Tuesday 2 June 2015

Someone Marry Barry (2014) 8/10

Starring : Tyler Labine, Damon Wayans Jr, Lucy Punch, Hayes MacArthur, Thomas Middleditch
Director : Rob Pearlstein
Running Time : 88 mins

Three friends have grown sick and tired of their annoying friend Barry (Labine), so they decide to try and marry him off by purchasing a mail order bride for him. This doesn’t work out, but he meets Melanie (Punch), an English girl who is every bit as annoying and abrasive as Barry is. Now they are faced with having two Barry’s in their group, and decide to make the ultimate decision in terms of friendship.

This may not have been the most high brow or complex of comedies but I really liked it. Labine and Punch were wonderful as the happy couple, and the supporting cast of characters playing Barry’s friends manage to bring their own stories into the mix and show just how terrible they are even without Barry’s influence. In spite of the fact that the characters are over the top and at times ridiculous, they are instantly identifiable and you can immediately see how they are going to develop as the movie progresses.

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