A Few Best Men

A Few Best Men is a 2011 comedy film written by Dean Craig and directed by Stephan Elliott. The film stars Xavier Samuel as a young groom heading to the Australian Blue Mountains with his three best men for his wedding.

A Few Best Men
Australian release poster
Directed byStephan Elliott
Produced by
  • Antonia Barnard
  • Gary Hamilton
  • Laurence Malkin
  • Share Stallings
Written byDean Craig
Starring
Music byGuy Gross
CinematographyStephen F. Windon
Edited bySue Blainey
Production
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Distributed by
Release date
  • 14 October 2011 (2011-10-14) (MVFF)
  • 26 January 2012 (2012-01-26) (Australia)
  • 31 August 2012 (2012-08-31) (United Kingdom)
Running time
96 minutes[1]
Country
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$14 million
Box office$15.5 million[2]

It led to a sequel, A Few Less Men.

Plot

When David Locking (Samuel) proposes to his girlfriend Mia Ramme (Brent) a week after they meet in Tuvalu, he rounds up his three best friends (Marshall, Bishop, and Draxl) to attend his wedding in Australia as best men, however, All hell breaks loose when the trio accidentally steal drugs, are chased by a mobster (Le Marquand), and get the father-in-law's (Biggins) sheep stoned.

Cast

Soundtrack
Main article: A Few Best Men (soundtrack)

Universal Music Australia released A Few Best Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Remixes on 20 January 2012. The film soundtrack is sung primarily by Olivia Newton-John.

  1. "Weightless" – Olivia Newton-John
  2. "The Rain, the Park and Other Things" (Lo Five Remix) – Olivia Newton-John
  3. "The Nips Are Getting Bigger" – The Wedding Band
  4. "Daydream Believer" (Chew Fu Fix) – Olivia Newton-John
  5. "The Pushbike Song" (Pablo Calamari Remix) – Olivia Newton John
  6. "Wankered" – The Wedding Band
  7. "Afternoon Delight" – The Wedding Band
  8. "A Beautiful Morning" – The Wedding Band
  9. "Brand New Key" (Archie Remix) – Olivia Newton-John
  10. "The Love Boat" (Roulette Remix) – Olivia Newton-John
  11. "Live It Up" – The Wedding Band
  12. "Sugar, Sugar" (Chew Fu Fix) – Olivia Newton-John
  13. "Living in the '70s" – The Wedding Band
  14. "Devil Gate Drive" (Chew Fu & PVH Night Fever Remix) – Olivia Newton-John
  15. "Georgy Girl" – Olivia Newton-John (Roulette Remix)
  16. "I Think I Love You" (Chew Fu & PVH Love Hurts Remix) – Olivia Newton-John
  17. "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" (Lo Five remix) – Olivia Newton-John
  18. "Mickey" (Chew Fu Fix) – Olivia Newton-John
  19. "Weightless" (Punk Ninja Remix) – Olivia Newton-John

Release

A Few Best Men premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival in San Rafael, California on 14 October 2011.[3] The film was released in Australia on 26 January 2012, in Germany on 14 June 2012, and in the United Kingdom on 31 August 2012.

Critical reception

A Few Best Men was met with negative reviews, earning an approval rating of 15% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 39 reviews with an average score of 3.56/10.[4]

Fiona Williams of SBS noted that the film was as "Funny as a funeral", awarding the film one star out of five, commenting that "Like a bad wedding reception, A Few Best Men is overlong by at least an hour, and the flimsy plot groans under its own weight."[5]

Despite its poor reviews, A Few Best Men was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score.

References
  1. "A FEW BEST MEN (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  2. "A Few Best Men (2012)". boxofficemojo.com.
  3. Mill Valley Film Festival (24 September 2011). "The Mill Valley Film Festival (October 6-16-, 2011) - Special Premiere". California Film Institute. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  4. "A Few Best Men (2012)". Retrieved 30 May 2020 – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  5. Williams, Fiona. "A Few best Men (review)". SBS. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
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