Dev Patel stars in the subdued chase movie as a mysterious man of action teamed up with a runaway bride.
No one going to see “The Wedding Guest” should expect a rom-com. The always likable Dev Patel does star in it as a hunky guy who travels to a wedding party — but he’s not been invited, and he really ruins the wedding.
That’s because he’s brought along not a tasteful 10-piece bakeware set as a gift for the happy couple but duct tape, fake passports, some guns and zip ties. His hope is to put the bride in his trunk.
Michael Winterbottom, the director of “24 Hour Party People” and “A Mighty Heart,” has channeled Quentin Tarantino for his latest, a sparse and often quiet love story set against some of the most crowded spots in Pakistan and India.
“The Wedding Guest” actually has a thin story, but one saved by great acting and electric footage, from the rooftops in Amritsar to the crowded streets of Jaipur, as our heroine and hero travel through India, which we are told is “the perfect place to get lost.
