White Wedding 2009

Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: An enjoyable film set in South Africa that makes full use of the country's lingering apartheid tensions and generational divides without ever losing its smile. Read more

Nathan Rabin, AV Club: Apparently any deep-seated generational conflict can be resolved with camaraderie, off-key sing-alongs, and binge drinking. Read more

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: This is a movie so excited to exist that it overwhelms you with plot. Sitting through it is like opening the door to an overloaded closet. Stuff just tumbles out. Read more

Los Angeles Times: Filled with smart social commentary, romantic wisdom, credible complications and memorable characters. Read more

Bob Mondello, NPR: White Wedding is about connections, and it has the good sense to pull them together in a film that's sweet, inclusive and sunny. Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: An affable comedy that, unfortunately, has too many characters and subplots for its own good. Read more

Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: 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. Read more

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune: A tepid, cliche-ridden marriage comedy from South Africa. Read more

Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: While it's a relief to visit a side of Africa that's not beset by poverty and war, we learn little about the characters. Read more

Nick Schager, Village Voice: Director Turner never musters the requisite manic energy that might get her proceedings off the ground. Read more

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: A film that chafes, even as it ingratiates. Read more