''The Big Day'' (), initially known as ''A Simple Wedding'', is a 2018 Singaporean romance comedy film directed by
Lee Thean-jeen.
Plot
An Shuyu imagnines that her wedding with Xu Nuoyan will be simple. However, their wedding is interrupted by various things, such as overbearing in-laws and a jealous best friend.
Cast
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Desmond Tan as Xu Nuoyan
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Amber An
Amber An (), born Liao Ching-ling (), is a Taiwanese actress, singer, television host, and model.
Career
An was a model before officially entering the entertainment industry. She appeared on the variety show ''Guess'' and subsequently signe ...
as An Shuyu
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Michael Huang
Michael Huang (, born November 28, 1958) is a Taiwanese actor and singer.
Filmography
Film
Theater
Variety show
Television series
Discography Studio albums
Published works
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Awards and nominations
References
External li ...
as Bawa
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Richard Low
Richard Low (born 19 June 1952), also known as Liu Qianyi, is a Singaporean actor. He is best known for acting in many Chinese-language television dramas produced by MediaCorp Channel 8 and its predecessors. He also acted in some of Jack Neo' ...
as Ah Guan
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Liu Lingling as Ah Mei
* as Jojo
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Hirzi Zulkiflie as Wira
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Afdlin Shauki
Afdlin Shauki bin Aksan (born 19 May 1971) is a Malaysian producer, screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, singer, songwriter,television presenter and politician.
Career Entertainment and media Music
A singer, musician and live performe ...
as Inspector Rashid
Release
The film released in theatres in Singapore on 21 June 2018.
Reception
Liao Wanqi of ''
zbCOMMA
''Nanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao'', commonly abbreviated as ''Lianhe Zaobao'', is the largest Singaporean Chinese-language newspaper with a daily circulation of about 136,900 (print and digital) as of 2021. Published by SPH Media (formerly ...
'' rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5. Ang Tian Tian of ''
The New Paper
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History
Firs ...
'' rated the film 3 stars out of 5, praising the chemistry between the two main characters, the performance of An, and the editing style. John Lui of ''
The Straits Times
''The Straits Times'' (also known informally by its abbreviation ''ST'') is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust. Established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and ...
'' rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5, writing "To Lee's credit, there are a couple of interludes that come from character, such as ones that reveal the affection the couple have for each other. The trouble is that as characters, the couple are as sanitised and blandly likeable as tap water and all the wackiness coming from the supporting players cannot make up for the absence of texture." Chen Yunhong of ''
Lianhe Zaobao
''Nanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao'', commonly abbreviated as ''Lianhe Zaobao'', is the largest Singaporean Chinese-language newspaper with a daily circulation of about 136,900 (print and digital) as of 2021. Published by SPH Media (formerly ...
'' rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5 for entertainment and 2 stars out of 5 for art.
Douglas Tseng of ''
today
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'' rated the film 2 stars out of 5.
References
External links
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2018 films
Singaporean romantic comedy films