Critic Reviews

• Jon Frosch, Hollywood Reporter

  Helena From the Wedding is written, directed, and played with such verve and deep, unshowy feeling that its insights on these tried-and-true themes come through with rare and startling clarity.

• Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

  Among its achievements is the kind of comfortable, shaded acting we expect from seasoned professionals and a script (by the director, Joseph Infantolino) that almost scarily captures the cadences of whining white privilege.

• V.A. Musetto, New York Post

  None of its characters is especially interesting.

• Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice

  The group is frequently drunk, but writer-director Joseph Infantolino's handling is lucid, a necessity to keep up the sense of vague dread and walking-on-eggshell egos.

• Dennis Harvey, Variety

  This is the kind of single-location indie talkfest that could translate to the stage without much tweaking. But pacing is brisk, and perfs and writing sharp enough to engage throughout.

• David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

  ...distractingly low-rent...

• Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

  The picture ultimately doesn't end up anywhere, but moments are accounted for nicely, creating a warm bath of razors for those who prefer their onscreen relationships to be as hesitant as possible.

• Ethan Alter, NYC Film Critic

  The cast handles the material adequately enough, but writer/director Joseph Infantolino doesn't provide them with anything they (and we) haven't seen played out before.

• Glenn Heath Jr., Slant Magazine

  Marriage is hell. Matrimony is rife with mistrust, misdeeds, and misconceptions. But you know what's worse? Being single. We get it.

• Harvey S. Karten, Compuserve

  Too unassuming for its own good.

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