The Romantics (film)

The Romantics
Directed by	Galt Niederhoffer
Produced by	Michael Benaroya; Daniel Hendler; Daniela Taplin Lundberg; Galt Niederhoffer; Ron Stein; Jennifer Todd; Suzanne Todd
Written by	Galt Niederhoffer
Starring	Katie Holmes; Josh Duhamel; Anna Paquin; Malin Åkerman; Adam Brody; Dianna Agron; Jeremy Strong; Rebecca Lawrence; Candice Bergen; Elijah Wood;
Distributed by	Falcon Films ; Paramount Famous Productions
Release date	January 24, 2010 (Sundance); September 10, 2010 (United States);
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4,500,000
Box office	$123,820[1]

The Romantics is a 2010 romantic comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Galt Niederhoffer, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film.[2]

Plot

A group of seven college friends reunite after six years for a wedding. Things go awry when the maid of honor, Laura (Katie Holmes), and the bride, Lila (Anna Paquin), clash over the groom, Tom (Josh Duhamel), with whom Laura was once romantically involved. As Laura, Lila, and Tom all try to decipher their emotions, the film explores all of the relationships of people in and around the circle of friends that met those years ago.

Cast

Katie Holmes as Laura Rosen[3]
Anna Paquin as Lila Hayes
Josh Duhamel as Tom McDevon
Dianna Agron as Minnow Hayes
Adam Brody as Jake
Malin Åkerman as Tripler
Elijah Wood as Chip Hayes
Annabel Brooks as Sky Rosen
Candice Bergen as Augusta Hayes
James K. Schaffer as William Hayes
Rosemary Murphy (in her last role) as Grandmother Hayes
Warrent F. McKnight as Reverend Bartlett

Production

Liv Tyler was originally cast as Laura, but was replaced by Katie Holmes, who also served as the film's executive producer.[4]

Filming took place from November to December 2009 in Southold, New York, and Los Angeles, California.

It had its world premiere during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. It was released in selected theaters September 10, 2010.[5]

Reception

Critical response

The film was critically panned. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 14% based on reviews from 35 critics, with an average of 4.23/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "The Romantics is visually accomplished, but director Galt Niederhoffer's adaptation of her own novel never finds the passion on the page or offers audiences a reason to invest in these limp love affairs."[6]

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References

"The Romantics". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
The Romantics Film page
Jill Goldsmith (September 23, 2009). "ICM's Bartlett boosts young talent". Variety.
Tatiana Siegel (November 1, 2009). "'Romantics' hot for Katie Holmes". Variety.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-08-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"The Romantics". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

External links

The Romantics on IMDb
The Romantics at Box Office Mojo

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[mojo-1] "The Romantics". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved April 19, 2014.

[2] The Romantics Film page

[3] Jill Goldsmith (September 23, 2009). "ICM's Bartlett boosts young talent". Variety.

[4] Tatiana Siegel (November 1, 2009). "'Romantics' hot for Katie Holmes". Variety.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-08-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "The Romantics". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 3 February 2013.