Jeri Jacquin
On Bluray/DVD and Digital HD this week from director Jeffrey
Blitz, the comedy writing of Jay and Mark Duplass and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is the best group at TABLE 19.
Preparing for a weekend getaway wedding, Eloise (Anna
Kendrick) isn’t as happy as one would think. Also invited is Walter Thimple
(Stephen Merchant), the Kepp’s Bina (Lisa Kudrow) and Jerry (Craig Robinson),
Rezno Eckberg (Tony Revolori) and former nanny Jo Flanagan (June Squibb).
Showing up in their wedding finery, they head to the
reception discovering they are all being seated at table 19 in the back of the
hall. Spending a few moments making introductions, Eloise shows up and proceeds
to lay it on thick.
She informs them all that she was once the maid-of-honor but
broke up with boyfriend Teddy (Wyatt Russell) who happens to be the brother of
the bride. Stunning her table-mates with her forwardness, Eloise gets a bit
brutal informing them of why they are at Table 19.
Bina and Jerry spend time snipping at one another, Walter
can’t seem to answer direct questions put to him; Rezno has a mother who pushes
him to find a girl at the reception and Nanny Jo has tales to tell of the bride
and her brother.
Eloise tries to forget that she’s in the same room with
Teddy and it is everyone at table 19 who stands by her – and each other. The
most unlikely table becomes the most likely to find the true meaning of
friendship.
Kendrick as Eloise is endearing and has a biting wit that
gets her into a bit of trouble. Losing brides maid status is the least of
Eloise’s’ problems yet sitting at table 19 offers her more than she could have
ever expected. Kendrick has the awesome knack of bringing relatability to a
character and even when she’s being a tad wretched, she easily receives
forgiveness.
Kudrow as Bina is a woman clearly unhappy with the way her
life is turning out. Feeling alienated from the young married life she
remembers is causing a rift now. Kudrow gives us her funny side mixed in with a
motherly attitude towards the group. Robinson as Jerry seems to have become
fixed in his life as a diner owner and book reader but that’s only on the
surface.
Russell as Teddy has a magazine rack full of issues and
wishes Eloise would just go away so he won’t have to deal with any of them.
Merchant as Thimple is absolutely hilarious as his story unfolds. He starts as
the odd man out who isn’t as odd as people may think. Revolori as Rezno is a
young man clearly trying to find his way through life and at table 19 he’s
doing it wearing a furry tie. He is a straight forward character who clearly
needs to break free!
Squibb as Nanny Jo is the jewel in this film, the icing on
the wedding cake and the stuff that older lady’s are made of. I loved every
moment of her performance and no one could have ever done it better. She is
amazing and all I could think is how cool it would be to hang out with a Nanny
Jo.
Other cast include Margo Martindale as Rezno’s mother Freda,
Thomas Cocquerel as Huck, Andrew Daly as Luke Pfaffler, and Maria Thayer as
Kate Milner.
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TABLE 19 is a quirky, twisted, hilarious, heartfelt, jaw
drop of a story filled with moments that are so relatable for anyone who has
ever attended a reception. None of this surprises me as the Duplass brothers
have once again brought every range of emotion in one afternoon. If anything
else, the next time anyone attends a reception after seeing the film will
wonder why they are at their assigned table.
Of course I’m leaving out a lot of detail because I had such
a good time watching this film that I want everyone to enjoy it as well. This
cast is just magical bringing out the best and worst of their characters only
to discover that we are all broken in some way or another. This is the film you
share with everyone because every minute is relatable!
The Bluray and DVD Special Features includes Deleted Scenes of Carol Milner Kills It,
Cousin Donny Toasts It, Infamous Kate Works It and Table 19 Swings It and
the Featurettes Table of Rejects, Head of
the Table and Table for Six. Make
sure to give the special features a look because it adds so much more to the
film.
Quick to judge, quick to anger, quick to run and quick to
realize that we all need one another to get through the craziness of life.
These characters just remind us to have a sense of humor while it all plays out
the way it’s supposed to. So, get some cake and gladly sit up at TABLE 19.
In the end – you are invited to the wedding of the season.
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