Dylan Tuccillo’s short drama is not what I expected it to be and that might be its best weapon. It’s a movie about marriage, and regret, and ultimately the lengths some of us will go through to correct what we think is the right course. Director Tuccillo really is great at catching the audience off guard, setting down on a normal hectic marriage one day where a trio of friends is bouncing back and forth with Josh, the best man trying to smooth things over between the bride and groom.
There’s a lot of what we don’t see off screen as Josh finds himself obviously affectionate toward bride Cassandra, and is begged by her to smooth things over with groom Kyle who has an evident history of backing out of their relationship. Fro there Josh rushes over to Kyle to discuss a lot of memories about their past, including the regret he had that Kyle was able to garner a relationship before he had the chance. “A Best Man” works wonders because it’s so disarming in its tone, often resembling something out of a Gary Marshall film. The moment Tuccillo twists the knife is when the movie really veers in to a direction I didn’t predict.
However once it’s presented, I was stunned and pleasantly entertained. Adam Elliot plays Josh with such humility and charm that we don’t really see him taking such a drastic turn in the finale. You have to wonder though, did he suspect Kyle was going to duck out on the wedding again? Was his action a means of sparing Cassandra? Was he merely fantasizing what he could have done to cease the wedding? Nevertheless, “A Best Man” is such a sharp and clever drama with a lot of talent behind it; it’s worth the time invested.