Ceremony (2010)

Two friends are off on a weekend outing. Marshall thinks the trip is to re-establish their friendship, but Sam has ulterior motives in mind as he crashes the wedding of a woman he still loves.

Director:

Max Winkler

Writer:

Max Winkler

Stars:

Michael Angarano, Uma Thurman, Reece Thompson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Angarano	...	Sam Davis
Uma Thurman	...	Zoe
Reece Thompson	...	Marshall Schmidt
Lee Pace	...	Whit Coutell
Jake Johnson	...	Teddy
Brooke Bloom	...	Margaret Cornish
Harper Dill	...	Carol Archer
Rebecca Mader	...	Esme Ball
Nathalie Love	...	Blonde Maid
Charlie Moss	...	Nico Spicer
Lisby Larson	...	Nina Pileggi
Paul Amodeo	...	Bruce Singer
Philip Carlson	...	Butler
Catherine Russell	...	Party Guest #4
Jack Koenig	...	Party Guest #5

Storyline

Sam has roped his friend Marshall into going on a weekend outing. Marshall thinks the trip is about re-establishing their friendship, while Sam has ulterior motives - namely, trying to win back Zoe, a woman he loves. Sam talks his way into getting them invited to a party at a beach house where Zoe is getting married to Whit. While Marshall goes through all the emotions of deceit, like anger, depression and acceptance, Sam is trying all of the angles in trying to win Zoe back.

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Plot Keywords:

love | weekend | party | beach house | wedding | 

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Taglines:

He's the love of her life. She just doesn't know it yet.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language, sexual references and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 June 2011 (Thailand)

Also Known As:

Bröllopet

Filming Locations:

Long Island, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,920, 8 April 2011, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$21,666, 15 May 2011

Company Credits

Production Co:

NALA Films, Polymorphic Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Steven Spielberg decided to offer Lee Pace the part of Fernando Wood in 'Lincoln', after seeing his performance in this film.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Sam Davis: [reading for children's book] He would not take no for an answer. Our young hero traveled a great many leagues beneath the ocean's surface to find his shackled mermaid. And he had no intention of leaving without her. However, the evil Sea King had other plans. Like a mad man driven by love and revenge, he unsheathed his spear gun and fired!

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Connections

References The Kid (1921)

User Reviews

Excellent light romantic comedy!

One of the easiest to watch movies of recent memories. The movie has a slow start establishing Sam's character as an absolute jerk and his friend Marchall's character as a whiny hypochondriac. However, things pick up nicely when Uma Thurman (Zoe) comes on scene. Nothing like a major star like her to pick things up.

The setting is a gorgeous beach house on the ocean, with all the beautiful people partying for a weekend wedding - who doesn't love a wedding! Sam's character unfolds delightfully as his deeply romantic self comes to the fore. And Marshall proves to be a hero!

The boys learn about life and love and the pursuit of happiness through pain and suffering. The movie, thankfully, doesn't take the easy way out by tying things up with a bow, but leaves you with the sweetness of the mystery of life.