The Plus One

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The Plus One

PG-13

2023

1h 34m

Romance

Comedy

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Lizzie (music superstar Ashanti) is looking to have the perfect destination wedding thanks to her doting father (Cedric the Entertainer) but her carefully laid plans are thrown into disarray when her "man-of-honor", Marshall (Jonathan Bennett, Mean Girls), brings his "ex-from-hell", Marie. It is going to take an all-out effort from Lizzie's friends and family to keep Lizzie from losing her mind as her "happily ever after" is faced with ruin. THE PLUS ONE is an uproarious and charming romantic comedy.

Clotilde Chinnici

Loud and Clear Reviews

09/14/2024

2.5/5

It soon becomes underwhelming and struggles to remain funny and relevant as the plot of the film goes on.

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

10/03/2023

D+

Tedious comedy about a bunch of self-centered people grinding through sitcom-level misunderstandings at a fancy Florida resort.

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

10/03/2023

2/5

Within a very uneven script, there are some enjoyably sparky tensions between the large ensemble of characters, although director Erik White struggles to navigate the whiplash shifts between broad slapstick and over-cooked emotion.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

09/29/2023

Aside from some lovely beachfront scenery, this woefully predictable romantic comedy about a destination wedding gone off the rails is a checklist of cliches.

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Monique Jones

Common Sense Media

09/29/2023

1/5

An illogical romcom [with lots of product placement.

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Largenette R

@RT79415795 Oct 5

This movie was trash. As a former bride, your wedding day and activities are about you. Girlfriends of friends, parents, siblings, etc do not take precedence over the bride. This movie was full of ish and the bride had no one on her side including her groom. Sad and shameful. This is another reason why I stray away from majority brown skinned casts. The ish is unrealistic to me. The plot was slow and foolish. I am mad at myself for watching the entire movie.

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Bo W

@RT26805066 12/07/2024

It's such a unsatisfying movie. I don't know Jonathan, the actor, before this movie. I can tell his sexual orientation soon after he starts to act. Their marketing is good to have so many clips of Marie doing bad stuff to Lizzie, so a lot of audience including myself watched because we wanted to know what kind of Karma is going to Marie. It's barely anything, super unsatisfying. She's pretty much the same as when she first appears. She doesn't learn anything, she doesn't gain or lose anything. You can argue she loses a relationship. But it's a relationship that she doesn't care for. Poor Lizzy, no one is really on her side. Everyone is asking her to suck it up, just enjoy the day, be the bigger person. No one stands up for her to face this big piece of obstacle. This is a torture to go through the movie. The plot is not good, the directing is not good. Don't waste your time on it. Oh, it almost feels like they try to make Marie like a Jennifer Coolidge like of a character. No, the plot, and the directing are not making it happen. I am quite certain most people wouldn't like Marie like we like Jennifer Coolidge.

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Vvv D

@RT48258519 11/03/2024

Painfully unfunny, Ashanti better stick to performing at the these small county fairs

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Nae N

@RT85784349 08/26/2024

This movie absolutely pissed me off. Definitely not worth watching!!!!

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Paula G

@RT80432941 07/31/2024

I did NOT even want to rate a star! I rather watch ads/comercials for that length of time! Literally, wanted to throw my remote at the screen, to make it stop! Director, and acting, worst ever.

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Yuki P

@RT14002716 06/29/2024

Absolutely horrible. Literally one of the worst movies I've ever seen.

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Marshall

Ashanti

Lizzie

Cassandra Scerbo

Marie James

Cedric the Entertainer

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Michelle Hurd

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Synopsis

Lizzie (music superstar Ashanti) is looking to have the perfect destination wedding thanks to her doting father (Cedric the Entertainer) but her carefully laid plans are thrown into disarray when her "man-of-honor", Marshall (Jonathan Bennett, Mean Girls), brings his "ex-from-hell", Marie. It is going to take an all-out effort from Lizzie's friends and family to keep Lizzie from losing her mind as her "happily ever after" is faced with ruin. THE PLUS ONE is an uproarious and charming romantic comedy.

Director: Erik White
Producer: Danny Chan, Danny Roth, Ashanti, John Mehrer, Demetrius V. Spencer, David Yates, Tina Douglas, Stephan Dweck
Screenwriter: Brendan Bradley, Austin Highsmith Garces
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Almost Never Films Inc., RNR Media
Rating: PG-13 (Suggestive Material|Some Drug Use|Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 29, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 3, 2023
Runtime: 1h 34m

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