Jenny's Wedding 2015

Justin Chang, Variety: Plays like a series of hand-holding growth exercises for closed-minded conservatives, and relies too heavily on its tying-the-knot finale for both dramatic momentum and emotional closure. Read more

Noel Murray, AV Club: This is a movie displaced in time. And it's barely a movie. It's more like a dusty, faded old pamphlet: "So your daughter's decided to get gay-married..." Read more

Jon Frosch, Hollywood Reporter: There's a fine, fierce film somewhere in Jenny's Wedding, trying to claw its way out from under all the cliches, speechifying and sappy pop music. Read more

Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times: In the moments where she finally becomes angry, Heigl's pugnacious qualities serve her well; her rage is pure, cleansing and righteous in defense of her life. Read more

Katherine Pushkar, New York Daily News: It all feels outdated, simplistic and insulting to both the characters and the audience. Read more

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: One of the many irritants in this trite, well-intentioned lecture on tolerance: The audience is always several moves ahead of the script. Read more

James Rocchi, TheWrap: "Jenny's Wedding" isn't ill-intentioned or actively bad; it's just a little too familiar, a little too safe and a little too satisfied with itself. Read more

Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: Harps on the retrograde ideas that women should all aspire to be married, and happiness is a permanent state of being that the virtuous can achieve. Read more