The Romantics (film)
3.6 /10 1 Votes
15% Rotten Tomatoes Director Galt Niederhoffer Music director Jon Sadoff Duration Language English | 5.1/10 IMDb 43% Metacritic Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance Initial DVD release February 8, 2011 Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date January 24, 2010 (2010-01-24) (Sundance)
September 10, 2010 (2010-09-10) (United States) Writer Galt Niederhoffer (novel), Galt Niederhoffer Cast Katie Holmes (Laura Rosen), Anna Paquin (Lila Hayes), Josh Duhamel (Tom), Dianna Agron (Minnow Hayes), Adam Brody (Jake), Malin Åkerman (Tripler)Similar movies Man-Proof (1938), No Man of Her Own (1932), Love Is a Racket (1932), Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948), The Good Guy (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Romantics is a 2010 romantic comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Galt Niederhoffer, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film.
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Plot
A group of seven college friends reunite after six years for a wedding. Things go awry when the maid of honor, Laura, (Katie Holmes) and the bride, Lila (Anna Paquin), clash over the groom, Tom (Josh Duhamel), with whom Laura was once romantically involved. As Laura, Lila, and Tom all try to decipher their emotions, the film explores all of the relationships of people in and around the circle of friends that met those years ago.
Cast
Production
Liv Tyler was originally cast as Laura, but was replaced by Katie Holmes, who also served as the film's executive producer.
Filming took place from November to December 2009 in Southold, New York.
It had its world premiere during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It was released in selected theaters September 10, 2010.
Critical response
The film was critically panned. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 15% based on reviews from 33 critics.
References
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