Title: The Decoy Bride
Starring: David Tennant as
James, Kelly MacDonald as Katie, Alice Eve as Lara, Hamish Clark, James Fleet,
Dylan Moran and Sally Phillips
Genre: Romanic Comedy, Chick
Flick, Scottish, Humorous
Release Date: 2011
Plot: Internationally famous
actress Lara has been stalked by the paparazzi since she was fifteen years old
and now, when she is on the brink of getting married, the media destroys her
dream wedding. Fleeing to a faraway island with her beloved, Lara hopes to
finally get married without the media finding out at all. But one persistent
photographer has other plans. Meanwhile, James is a writer suffering from a severe
case of writer's block after his first book took off. Whisked away to the
island featured in his book, James suddenly finds himself wondering if this was
a good idea after all.
And local girl Katie, reeling from her own personal drama, is thrown
into the lot when the wedding planners decide the only way to evade the press
is to have a decoy bride. While the offer sounds appealing at first, Katie
quickly realizes she's probably in over her head. But it's too late to back out
now, right?
Likes/Dislikes: This was a
hilarious very clean movie set in a wonderful little part of the world. I loved
all the Scottish accents and the descriptions of the island were vivid and
colorful. I particularly loved the fact that James and Katie are both writers
and watching them go on about each other's books was a treat. I thought Lara
was funny though I personally wouldn't know what to do with such a character in
real life and the wedding planners were a riot! Once or twice it seemed a
little far-fetched but overall wrapped up very well into a cute little story. I
quite enjoyed it and Tennant was so funny.
Rating: PG-12 and up, mainly
for content and target audience {there's a scene where two people get soaked
and have to change into dry clothes, and the engaged couple tease each other
about sex before the wedding but nothing happens}. Recommended for family
viewing.
Date Review Written: November
2nd, 2015
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