The Decoy Bride
Director: Sheree Folkson
Starring: Kelly MacDonald, David Tennant, Alice Eve
**
A British rom-com about Katie (MacDonald), who agrees to be a decoy to fool paparazzi when a celebrity couple (Eve and Tennant) decide to get married on a remote Scottish island.
Inspired by classics such as Notting Hill, the director Folkson delivers a by-the-numbers romance where you're often begging for the inevitable and predictable end.
Agonising small-town stereotypes are trotted out and the only thing keeping you going is that Tennant and MacDonald have a real chemistry, despite the film's flaws, with the latter in particular making the best of things.
A wretched script and sloppy premise is saved from cinema hell by a charming pair of leads, but still, The Decoy Bride fails to raise anything more than a chuckle.
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Brief scores:
Juventus 3
Dybala 6', Bonucci 17', Ronaldo 63'
Frosinone 0
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