend. For Ben, a half hopeful, half ... (Full plot summary below)
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Twenty somethings, Ben King and Alice Mori, who have close friends since college, reunite after a long time apart at the wedding of two mutual friends. Despite the happiness of the event, the two are both facing the toughest challenge either of them have ever faced: Summer; the season of weddings. Alice is dreading this, as she has been recently dumped by her longtime boyfriend and is now without a date to every wedding she is obliged to attend. For Ben, a half hopeful, half hopeless romantic, he's simply biding his time and complacently waiting for his perfect match to walk into his life, much to the displeasure of his friends, all of whom are pushing forward in life and getting married themselves, and especially his father, whose own wedding is fast approaching. With both of them needing to attend the weddings they're invited to, they agreed to be each others' plus one at each wedding to save face, ward off inquisitive friends, help Alice get over her ex's absence in her life and help Ben find his seemingly perfect match. However, across the summer; the two eventually realize that sometimes your permanent 'plus one' isn't the person whom you expect to find in life.
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| ObserverRex ReedIncurable romantics seeking a fresh look at love contemporary-style could do a lot worse than Plus One. This charming little independent film, by the first-time writing-directing team of Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer, also introduces two vibrant new stars in Jack Quaid and Maya Erskine as Ben and Alice. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliFor romance junkies, the film checks all the boxes. For those who want a little more, it comes complete with a smart script, likeable leads, and a willingness to occasionally tweak a trope or two. My only complaint about Plus One is that the ending feels a little rushed. |
| Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonDevelopments give Erskine a chance to play hurt and wounded, and she handles this as beautifully as she does the light comedy. She’s the plus in Plus One. |
| New York PostSara StewartPlus One is the latest evidence (see also: “Always Be My Maybe”) that the romantic comedy is making a long-awaited comeback, with some overdue modern tweaks. |
| RogerEbert.comNell MinowThe weddings themselves are a hoot, shrewdly observed, witty, but genuine. |
| The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeErskine, with her earthy chuckle and precision-tooled comic timing, is the real discovery here. She’s a smutty, sniggering joy in the role and I can’t wait to see what she does next. |
| VarietyNick Schager[A] winning film ... Genre fans won’t want to miss it. |
| The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerPlus One isn’t much more than consistently amusing and sweetly romantic, but in the right hands, those qualities can still feel like a lot. |
| SlashfilmHoai-Tran BuiPlus One isn’t a knock-off of one of the greatest rom-coms ever, it’s a deserving successor. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJon FroschPlus One is nothing if not formulaic. ... But what Plus One lacks in originality it at least partially makes up for in warmth and watchability. |
