Tuesday 28 October 2014

112 Weddings
Dir: Doug Block
2014
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Doug Block's 112 Weddings is a documentary based on some of his past clients who he has made wedding videos for over the last 19 years (he has recorded 112 so far, hence the title). It's a collection of several (not all 112 thankfully) what happened next stories, carefully selected I would expect, to show the happy, not so happy and the not so sane. Half the interviews make for uncomfortable viewing due to the fact that happily ever after didn't quite happen, whether this is because of mental health issues or Child illness or whatever. The other half of the interviews make for uncomfortable viewing because who wants to watch old people get gooey together in public. The film isn't really about Weddings or love, it's just about these select people. People who are quite happy to air their dirty laundry in public, like the sound of their own voices and declare everything that they think and have experienced to be true of everyone else. Uncomfortable, annoying and a tad bit repetitive I'm afraid.


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