Wedding Palace (film)

The Wedding Palace (Korean: 궁전 결혼식) is a 2013 Korean romantic comedy film directed by Christine Yoo and starring Brian Tee and Kang Hye-jeong.

Wedding Palace
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChristine Yoo
Screenplay byChristine Yoo
Robert Gardner
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyErnest Holzman
Jun Young Kim
Edited byDerek Draper
Music byWoody Pak
David Benoit
Distributed byGo Go Go Entertainment
Release date
  • 27 September 2013 (2013-09-27)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryKorea
LanguageKorean
Box office$27,183[1]

Plot

While leaving in Los Angeles, Jason Kim struggles to find his place in his life after being dumped by Jinnie at the age of 29. According to his father, not being married by the age of 30 in his clan is a taboo. In the other corner of the world, Na Young of South Korea, via online dating, looking for a romantic date. She finds Jason, who falls in love with her and suggests to visit him in America. The two arrange a travel. Jason, who is eager to bring Na Young to America, travels to Seoul, Korea, on a business trip, and meets her there at a karaoke bar. During their romantic enclosure, some mishaps happen, resulting in Jason and Na Young flying back to America with an idea on how to make tampons for men. After spending time over video chat, they decided to get wed in California. Unfortunately, Na Young's family didn't expected such an uncustomary behavior.

Cast

Filming locations

The Wedding Palace was shot in Koreatown, Los Angeles.[2]

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 33% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 5.10 out of 10.[3] On Metacritic it has a weighted average score of 42 out of a 100, based on 8 reviews.[4]

Joe Leydon of Variety called it "loud [and] frenetic" when it comes to action which "drowns out the charms" of the debut film.[5] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter said that the "toilet humor and broad stereotypes mark this forced, unfunny comedy".[6]

Mark Jankins of The Washington Post gave the film 2 out of 5 and said that "the [film] unsurprisingly counsels young lovers, cursed or not, to follow their hearts", but was intrigued by an alternate moral: "Just because your mother runs a wedding palace doesn't mean you can't elope".[7] Nicole Herrington of The New York Times said that the Wedding Palace" [shows] basic life lessons (respecting differences) with some clever animation and a few chuckles".[8] Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com gave the film 1 out of 5 stars.[9] Michael Nordine of The Village Voice said that the Wedding Palace "is at its best when it isn't so eager to please".[10]

References
  1. "Wedding Palace". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  2. Kang, Inkoo (26 September 2013). "Review: 'Wedding Palace' finds love in scatological humor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  3. "Wedding Palace". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  4. "Wedding Palace". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  5. Leydon, Joe (28 September 2013). "Film Review: 'Wedding Palace'". Variety.
  6. Frank Scheck (September 27, 2013). "Wedding Palace: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  7. Jenkins, Mark (18 October 2013). "'Wedding Palace' movie review". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  8. "A Nuptial Curse in the Finest Korean-American Tradition". The New York Times. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  9. Lemire, Christy (27 September 2013). "Wedding Palace". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  10. Nordine, Michael (25 September 2013). "Less is More in the Endearingly Broad Wedding Palace". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
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