It should have turned out better than this. A romantic comedy, starring David Tennant, Kelly MacDonald and Alice Eve? With a script co-written by the terrific Sally Phillips? In a genre that Britain ...

Adam Deacon, winner of the Bafta Rising Star Award, explores the nightmarish condition of fame, starring as a Premiership footballer who finds himself used as a cashpoint by former homies, and having ...

There are five low-budget British films out this week, none of them worthy of a cinema release. The first one is The Decoy Bride, a sub-Curtis romantic comedy set on a Hebridean island. David Tennant ...

IF THIS film isn’t at a cinema near you, fear not: it’s heading to your DVD shop within the week, and if its extras include a deleted scenes section, you could have quite a debilitating drinking game ...

Unfortunately, its dull, protracted narrative and Sunday night television aesthetic consigns The Decoy Bride to the big screen dross that it is. Sadly, the visual magic simply isn't there (perhaps ...

Good-natured, completely formulaic and modestly appealing, the Scottish-set romping rom-com The Decoy Bride eventually stumbles at the altar, despite a charming and dynamic performance from Kelly ...

This romantic screwball comedy, set on the mythical Scottish island of Hegg, is clearly intended to evoke memories of Whisky Galore!, I Know Where I'm Going and even Local Hero. Sadly, the visual ...

Freelance film critic, writer and broadcaster. Editor of CelluloidHeroes.co.uk Freelance film critic, writer and broadcaster. Editor of CelluloidHeroes.co.uk Were is not for a minor role in the ...

If a film is neither romantic nor funny, can it still be referred to as a romcom? ‘The Decoy Bride’ has all the trappings of the genre – likeable leads, spectacular locations, a soundtrack so cutesy ...