The Best Man – ABC Film Challenge – Thriller – B – The Best Man – Movie Review
Director: Shane Dax Taylor
Writer: C Alex Rossel, Shane Dax Taylor, Daniel Zirilli (Screenplay)
Cast
- Luke Wilson (Old School)
- Dolph Lundgren (The Expendables)
- Brendan Fehr (Final Destination)
- Nick Whelan (Hall Pass)
- Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween)
Plot: Mercenaries seize control of a remote resort hotel during a wedding and it’s up to the best man, the groom and their drunken best friend to stop the terrorists and save the hostages.
Runtime: 1 Hour 33 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Best Man starts when Cal (Wilson) is preparing to marry Brook (Whelan). Her family has rented out a hotel resort for the ceremony. While Cal brings a few of his former military friends Bradley (Fehr) and Anders (Lundgren) along for the celebrations.
However, during the wedding, a team of mercenaries led by Axel (Martin) invades the wedding. Now, the military men must do what they can to save the people inside and escape their former brother’s terrorist attack.
Verdict on The Best Man
The Best Man is an action thriller following a military unit coming together to celebrate a wedding. However, a former member of the unit has their own plan for revenge as he attacks the wedding party. Now, the soldier must come together to use their skills to defeat an old friend.
This looks to bring to life another version of ‘Die Hard in an X’, with it being at a hotel resort for a wedding. The invasion of the resort is a good sequence. However, this feels off, as we have three different military men taking on what feels like a small number of enemies. It never feels like they are in any danger and ends up leaving us with anti-climax. The performances are fine but nobody really stands out and by the end of the movie it feels like we missed a trick.
Final Thoughts – The Best Man is the standard late-night movie.
