Movie review: The Decoy Bride

WHEN the wedding of internationally famous film star Lara Tyler (Alice Eve) to weedy English author James Arber (David Tennant) is sabotaged by a paparazzo, they decide to relocate the event to the one place where the world’s press won’t find them: the sleepy Island of Hegg, as featured in James’ bestselling novel The Ornithologists Wife.

Friday, March 30, 2012

WHEN the wedding of internationally famous film star Lara Tyler (Alice Eve) to weedy English author James Arber (David Tennant) is sabotaged by a paparazzo, they decide to relocate the event to the one place where the world’s press won’t find them: the sleepy Island of Hegg, as featured in James’ bestselling novel The Ornithologists Wife.

However, dilapidated buildings and greedy islanders are the least of the problems that the wedding party and their Hollywood entourage have to deal with, as Marco (Federico Castelluccio) the ingenious paparazzo tracks them down in his mission to photograph the celebrity wedding of the year. Steve and his assistant Emma (Sally Phillips) must find a decoy bride and think that local girl Katie (Kelly MacDonald) will be an ideal replacement. But when Katie meets James, sparks fly, dresses get ruined and love gets complicated.

Run:     1 hr. 29 minGenre:     Drama, Romance, Art House & International, ComedyDirected By:     Sheree FolksonWritten By:     Sally Phillips, Neil JaworskiReleased on:     Mar 9, 2012