Do You Take This Man

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Do You Take This Man
Directed byJoshua Tunick
Written byJoshua Tunick
Produced byEric Kops
Dave Perkal
Joshua Tunick
Starring
CinematographyDave Perkal
Edited byJoshua Tunick
Music byJohn Kimbrough
Distributed byBreaking Glass Pictures
Release dates
  • 26 July 2016 (2016-07-26)(Outfest LA)
  • 7 July 2017 (2017-07-07)(US)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Do You Take This Man is a 2016 American romantic drama film directed by Joshua Tunick, starring Anthony Rapp and Jonathan Bennett.

Contents

Cast

Release

The film premiered at LA Outfest on 26 July 2016. It was released to theatres on 7 July 2017 and on VOD and DVD on 11 July. [1]

Reception

Serena Donadoni of The Village Voice wrote that Tunick "infuses his debut narrative feature with a sunny optimism that gives an emotional drama the air of escapism." [2]

Gary Goldstein of Los Angeles Times wrote, "That it involves gay nuptials makes this sluggish talkfest feel like even more of a missed opportunity; something livelier and more compelling was in order." [3]

Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that while the cast "helps to make the weak drama more watchable than it has any right to be", the "seasoned pros can only do so much to animate the earnest, antiseptic script." [4]

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References

  1. Vilkomerson, Sarah (5 June 2017). "Wedding bells for Do You Take This Man will ring on July 7". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. Donadoni, Serena (7 July 2017). "Do You Take This Man". The Village Voice . Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. Goldstein, Gary (6 July 2017). "Review: 'Do You Take This Man' is not the gay wedding drama you've been waiting for". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. Farber, Stephen (19 July 2016). "'Do You Take This Man': Outfest Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 5 October 2023.