Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2013

With a title this generic, an ensemble cast comprising some hot young actors and a few old vets, a hackneyed central conceit involving pretending to still be married and a poster with everyone smiling moronically, could this be anything but a feature-length studio sitcom? This multiplex fodder is forced, flaccid, and tonally clueless, but so innocuous that it’s difficult to even bother criticizing. None of the acting is bad, but neither is anyone actually believable (though Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon and Diane Keaton at least appear to be having a good time for their paychecks). Airline movie. Japanese title: Griffinka no Wedding Note. (90 min)