A “Wedding Plan” at All Costs
By Skip Sheffield
“The Wedding Plan” is to get married at all costs. That’s the
bottom line on this Israeli comedy about an ultra-orthodox 32-year-old Jewish
woman and her quest to find a groom by the eighth night of Hanukah.
Yes, it helps to be Jewish and orthodox at that to
appreciate this comedy, written and directed by Rama Burshstein.
I am neither, but the saving grace of this movie is Noa
Koler, as the marriage-minded Michal. She has been dating for ten years, but
has yet to find a guy willing to make the commitment.
When her latest fiancé jilts her by saying bluntly “I don’t
love you,” Michal undertakes a drastic plan: go ahead with the marriage anyway,
groom or no groom. God will find a way, she rationalizes.
So at a cost of 15,000 shekels, Michal books a wedding hall
for 200 guests. She already has the white wedding dress.
Michal operates a mobile petting zoo. She must do
exceptionally well. For a secular Westerner, the thought is, what’s the big
whoop? Noa Koler is so appealing, with big, expressive brown eyes; we tend to
root for her.
Hey, it’s another romantic fantasy. We’ll do no spoilers
here, except to note love can come from the most unexpected places.
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