Save the Date Synopsis: Sarah begins to confront her shortcomings after she rejects her boyfriend’s hasty proposal and soon finds herself in a rebound romance. Meanwhile, her sister Beth is immersed in the details of her wedding.
Despite finding Sarah fairly unlikeable, I did enjoy this indie romanceâŚto an extent. The saving grace for me was the performances by Alison Brie and Martin Starr, both of whom I could watch in just about anything.
After breaking up with her boyfriend shortly after moving in with him, bookstore owner Sarah finds herself enjoying a rebound romance that comes with its own set of complications. Meanwhile, her sister, Beth, is experiencing her own set of relationship woes as she plans her wedding.
While planning a wedding, their relationship struggles were more relatable and honestly more interesting than Sarahâs problems. Sarahâs public rejection of her rocker boyfriendâs proposal was cringe-worthy enough, but then she jumps into an immediate relationship with a marine biologist (Mark Webber) without much guilt or reflection over how she treated her ex (who was refreshingly not a complete idiot).
I could feel the filmâs effort to be quirky and different, but there is nothing overly memorable about Save The Date. If anything, it suffers from a lack of likable characters and originality. Lizzy Caplan fails as the manic pixie dream girl and instead comes across as a selfish commitment-phobe. By the end of the movie, I was pretty convinced that both of her beaus in this movie deserved better.
Watched: 07/01/2018
Notable Song: Iâm Just A Wolfbird by Geoffrey Arend and Martin Starr
