50
Everything that could go wrong does, but director Turner never musters the requisite manic energy that might get her proceedings off the ground.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
80
A film that's sweet, inclusive and sunny, a charmer filled with people who seem every bit as surprised as we are when they manage to look past surface differences, and find reasons to bond.
80
Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
The warm and charming White Wedding is like "The Hangover" off steroids. It's another get-me-to-the-church-on-time obstacle course but filled with smart social commentary, romantic wisdom, credible complications and memorable characters.
50
The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt
International audiences will be confronted by a rather predictable and highly implausible road movie that strains to achieve too many agendas.
50
Jann Turner's shiny, happy crowd-pleaser gleans a tiny shred of substance and social relevance from its exploration of racial and class politics in a post-apartheid South Africa that's still very much split across race lines.
70
The New York Times by Neil Genzlinger
Wedding chaos has been heavily mined by both film and stage comedies, but Jann Turner, the director here, keeps this story fresh, aided by the effortless interplay between Mr. Nkosi and Mr. Seiphemo (who are credited with Ms. Turner as writers). The goat helps too.
80
A highly engaging picture with a post-apartheid edge (certain scenes play like a farcical "Invictus").
50
An affable comedy that, unfortunately, has too many characters and subplots for its own good. The film also could do without the stereotypical character of a gay wedding planner who is supposed to be funny -- but is just embarrassing and clichéd.
50
San Francisco Chronicle by Walter Addiego
Some scenes are mild fun, but the mishaps that befall our hero aren't especially inventive, and although the South African setting provides a bit of interest, it's never really used incisively.