After a bride (Natalie Burn) decides not to go through with the wedding, leaving her groom (Ser’Darius Blain) and his groomsmen at the altar, life comes at her fast. Part of a large international corporation known as the University, the bride and all seven groomsmen must now fight to the death leaving only a trail of blood for the heartbroken groom–giving new meaning to “Til Death Do Us Part.”
Til Death Do Us Part is incredibly fractured. Half of the time I couldn’t figure out where the hell I was in the narrative, and I was lost in the shuffle throughout its majority. Was it the beginning, the middle, the end–or some other place entirely? As Til Death Do Us Part played out, I struggled to find my way back–and while that doesn’t destroy the film, it certainly makes it more difficult for viewers to follow along. The film walks a fine line between complete and a jumbled mess, and I’m not sure which side of the line it eventually lands on.
The acting throughout the course of Til Death Do Us Part is incredibly cheesy, and honestly I believe that it was meant to be this way. I don’t think that most people are going into a film of this nature looking for a riveting storyline (just something to keep it moving) or top-notch performances. For the most part, however, I feel that each of the actors delivered in the way that they were meant to. The thing that frustrated me most about the acting was Burn. Not that she isn’t able to show emotion, and not that she doesn’t effectively lean into that cheesiness that transcends the film–but rather that her accent, the one that she tries so hard to hide throughout the majority of the film, slips through on more than one occasion. I don’t mind if she has an accent, and honestly I’m not sure what the point of hiding it would have been (particularly if the University is meant to be a world-wide corporation). Regardless, Til Death Do Us Part still finds her struggling to effectively hide her accent, and I found instances of the film frustrating as a result.
Again, I’m not sure that viewers are going into Til Death Do Us Part looking for a spectacularly made film–but they do get instances of beautiful cinematography. The choreography, which can be expected, is very much in line with the acting, intentionally cheesy–but it’s difficult to capture nonetheless. Director of Photography Pablo Diez captures all of the gory goodness that exists in the film. Well designed and well executed is the choreography, brought to life by stunt coordinator Arnold Chon and Diez.
I’ll say it just one more time: viewers aren’t looking for a spectacular cinematic experience when they sit down to watch Til Death Do Us Part, all they want is some terror and nonsensical violence. That is exactly what they get. I’m not sure if viewers are ever given enough information to fully understand what’s playing out throughout the film, but it does a damn good job of bringing blood and guts into the fold. Using a series of tremendous action and horror tactics, Til Death Do Us Part becomes the bloody mess that I think most people were looking forward to.
Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr.
Written by Chad Law & Shane Dax Taylor.
Starring Natalie Burn, Ser’Darius Blain, Jason Patric, Nicole Arlyn, Cam Gigandet, etc.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐½/10
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