
Save the Date
Seen it?2012 | 98 min | Comedy, Romance
Why it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (47% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of anyone who's survived a family wedding and people who love a good family story. Relationships are put under a microscope, for better or worse. Anyone with siblings or parents will recognize something here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
After breaking up with her boyfriend, a bookstore manager resists a seemingly perfect guy's attempts to woo her.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
47% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 52%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$6K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 12K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Mohan
- Lizzy CaplanSarah
- Alison BrieBeth
- Martin StarrAndrew
- Mark WebberJonathan
- Geoffrey ArendKevin
- Melonie DíazIsabelle
- Timothy BusfieldBenjie
- Gigi BerminghamMom
- Grant HarveyTrevor
- Kristin Slaysman