The Daring Young Man: A Wedding That Should Have Been An Email

Wait, he really left her at the altar?

If you enjoy movies where the protagonist makes the absolute worst personal choices for the sake of a 'big scoop,' then The Daring Young Man is right up your alley. If you prefer your leads to have even a shred of human decency, you’re going to be annoyed by this guy within the first ten minutes. 👰‍♂️

It’s a breezy, slightly frantic watch. Perfect for a lazy afternoon when you want to turn your brain off but still feel like you're 'watching cinema.' Don't expect some deep, soul-searching drama here. It’s mostly just people in hats running into offices and talking way too fast.

The Plot (sort of): Our hero is a reporter. He’s supposed to get hitched. Instead, he hears about a gang, decides that’s way more important than his fiancé, and disappears. Classic, right? It reminded me a bit of the frantic energy in The Way to Love, where everything is just a little bit too fast for its own good.

There’s this one scene where he’s trying to juggle the phone, a lead, and his own conscience, and it goes on for just a second too long. You can almost see the actor thinking, 'How many more pages of dialogue until I can go to lunch?' It’s charming in a 'we’re making this up as we go' kind of way.

Odd bits and pieces:

• The bride’s dress looks like it weighs about fifty pounds. She stands there looking miserable, which is probably the most honest acting in the whole flick.
• The gang members are all wearing suits that look way too expensive for people who supposedly spend their time in damp backrooms.
• There’s a dog in the background of one scene—I think it's Asta—who has more screen presence than the lead guy.
• The way they transition between scenes is so abrupt it’s like someone was literally cutting the film strip with kitchen scissors.

I wouldn't call this a lost masterpiece or anything. It's not nearly as moody as Warning Shadows, and it lacks that weird, dusty charm of The Gorilla. It’s just... there. It exists. It fills 70 minutes of your life.

The ending feels like it was tacked on in a panic. Like the writers realized, 'Oh wait, we have to finish this,' and just had everyone shake hands. It doesn't earn its resolution, but at that point, you're just glad the reporter finally stopped talking. ☕