The Decoy Bride film review and trailer
THE Decoy Bride is an amiable if unconvincing wedding comedy set on a remote Scottish island where a Hollywood actress Lara (Alice Eve) is hoping to marry English beau James Arber (David Tennant) away from the gaze of the paparazzi.
To help put them off the scent (or rather the lone photographer who turns up), Lara’s manager hires lovelorn local girl (Kelly Macdonald) to be a dummy bride.
The cast has charm, and some of lines raise a chuckle, but the story lacks pace, plausibility and surprise.
Oddly, co-writer and comedienne Sally Phillips gives herself a non-part in the role of Lara’s manager’s PA.
(12A, 89mins)
Director: Sheree Folkson
Stars: David Tennant, Kelly Macdonald, Alice Eve
Verdict 2/5