The Best Man (2023)

My quick rating - 3.6/10. Appears to be another STV action flick starring Dolph Lundgren, which may or may not be a good thing depending on who you ask. Looks as though he and the rest of the wedding party are going to have to defend a group of mercenaries taking over the venue where Luke Wilson and Nicky Whelan are getting hitched. The initial lead-up to the siege is basically just showing the best man and the groom's best friend getting drunk, so the setup isn't all that important. Nor is it entertaining since, aside from the initial few moments, nothing happens for like 45 minutes. The before-credits beginning is the obvious foreshadowing to what the bad guys want with this takeover and who is running the show. It was nice seeing Scout Taylor-Compton doing something aside from Rob Zombie's Halloween retreads, but again, the story and dialogue here left so much to be desired. It is hard to set yourself apart when trying to do a movie that has been done so many times before, with the "Die Hard in a _____" mold but others have at least given it a shot. This one plods through the motions with some mediocre fight scenes and atypical gunplay. Also, some of the things they wrote for poor Whelan to do are downright embarrassing. I feel bad knowing she had to actually try and play off some of her decisions in this. Without spoilers, let's just say they are downright ridiculous. And then the part I had to type the moment it happened. Wow, that was the most anti-climactic ending I have seen in a long time. I seriously thought they were kidding. Nope, credits LOL. I truly cannot believe they built up the tension to a finale and pulled that shit. On that note, choose the cheapest or just avoid this one unless you're a huge Lundgren or any cast member's fan, since that is about the highlight of the whole thing, the cast.

This one is a bit costly no matter which streamer you choose including Amazon.

The Best Man (2023)

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