A rom-com win that will leave you cheering.

| Original Score: 8/10 | May 26, 2021

...Top End Wedding is such a welcome breath of fresh air - it tells a love story in a genuinely moving way, with the recognition that weddings aren't about the wedding dress or how good the hors d'oeuvres are.

| Mar 22, 2021

The performances were solid, the picturesque location shots were awesome and the story had enough laugh-out-loud comedy to make it pleasing.

| Original Score: B | Mar 3, 2020

The entire cast, no matter how minor the role, is delightful and delivers in a way the script consistently fails to do.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 27, 2020

There's a big heart here, and a fine cast to explore it, with Tapsell a completely charming screen presence, helping the material through potentially sluggish scenes of motivation.

| Original Score: B+ | Feb 20, 2020

A sweet story about love in all its forms - for marriage, parenthood, heritage, and how far we're willing to go to discover ourselves.

| Feb 18, 2020

The clash of cultures was an integral part of the story without it being a cheap shortcut for generic laughs

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 16, 2020

Co-writers [Miranda] Tapsell and Joshua Tyler develop a heart-felt and stunning story of true love while remembering the humor that is an integral part of life.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Feb 12, 2020

Wayne Blair's Top End Wedding is a conventional crowd-pleasing getting married comedy with some surprisingly profound insights about how easy it is to lose ties to your culture when it's not the dominant one.

| Jan 13, 2020

In an Australian culture filled with cynical and combative politics, Top End Wedding feels radical - not because it seeks to break new ground, but because it finds joy in a shared homecoming.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 11, 2019

Top End Wedding is uplifting, and offered me something I had not experienced before as a viewer in a mainstream theatre - the chance to see First Nations people, relationships, and culture presented from a position of strength and normality.

| Jun 28, 2019

Not knowing what to expect, I ended up cheerfully besotted with this film. Bravo.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 15, 2019

While the opening hour is messy, Top End Wedding delivers in the final act with a heartfelt, emotional finale.

| Original Score: B | May 15, 2019

There's a lot to like in this film which takes us to a lot of places Australian cinema hasn't visited very often, both geographically and culturally.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 10, 2019

What pushes it from an entertaining and moderately enjoyable comedy into a must-see Australian classic is its excellent treatment of aboriginality.

| Original Score: 8/10 | May 9, 2019

Sadly, for a film purporting to be a rom-com there are just too many awkward scenes, implausible romantic interludes and just not enough laughs...the story is pitted with inconsistencies and scenes that don't make emotional sense.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 6, 2019

The film bursts with small but meaningful aesthetic choices that make it clear this is no typical romantic comedy.

| Original Score: 8/10 | May 3, 2019

A great final destination cannot erase the memory of a grating trip en route.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | May 3, 2019

The tone is not permitted to become too serious and the feelgood ending is never in doubt. We can also be assured that Blair is going to harness all of the Territory's most spectacular features and show them at their most beguiling.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | May 3, 2019

While a predictably clumsy Australian film with strong visuals and a wobbly script, it is sometimes more poignant than expected.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 3, 2019