Miranda Tapsell leads us on a merry dance through all of the Northern Territory's most famous and scenic sights, from Nitmilik Gorge to Kakadu to the Tiwi Islands. There are credits to the Northern Territory Tourist Bureau, and they more than got their money's worth.
The story line is a bit predictable, but it is told with enthusiastic good nature and has a couple of less obvious twists that overall it hung together well enough that I didn't mind. It is the Miranda show and she inhabits the character so easily I wonder whether aspects of it might be slightly autobiographical. Gwilym Lee as fiancé Ned is a pleasant, slightly uncomfortable fish out of water in what to him must be such a strange environment. The extras, Aboriginal people in various places and particularly on the Tiwi Islands, give it a goodly dollop of authenticity and provides a reflective backdrop for many of the story's aspects.
In some ways, it's a bit like a visual equivalent of a musical - a not terribly plausible or important story that ties together not songs but images and impressions of Australia's Top End and the people that live there. If you've never been, this might just inspire you to go.
Top End Wedding
2019
Action / Comedy / Romance
Top End Wedding
2019
Action / Comedy / Romance
Plot summary
Lauren and Ned are engaged, they are in love, and they have just ten days to find Lauren’s mother who has gone AWOL somewhere in the remote far north of Australia, reunite her parents and pull off their dream wedding.
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August 14, 2019 at 05:01 PM
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An enjoyable if predictable trip through Australia's Top End
Well-made Aussie rom-com
'Top End Wedding' is from the director of 'The Sapphires' and also stars Tapsell, this time as Lauren, an up-&-coming lawyer from Adelaide. She gets engaged to Ned (Lee), which sets in motion a whirlwind trip to Darwin to try and pull together a wedding in 10 days before she's required back at work, thanks to her demanding boss Ms Hampton (Fox).
Back in Darwin, we meet Lauren's Dad, Trevor (Higginson) and the twist that her Mum, Daphne (Yovich), has left to find her roots. This "mystery" forces Lauren and Ned on a roadtrip to find her, and allows us to see the spectacular scenery in Kakadu and Katherine, as well as eventually, the Tiwi Islands. There's plenty of funny moments along the way and interesting characters.
As well as the great settings, there's also some emotional reunions for Lauren and Daphne with their people and country on the Tiwi Islands - it's all handled really well and is very touching. It's fantastic to see Aboriginal actors and Australian settings on film - I wish there was more. Overall, a lovely film in terms of story, music, characters and settings.
This is not a comedy film! Not a single laughable scene! Talking entire film! Bored to freaking death!
This film start at 1976, a girl runaway from her wedding scene! As turnout, this film is about "Lauren" searching her mom "Daffy" to attend her wedding ceremony with her husband "Ned"! Entire film full of boring conversation scene! The dancing scene in the film also very annoying and bored! Barely laughable scene is, Ned hit his head several times in a car while he searching things! Barely intense scene is, Ned fighting with Lauren's father "Trevor" at the closet scene! At the end, Lauren found her mother, Ned and Lauren pronounce as lawful couple at the ceremony! Still have some ceremony picture after the credit! That's it! Completely wasting time to watch!