A Few Best Men
A Few Best Men is a 2011 comedy film written by Dean Craig and directed by Stephan Elliott. The film stars Xavier Samuel as a young groom heading to the Australian Blue Mountains with his three best men for his wedding. A sequel, A Few Less Men, was released in 2017.
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| Directed by | Stephan Elliott |
| Written by | Dean Craig |
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| Cinematography | Stephen F. Windon |
| Edited by | Sue Blainey |
| Music by | Guy Gross |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | A$14 million |
| Box office | $15.5 million[2] |
Plot
When David Locking proposes to his girlfriend Mia Ramme a week after they meet in Tuvalu, he rounds up his three best friends to attend his wedding in Australia as best men; however, all hell breaks loose when the three of them accidentally steal drugs, are chased by a mobster, and get the father-in-law's sheep stoned.
Cast
- Xavier Samuel as David Locking
- Kris Marshall as Tom
- Kevin Bishop as Graham
- Rebel Wilson as Daphne Ramme
- Olivia Newton-John as Barbara Ramme
- Laura Brent as Mia Ramme
- Jonathan Biggins as Jim Ramme
- Tim Draxl as Luke
- Steve Le Marquand as Ray
- Elizabeth Debicki as Maureen
Music
Universal Music Australia released A Few Best Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Remixes on 20 January 2012. The film soundtrack is sung primarily by Olivia Newton-John.
Release
A Few Best Men premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival in San Rafael, California on 14 October 2011.[3] The film was released in Australia on 26 January 2012, and in the United Kingdom on 31 August 2012.
Critical reception
A Few Best Men was met with negative reviews, earning an approval rating of 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 39 reviews, with an average score of 3.6/10.[4]
Fiona Williams of SBS noted that the film was as "funny as a funeral", awarding one star out of five, commenting that "Like a bad wedding reception, A Few Best Men is overlong by at least an hour, and the flimsy plot groans under its own weight."[5]
Despite poor reviews, A Few Best Men was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score.
References
- "A FEW BEST MEN (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- "A Few Best Men (2012)". boxofficemojo.com.
- Mill Valley Film Festival (24 September 2011). "The Mill Valley Film Festival (October 6-16-, 2011) - Special Premiere". California Film Institute. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- "A Few Best Men (2011)". Retrieved 15 June 2021 – via rottentomatoes.com.
- Williams, Fiona. "A Few best Men (review)". SBS. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
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