
Friends and family convene at a beach house for the wedding of Lila and Tom. But things don't go swimmingly, mainly because of one thing that Lila and her maid of honor, Laura, have in common - Tom, the groom. Laura and Tom were an item before Lila came along and nobody seems able to forget that. With very few successful marriages to look up to, and friends that she's not sure she can trust, will Lila be able to go through with the wedding?... (Full plot summary below)
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Friends and family convene at a beach house for the wedding of Lila and Tom. But things don't go swimmingly, mainly because of one thing that Lila and her maid of honor, Laura, have in common - Tom, the groom. Laura and Tom were an item before Lila came along and nobody seems able to forget that. With very few successful marriages to look up to, and friends that she's not sure she can trust, will Lila be able to go through with the wedding?
Leave your thoughts about The Romantics.
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyThis is probably not a good movie to see with your fiancée or fiancé. |
| New York PostKyle SmithThe Romantics isn't as consistent or as well-rounded as its parent, "The Big Chill," or as entertaining as its less literate but more extroverted cousin, "St. Elmo's Fire," but with its tart dialogue and its perfect ending, it is sensitive as well as sagacious. It's a rare combination. |
| Hollywood & FineMarshall FineHas its minor pleasures. But they are too few and far between to warrant sitting through the entire film. |
| E! OnlineMatt StevensJust in time for hurricane season, this perfect storm of pretentiousness blows into a theater near you. |
| Boxoffice MagazineSteve Ramos(Holmes) fails to deliver requisite laughs to keep the comedy afloat. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohSilly and pointless "mumblecore"-style movie gotten up in preppy drag. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerA little of this movie's preppy, whiny expostulation goes a long way. |
| New York PressSimon AbramsThe Romantics is the kind of bland romantic melodrama that breeds resentment instead of sympathy for its young protagonists. |
| MSN.comSean Axmaker... isn't so much a romantic comedy as a lightweight indie ensemble drama that never quite gels. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyWhile in some ways an improvement on the book, this seriocomedy toplining Katie Holmes remains short on truly involving characters or situations, and is likely to spark unflattering comparisons to such vaguely similar, more distinctive films as "Rachel Getting Married" and "Margot at the Wedding." |