{"id":58694,"date":"2019-02-28T00:43:45","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T00:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=58694"},"modified":"2019-02-28T00:43:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T00:43:45","slug":"dev-patels-wedding-guest-tour-guide-action-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=58694","title":{"rendered":"Dev Patel\u2019s \u2018Wedding Guest\u2019 is more tour guide than action hero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man shows up to a Pakistani wedding bearing zip ties, duct tape and guns, with designs on snatching the bride (Radhika Apte). But because the guy is played by Dev Patel \u2014 those sensitive eyes! \u2014 and the director is auteur Michael Winterbottom (\u201cThe Trip\u201d), we know there\u2019s likely more to \u201cThe Wedding Guest\u201d than that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"e3lan e3lan-in-post1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BO0BDQEslwQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p>And there is, though not in an entirely conventional sense; Winterbottom pays more attention to the colorful journey through Pakistan and India than fleshing out his lead characters. The pair hopscotch from one city to the next via rental cars and crowded trains and buses, the camera always caught up in dusty, dizzying ambiance.<\/p>\n\n<p>There\u2019s also a broader commentary here on the treatment of women, both in arranged marriage and in testosterone-heavy thrillers. Apte\u2019s character stays largely an enigma throughout, but her palpable frustration with the men and culture around her \u2014 plus the chance to vicariously visit Goa, that jewel of an Indian seaside getaway \u2014 makes \u201cThe Wedding Guest\u201d worth an RSVP.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man shows up to a Pakistani wedding bearing zip ties, duct tape and guns, with designs on snatching the bride (Radhika Apte). 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