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January 25 – January 31, 2025
Uncivil union: Two wedding parties fight for one venue in ‘You’re Cordially Invited’ BY SARAH PASSINGHAM What can go wrong will go wrong, especially during a meticulously planned, once-in-a-lifetime event. The new Prime Video comedy film “You’re Cordially Invited,” premiering Thursday, Jan. 30, tests the limits of Murphy’s law when two wedding parties are double-booked at the same venue. Reese Witherspoon (“The Morning Show”) and Will Ferrell (“Will & Harper,” 2024) star as dueling wedding coordinators willing to fight dirty for their favorite family member’s perfect day. Father-daughter duo and best friends Jim (Ferrell) and Jenni (Geraldine Viswanathan, “Miracle Workers”) are ready to welcome Oliver (Stony Blyden, “American Born Chinese”), her new fiancé, to the family in a beautiful ceremony at the picturesque Palmetto House island resort on the Carolina coast. Guests have saved the date — June 1 — and arrangements have all been made with the help of their wedding planner Heather (Keyla Monterroso Mejia, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”). While Jim may be apprehensive about his relationship with his daughter changing once she’s married, no amount of pre-big day jitters could prepare them for what’s to come. A serious sisterly bond ties Margot (Witherspoon) and her
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younger sister, Neve (Meredith Hagner, “Search Party”). So when Neve surprises her big sister at work with the news of her engagement to Dixon (Jimmy Tatro, “Home Economics”), her joy eclipses even her need to attend to her client, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Peyton Manning (“History’s Greatest of All-Time with Peyton Manning”). Margot quickly dons her event planner hat and books Neve and Dixon’s ceremony at the Palmetto House on, you guessed it, June 1. The bridal parties each spend months getting their affairs in order, the whole time not knowing the chaos that awaits them. Wedding week has arrived and there’s about to be a showdown at the front desk of the Palmetto House. In the official trailer for the movie, Jim and Margot, already seemingly at each other’s throats as they exchange dirty looks on their way to check in, receive the bad news from concierge Leslie (Jack McBrayer, “30 Rock”). The small venue has double-booked the weddings and with no time to reschedule, both parties will have to share the island and the resort’s amenities. Also starring in “You’re Cordially Invited” are Leanne Mor-
gan (“Sun Moon,” 2023) as Gwyneth; Rory Scovel (“No Good Deed”) as Colton; Ramona Young (“Never Have I Ever”) as Kelly; and Celia Weston (“Echoes”) as Flora. The film was written and directed by Nicholas Stoller, whose Apple TV+ sitcom “Platonic” is a hit with both critics and streaming audiences, with a second season in the works. Comedy legend Ferrell, who has spent three decades making us laugh since his television debut in the 21st season of “Saturday Night Live,” is in fine physical comedy form in “You’re Cordially Invited.” He goes head to head with Witherspoon, who gives her own classic Type-A comedic performance in the film, as their characters spitefully battle on behalf of the brides in a fresh take on the bridezilla trope. Jim and Margot share a tense slow dance full of whispered threats, wrestle for control of a microphone and plot against each other’s ceremonies in the movie’s trailer. An alligator also makes an appearance at the festivities, as if the wedding party feud wasn’t enough action for one wedding night — but don’t
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