-Thelma A. Adams reviewed Destination Wedding for AARP and gave the film 4/5 stars. Her sum up of the film is below.
Levin has written scene after scene of sharp, funny dialogue that plays to the strengths of Reeves and Ryder without pushing them out of their comfort zones. They’ve always been better stars than actors — and this oddball romantic comedy will have audiences falling for them all over again.
-Nell Minow reviewed Destination Wedding for Roger Ebert and gave it 3 stars. She said the following:
A lot of people are not going to like “Destination Wedding,” because the characters never shut up and complain all the time. But I thought it was a hoot. Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves, in their fourth film together, are clearly having a blast, and they won me over.
-Kim Myers reviewed Destination Wedding for The Playlist and gave it a B-. She closed with the following:
Lindsay and Frank are a bitter pair, who work better as on-screen entertainment than your table mates at a reception. If you only like your love stories on the sweeter side, you might want to stick to the Hallmark Channel. “Destination Wedding” is bitter, bubbly and ultimately refreshing, the Aperol Spritz to your sickly sweet Amaretto Sour.
-John Anderson reviewed Destination Wedding for The Wall Street Journal. A few of her thoughts are below:
It should be said right off that this provocative off-black comedy, starring the Gen-Xer’s dream cast of Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder, is not for everyone. And the people it is for will have to be in the mood.
“Destination Wedding” doesn’t have a leopard, but it does have a puma. It also lacks anything like the nonstop buoyancy of the Howard Hawks film, but the sepulchral tone is intentional. “Do you believe there’s someone for everyone?” Lindsay asks Frank, who answers: “Close. I believe there’s no one for everyone.” Most contemporary movies are meant to be loved by everyone. Not this one. But those who fall may fall hard.