Review: Stealing Vows
Stealing Vows, directed by Bobby Singh Brown, is a 2-hour heist film. A group of four wedding vendors in the South Asian wedding industry – a photographer, an emcee, a caterer and a decorator – turn to crime when they realize how easy it is to steal from their clients during wedding receptions.
There’s great interplay between the characters. Every good heist film needs a good ensemble cast, and the four main leads here each hold their own. The performances are fantastic. They’re individually clever and charming, and their chemistry with one another really elevates the story.
The crew forms, they plot and strategize, they set the pieces, they carry out their plans, there are twists and turns, and it all works. It’s got everything you want in a con-artist film that goes beyond stealing, stealing, stealing and getting the prize by the end. It’s also about keeping the victims unaware that their stuff is missing. It’s about getting away with the crime and dealing with the aftermath. It’s about the blunders and adapting to the situation when something goes off the rails.
Stealing Vows delivers on everything I mentioned above. It works as a thriller. It works as a comedy. There’s an energy here that seeps through in the performances, the story, the reveals, and the execution. The film work is impressive.
Stealing Vows is definitely worth checking out.
More about the film and the director Bobby Singh Brown
More info & links:
- Director: Bobby Singh Brown
- Stealing Vows on Web, Facebook, Instagram, X
- Stealing Vows screened at the OCan Film Festival in Ottawa in November 2024.
Alvin Tsang
Film Reviewer
In his youth Alvin loved watching movies and would find himself spending his lunch money and allowance at the box office. He loved the Matrix and the X-Men films, and somewhere along the way, he discovered a love for horror movies — Hereditary, Midsommar and Mother! being his favourites. He now holds a professional writing diploma, a couple of journalism degrees, and likes to spend his free time reviewing movies on IMDB and for various magazines. @alvinwct
