The Best Man
Directed by Shane Dax Taylor
- jackmeatDecember 13, 2025My quick rating - 3.6/10. Appears to be another STV action flick starring Dolph Lundgren, which may or may not be a good thing depending on who you ask. Looks as though he and the rest of the wedding party are going to have to defend a group of mercenaries taking over the venue where Luke Wilson and Nicky Whelan are getting hitched. The initial lead-up to the siege is basically just showing the best man and the groom's best friend getting drunk, so the setup isn't all that important. Nor is it entertaining since, aside from the initial few moments, nothing happens for like 45 minutes. The before-credits beginning is the obvious foreshadowing to what the bad guys want with this takeover and who is running the show. It was nice seeing Scout Taylor-Compton doing something aside from Rob Zombie's Halloween retreads, but again, the story and dialogue here left so much to be desired. It is hard to set yourself apart when trying to do a movie that has been done so many times before, with the "Die Hard in a _____" mold but others have at least given it a shot. This one plods through the motions with some mediocre fight scenes and atypical gunplay. Also, some of the things they wrote for poor Whelan to do are downright embarrassing. I feel bad knowing she had to actually try and play off some of her decisions in this. Without spoilers, let's just say they are downright ridiculous. And then the part I had to type the moment it happened. Wow, that was the most anti-climactic ending I have seen in a long time. I seriously thought they were kidding. Nope, credits LOL. I truly cannot believe they built up the tension to a finale and pulled that shit. On that note, choose the cheapest or just avoid this one unless you're a huge Lundgren or any cast member's fan, since that is about the highlight of the whole thing, the cast.
The Best Man Trivia
The Best Man was released on April 21, 2023.
The Best Man was directed by Shane Dax Taylor.
The Best Man has a runtime of 1h 32m.
The Best Man was produced by Daniel Cummings, Scott Martin, Jack Sheehan, Michael Thomas Slifkin, Daniel Zirilli.
Best Man takes place on a remote resort, in the midst of a wedding where mercenaries take control of the property. Now it's up to the groom, the best man, and their best friend to defeat the terrorists and save the hostages. Die Hard at a wedding.
The key characters in The Best Man are Bradley (Brendan Fehr), Anders (Dolph Lundgren), Cal (Luke Wilson).
The Best Man is rated R.
The Best Man is an Action, Thriller film.
The Best Man has an audience rating of 3.3 out of 10.
The Best Man has made $19,170 at the box office.