When the best man is mediocre

Cinema: The Wedding Ringer. Directed by Jeremy Garelick. Nationwide, 15A. Rating: ***. Pelo Malo. Directed by Mariana Rondón. IFI, no cert. Rating: ***

John Lithgow and Alfred Molina play a married couple whose happiness is threatened by the economic downturn in Ira Sachs’ comedy drama.
John Lithgow and Alfred Molina play a married couple whose happiness is threatened by the economic downturn in Ira Sachs’ comedy drama.

Made up of equal parts sweetened bromance and post-Hangover politically incorrect laughs,The Wedding Ringer is an extension of the anxieties and inanities surrounding modern marriage and friendship in the age of the internet. These are played for sporadic laughs and patchy slapstick. Designed as a vehicle for comedian Kevin Hart and Frozen actor ...