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  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 25 m

Summary On the eve of their wedding, Alison gets cold feet and decides to break up with her fiancé Phil. But rather than face the embarrassment of calling off the ceremony, Alison suggests to Phil that they proceed with a sham wedding. Phil is more than game to try, secretly hoping that a surprise gift he has for Alison will ultimately change h...

Directed By: Victor Quinaz

Written By: A.M. Lukas, Philip Quinaz, Victor Quinaz

  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2013
  • PG-13
  • Oscilloscope
  • 1 h 25 m

Breakup at a Wedding

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Summary On the eve of their wedding, Alison gets cold feet and decides to break up with her fiancé Phil. But rather than face the embarrassment of calling off the ceremony, Alison suggests to Phil that they proceed with a sham wedding. Phil is more than game to try, secretly hoping that a surprise gift he has for Alison will ultimately change h...

Directed By: Victor Quinaz

Written By: A.M. Lukas, Philip Quinaz, Victor Quinaz

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Aug 2, 2013
Breakup at a Wedding works, because Quinaz has come up with a concept that lets him skewer directorial pretension alongside wedding hysteria.
By Farran Smith Nehme FULL REVIEW
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Aug 1, 2013
Everything goes pretty much as you guess it’s going to, but the conceit of seeing the whole story through the eyes of the videographer adds a dimension to the familiar goings-on.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
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Jul 30, 2013
Those who believe weddings to be exorbitant, empty spectacles have a fair-weather friend in writer-director Victor Quinaz, whose inventive debut, Breakup at a Wedding, attempts an aloof, smirking pose but surrenders to sentimentality in the end.
By Inkoo Kang FULL REVIEW
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Aug 3, 2013
Watching your friends’ actual wedding videos, however painful, would be a more edifying experience than sitting through Breakup at a Wedding.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
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Jul 31, 2013
Any rooting interest in the central lovers evaporates, as both seem so terminally stupid that the thought of them potentially having children together is frightening. Maybe their divorce proceedings will be hilarious.
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Before The Door Pictures, PERIODS. Films, Robinson Films, Anonymous Content, He-Ro Productions
Release Date Aug 2, 2013
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline Come join in the celebration!
Website https://www.facebook.com/BreakupAtAWedding
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