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The Wedding Banquet

2025

Comedy / Romance

10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 87% · 157 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 84% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 2426 2.4K

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Plot summary

Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee's expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min's grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet.

Director

Andrew Ahn Photo
Andrew Ahn

Top cast

Françoise Yip Photo
Françoise Yip as Susan
Joan Chen Photo
Joan Chen as May Chen
Bowen Yang Photo
Bowen Yang as Chris
Lily Gladstone Photo
Lily Gladstone as Lee
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23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
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23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Cinema-Review 6 / 10

Crazy Quirky Asians

The Wedding Banquet is a delightful, heartfelt remake of Ang Lee's 1993 classic that takes a beloved, time-honored premise and refreshes it for a new era. While the original film navigated issues of immigration, identity, and secrecy in a delicate blend of drama and comedy, this film shifts the focus toward relationships and personal growth, exploring the emotional depth of its characters with humor and sincerity.The film's comedy, though undeniably lighthearted, works largely because the film is brisk, without sacrificing the emotional truth of the characters. The narrative unfolds at a fast pace, each twist and turn propelled by a charming, almost sitcom-like energy.While the plot may feel predictable at times, and some of the situations bordering on farce, the direction allows the characters to shine through the chaos, striking a balance, using humor to gloss over some of the more contrived plot points, yet never losing sight of the genuine emotional moments at the film's heart.The blend of comedy and sincerity is where the film truly excels. It never leans too heavily into one side, allowing for moments of deep emotional truth to coexist with the lighthearted absurdity of the characters' increasingly ridiculous plans. When the film slows down, the dialogue crackles with authenticity-especially during the quieter exchanges.There is, however, a sense that the film could have pushed further into daring or edgier territory. It does not venture into particularly risky or provocative comedic waters. While this makes it a more accessible film for a broader audience, it also feels, at times, a little safe. In the era of modern streaming comedies and edgy narratives, a more bold exploration of the entanglements that ensue might have added another layer of excitement or complexity to the film.
Reviewed by viafilm 5 / 10

seriously disappointing

Very surprised by all the positive reviews (both critics and movie-goers) of The Wedding Banquet.My partner and I were very much looking forward to it - but were seriously disappointed.Various reviewers described the film as hilarious, charming, heartwarming.We did not see that movie.It was like spending time - too much time - with neighbors who mostly converse in therapy-speak platitudes, irony-speak chatter and in the case of one of the characters, complain incessantly about their mother.In addition to the annoying therapy-speak dialogue, the characters were not so interesting in our opinion. Angela's character (Kelly Marie Tran) was especially churlish and unappealing - it was impossible to see why Lee (Lily Gladstone) would have been in a relationship with Angela. For different reasons, it was difficult to see why Chris and Min were together.The few interesting and thoughtful parts of the movie, in our opinion, were the scenes of Min and his grandmother.I recall admiring the original Wedding Banquet - will watch it again to see.
Reviewed by Bleu-Le-Fluff-0969 7 / 10

Surprising good remake of a classic Asian queer comedy

Watched at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.I wasn't sure how a remake would work with And Lee's classic queer romantic comedy but color me surprise, the remake does a pretty good job on being creative from it's source material with new energy, humor, and atmosphere. Andrew Ahn is a director I have been keeping up with as his work Spa Night, Driveways and Fire Island have been pretty great and emotional engaging to observe. Here, Ahn's direction on the atmosphere, dialogue, and the character dynamics are pretty good. Being able to capture the emotions, hilarious dynamics, and some of the oddity and funny moments in both heartwarming and somewhat chaotic ways.With a good presentation, all of the performances are great as many of the cast members are able to provide fun energy, personality and purpose to their characters. Bowen Yang particular stands out at his best. Narrative-wise, I do appreciate some new themes they were able to explore but there are some moments that felt a little uninspired with the concepts and dynamics that Ahn explores. Including how the production feels almost too fake like something from Netflix and some of the structure feels a little strange, which does make some moments a bit distracting and dragging a bit.But overall, I didn't expect much for this remake but it was surprisingly not too bad and it went beyond the expectations.
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