# Love Wedding Repeat
**Love Wedding Repeat** is a 2020 British-Italian romantic comedy written and directed by Dean Craig, in which alternate versions of the same wedding day unfold after the reception seating plan is accidentally rearranged. It stars [Sam Claflin](https://www.edgepedia.org/sam-claflin) as Jack, an Englishman trying to give his sister Hayley ([Eleanor Tomlinson](https://www.edgepedia.org/eleanor-tomlinson)) a perfect wedding day while reconnecting with Dina ([Olivia Munn](https://www.edgepedia.org/olivia-munn)), an American journalist he failed to kiss during a visit to Rome years earlier[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80227754). The film is an English-language remake of the 2012 French comedy *Plan de Table* ("Table Plan")[2](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-04-10/love-wedding-repeat-review-romantic-comedy-olivia-munn) and marked Craig's directorial debut[3](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/9/10/love-wedding-repeat-review/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Release | Netflix streaming, April 10, 2020; 100 minutes, rated NR[4](https://www.netflixmovies.com/love-wedding-repeat-2020) |
| Director / writer | Dean Craig, his directorial debut; screenplay with story credit to Christelle Raynal and Francis Nief[3](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/9/10/love-wedding-repeat-review/) • [5](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/love-wedding-repeat-movie-review-2020) |
| Basis | Remake of the 2012 French film *Plan de Table*[2](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-04-10/love-wedding-repeat-review-romantic-comedy-olivia-munn) |
| Lead cast | Sam Claflin (Jack), Olivia Munn (Dina), Eleanor Tomlinson (Hayley), Freida Pinto (Amanda), Joel Fry (Bryan), Tim Key (Sidney), Aisling Bea (Rebecca), Jack Farthing (Marc), Allan Mustafa (Chaz)[1](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80227754) |
| Production | UK-Italy co-production by Notorious Pictures and Tempo Productions, shot on location in Rome from May 6, 2019[6](https://www.screendaily.com/news/sam-claflin-freida-pinto-join-uk-italy-rom-com-love-wedding-repeat/5138662.article) |
| Reception | 35% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer (69 reviews) and 38% on the Popcornmeter; Metascore 41 (mixed or average); IMDb 5.6/10 from about 23,000 votes[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/love_wedding_repeat) • [8](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/love-wedding-repeat/critic-reviews/) • [9](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/love-wedding-repeat) |
## Spoilers
### Plot and structure
The story opens in Rome, where Jack hesitates before kissing Dina, his sister's roommate, and the moment is spoiled by an old schoolmate offering him a ride to the airport[5](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/love-wedding-repeat-movie-review-2020). Three years later, at Hayley's wedding to the Italian Roberto at a villa near Rome, Dina appears among the guests and Hayley asks Jack to slip a sleep sedative into the champagne of Marc, an uninvited former classmate who has arrived to declare his love for the bride[4](https://www.netflixmovies.com/love-wedding-repeat-2020). Before the glass reaches Marc, a group of children rearranges the place cards at the head table, and the drugged drink passes to Bryan, Hayley's reluctant maid of honor[4](https://www.netflixmovies.com/love-wedding-repeat-2020).
From that point the film replays the day with the table plan changed, so that each version pairs the guests differently: Jack beside his ex-girlfriend Amanda and her insecure boyfriend Chaz, Bryan beside his filterless ex Rebecca, and Dina beside a self-absorbed guest named Sidney[5](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/love-wedding-repeat-movie-review-2020). A disembodied narrator billed as The Oracle (Penny Ryder) frames the device as a meditation on chance, arguing that something as small as where guests sit can decide whether love succeeds or fails[5](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/love-wedding-repeat-movie-review-2020). Critics noted that the film is not a true time loop in the manner of *Groundhog Day*: the day restarts only once, midway through the running time, with no in-story explanation for the reset[5](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/love-wedding-repeat-movie-review-2020) • [3](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/9/10/love-wedding-repeat-review/).
## Production
Dean Craig, previously known as the screenwriter of *Death at a Funeral* and its 2010 American remake, wrote the screenplay and directed[2](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-04-10/love-wedding-repeat-review-romantic-comedy-olivia-munn). The project was announced as a UK-Italy co-production in April 2019, when Sam Claflin, Olivia Munn, and [Freida Pinto](https://www.edgepedia.org/freida-pinto) joined the cast ahead of filming in Rome from May 6, 2019; producers were Guglielmo Marchetti of Notorious Pictures and Piers Tempest of Tempo Productions, with Endeavor Content handling worldwide sales[6](https://www.screendaily.com/news/sam-claflin-freida-pinto-join-uk-italy-rom-com-love-wedding-repeat/5138662.article). [The Irish Times](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-irish-times) reported that the film received its world premiere after acquisition at Cannes 2019[10](https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/love-wedding-repeat-you-should-avoid-this-four-weddings-rip-off-1.4223098). Netflix released it on April 10, 2020[4](https://www.netflixmovies.com/love-wedding-repeat-2020).
## Reception
The film drew mixed-to-negative reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes it holds a 35% Tomatometer from 69 reviews, with the critics' consensus stating that the film "takes the rough shape of beloved rom-coms from the past, but its beautiful setting and appealing cast can't compensate for a sodden story"[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/love_wedding_repeat). Its Metacritic Metascore is 41, based on 17 critic reviews of which 2 were positive, 11 mixed, and 4 negative[8](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/love-wedding-repeat/critic-reviews/).
Reviewers repeatedly compared the film to earlier British wedding comedies. IndieWire called its first hour "a bit like an updated 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'"[8](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/love-wedding-repeat/critic-reviews/), and the Los Angeles Times described the premise as having a bit of *Sliding Doors* meets [Richard Curtis](https://www.edgepedia.org/richard-curtis)'s *About Time*[2](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-04-10/love-wedding-repeat-review-romantic-comedy-olivia-munn). The most favorable notice came from Variety's Owen Gleiberman, who scored it 70 and praised the near-real-time unfolding and the cast[8](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/love-wedding-repeat/critic-reviews/). Common criticisms targeted the labored comic timing, the late shift from bawdy farce to earnest romance, and the underuse of the repeat conceit itself[8](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/love-wedding-repeat/critic-reviews/) • [11](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/apr/10/love-wedding-netflix-romcom). Audience scores were similarly middling: 38% on the Popcornmeter and 5.6/10 on IMDb[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/love_wedding_repeat) • [9](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/love-wedding-repeat).
## Context among wedding rom-coms
The film arrived during Netflix's push to revive the theatrical romantic comedy on streaming, a strategy the Guardian noted had drawn celebratory reviews for lesser entries simply because of the genre's scarcity elsewhere[11](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/apr/10/love-wedding-netflix-romcom). It shares its wedding-day premise and alternate-timeline device with the same year's *Palm Springs*, which uses a full time loop and earned a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a contrast several outlets drew when discussing both films[12](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/streaming/3-sweet-romantic-comedy-movies-on-hulu-you-probably-havent-seen). Time magazine later listed *Love Wedding Repeat* among Netflix's cheesy rom-coms, describing it as "this zany remake of the 2012 French rom-com Plan de Table"[13](https://time.com/7222428/best-cheesy-rom-coms-netflix/).
## References
1. [Love Wedding Repeat, Netflix Media Center](https://media.netflix.com/en/only-on-netflix/80227754)
2. [Gary Goldstein, "Olivia Munn-Sam Claflin rom-com 'Love Wedding Repeat' doomed by high-concept mess," Los Angeles Times, April 10, 2020](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-04-10/love-wedding-repeat-review-romantic-comedy-olivia-munn)
3. [Aline G. Damas, "'Love Wedding Repeat' Rehashes More Successful Rom-Coms," The Harvard Crimson, September 10, 2020](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/9/10/love-wedding-repeat-review/)
4. [Love Wedding Repeat (2020) on Netflix, NetflixMovies.com](https://www.netflixmovies.com/love-wedding-repeat-2020)
5. [Monica Castillo, "Love. Wedding. Repeat" movie review, RogerEbert.com, April 10, 2020](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/love-wedding-repeat-movie-review-2020)
6. [Tom Grater, "Sam Claflin, Freida Pinto join UK-Italy rom-com 'Love, Wedding, Repeat'," Screen Daily, April 18, 2019](https://www.screendaily.com/news/sam-claflin-freida-pinto-join-uk-italy-rom-com-love-wedding-repeat/5138662.article)
7. [Love. Wedding. Repeat, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/love_wedding_repeat)
8. [Love Wedding Repeat critic reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/movie/love-wedding-repeat/critic-reviews/)
9. [Love Wedding Repeat streaming, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/love-wedding-repeat)
10. [Donald Clarke, "Love Wedding Repeat: You should avoid this 'Four Weddings' rip-off," The Irish Times, April 10, 2020](https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/love-wedding-repeat-you-should-avoid-this-four-weddings-rip-off-1.4223098)
11. [Benjamin Lee, "Love Wedding Repeat review – laboured Netflix romcom farce," The Guardian, April 10, 2020](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/apr/10/love-wedding-netflix-romcom)
12. ["3 sweet romantic comedy movies on Hulu you (probably) haven't seen," Tom's Guide](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/streaming/3-sweet-romantic-comedy-movies-on-hulu-you-probably-havent-seen)
13. ["The 20 Best Cheesy Rom-Coms on Netflix," Time, February 14, 2025](https://time.com/7222428/best-cheesy-rom-coms-netflix/)
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