In 2011, another romantic melodrama of the young director Dmitry Grachev was released. The picture stood out bright, rich, funny. Men call such a movie absolutely “feminine” (such an assessment is given by a strong half of humanity to the film “Exchange Wedding”). The comedy actors are young and very successful and recognizable by the public celebrities who have already managed to gain the recognition of the moviegoer.
Producer
Dmitry Grachev is still little known to a wide audience. In his arsenal, only four are not quite successful at the box office. For the filming of "Exchange Weddings" there was only one film in the director's piggy bank - "The Bride at Any Cost". Despite his little popularity among film enthusiasts, Dmitry managed to establish himself among the cinematic hangouts as a creative representative of a new generation of directors.
It was this reputation that made it possible for the young director to attract rather famous stars of domestic cinema - Fedor Bondarchuk, Maxim Matveev, Ekaterina Vilkova and Maria Kozhevnikova into their project. It was these stars that made up the backbone of the "Exchange Wedding". The actors of the film have already managed to prove themselves in domestic cinema with interesting works.
Plot
The picture tells about the life of the fashion model Sonya, who, despite her popularity, like any woman, dreams of simple female happiness - a family and her beloved man nearby. Her boyfriend Ruslan is a successful television presenter, an ether star, does not share the aspirations of his passion. For him, Sonya is a successful couple at social events and no more. Ruslan is ready to make an offer to his chosen one, but only in the light of spotlights, since this step raises his ratings.
The bank clerk Sasha in his personal life, too, is not going smoothly. He is modest, kind, but, apparently, this is not enough for his girlfriend. His beloved Christina, secretary at MMM Bank, does not notice him. Christina wants pathos, expensive cars, fame. She absolutely does not need the sincerity and love of her colleague.
Sonia and Sasha decide to take revenge on their soul mates and get married. And only after leaving the registry office, they understand that a wedding of revenge is stupid. Now they need to learn to live together, overcoming mutual hostility. This is the summary of the comedy "Exchange Wedding."
Actors
As the director admitted, the casting did not last long, he thought through the images with the producers for a long time, and therefore there were no random people on the site. After reading the script, each protagonist came to the main platform without hesitation to make a real, good movie about feelings. In the melodrama "The Exchange Wedding," the actors masterfully reincarnated as their characters.
Ekaterina Vilkova played the main role of Sony supermodel. As the actress herself admitted, she really liked the image of her heroine and, in general, the plot itself, which is why she accepted the invitation to play in this film. It is interesting that the main characters - Maxim Matveev and Ekaterina Vilkova already played a couple in love in five scenes. The guys look so organic in the frame that the directors and producers are ready to shoot them again and again.
Maxim Matveev played the main male party - a bank employee Sasha, who is madly in love with his colleague, but she is not so fascinated by her boyfriend. At the end of the story, Alexander manages to prove to Kristina that he is not at all a gray mouse, as she believed, but a romantic.
Fyodor Bondarchuk embodied the image of the on-screen villain Ruslan, a smug and successful TV presenter, the guy Sonya who refuses to go down the aisle. Rather, Ruslan is ready to make an offer to his famous bride, but only under the gunsight. Sonya, on the contrary, craves sincerity and romance.
Maria Kozhevnikova played the role of bitchy and ambitious Christina, a girl with whom Alexander is in love. She does not reciprocate with her colleague, and rejects his offer. Alexander’s broken heart longs for revenge, and he decides to lead the first comer under the crown.
Ksenia Katalymova and Ararat Keshchyan played indefatigable agents who are trying to arrange the life of the main characters.
Reviews from viewers and critics
The film "The Exchange Wedding" received good feedback from the audience. Critics reacted to the release of the film more calmly. Another romantic melodrama for girls who dream of great and pure love, - so many connoisseurs have called this picture. The director in one of his interviews admitted that he was not going to shoot some instructive masterpiece. He wanted to make a good, modern Russian cinema, after watching which the viewer will have exclusively positive emotions. Grachev’s idea was completely realized.
An interesting fact is that thanks to the intriguing trailer, which starred the main character and the most famous actor in the film - Fyodor Bondarchuk, in the first days of the rental the picture collected decent box office - more than $ 2.5 million.