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SXSW capsule preview: ‘Ceremony’
Sam (Michael Angarano) fancies himself quite the bon vivant: He’s a writer; he likes a good cocktail; he snaps at waitresses; he winks at people a lot.
The would-be raconteur and his friend Marshall (Reece Thompson) take off for a restorative weekend on Long Island. While taking in some much-needed pool time — Marshall has shut himself off from the world for a year — the two young men stumble upon a wedding down the beach.
But, as Marshall comes to realize, this is much less happenstance than a designed ruse by Sam. The 23-year-old still holds a candle for the bride-to-be (the always stunning Uma Thurman). Over the wedding weekend, Sam attempts to win back the heart he never owned while undermining her dashing British fiancé, Whit (Lee Pace, in the movie’s finest performance). As a debauched weekend gives way to personal insight, Sam slowly and bravely comes to realize that he is not yet the man he imagines himself to be.
Writer-director Max Winkler (son of Henry Winkler) shows promise in his feature debut that aspires to be the type of film that made everyone fall in love with Wes Anderson.
“Ceremony” screens at 5 p.m. Saturday, March 12 at the Paramount.
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