A Few Best Men


A Few Best Men is a 2011 comedy film written by Dean Craig and directed by Stephan Elliott. The film stars Xavier Samuel as a young groom heading to the Australian Blue Mountains with his three best men for his wedding.
It led to a sequel, A Few Less Men.

Plot

When David Locking proposes to his girlfriend Mia Ramme a week after they meet in Tuvalu, he rounds up his three best friends to attend his wedding in Australia as best men. Havoc ensues as the trio accidentally steal drugs, are chased by a mobster, and get the father-in-law's sheep stoned.

Cast

released A Few Best Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Remixes on 20 January 2012. The film soundtrack is sung primarily by Olivia Newton-John.
  1. "Weightless" – Olivia Newton-John
  2. "The Rain, the Park and Other Things" – Olivia Newton-John
  3. "The Nips Are Getting Bigger" – The Wedding Band
  4. "Daydream Believer" – Olivia Newton-John
  5. "The Pushbike Song" – Olivia Newton John
  6. "Wankered" – The Wedding Band
  7. "Afternoon Delight" – The Wedding Band
  8. "A Beautiful Morning" – The Wedding Band
  9. "Brand New Key" – Olivia Newton-John
  10. "The Love Boat" – Olivia Newton-John
  11. "Live It Up" – The Wedding Band
  12. "Sugar, Sugar" – Olivia Newton-John
  13. "Living in the '70s" – The Wedding Band
  14. "Devil Gate Drive" – Olivia Newton-John
  15. "Georgy Girl" – Olivia Newton-John
  16. "I Think I Love You" – Olivia Newton-John
  17. "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" – Olivia Newton-John
  18. "Mickey" – Olivia Newton-John
  19. "Weightless" – Olivia Newton-John

    Release

A Few Best Men premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival in San Rafael, California on 14 October 2011. The film was released in Australia on 26 January 2012, in Germany on 14 June 2012, and in the United Kingdom on 31 August 2012.

Critical reception

A Few Best Men was met with negative reviews, earning an approval rating of 15% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 39 reviews with an average score of 3.56/10.
Fiona Williams of SBS noted that the film was as "Funny as a funeral", awarding the film one star out of five, commenting that "Like a bad wedding reception, A Few Best Men is overlong by at least an hour, and the flimsy plot groans under its own weight."
Despite its poor reviews, A Few Best Men was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score.