Death Before the Wedding brings a modern couple into conflict with a traditional family, then adds financial trouble to the wedding preparations. That is a workable basis for a comedy. The film rarely finds much beyond the expected jokes, though.
Maja introduces her fiancé Miłosz to her parents while the family farm faces difficulties. Different generations, prejudices and expectations collide. Rather than developing these tensions into something distinctive, the story largely relies on recognizable types.
Natalia Iwańska and Gamou Fall do not generate enough chemistry to give the couple a strong identity. Agnieszka Suchora and Tomasz Karolak are reliable as the parents, but the material gives them familiar reactions rather than surprising layers. The daughter, the conservative family and the outsider remain too close to their assigned positions.
Tomasz Konecki and Iwona Ogonowska-Konecka keep the direction conventional. Tomasz Madejski's camera work is solid without drawing much attention, and Paweł Lucewicz's music does little to distinguish the film.
Some situations are amusing. What is missing is a sharper understanding of the people underneath the conflict, or a comic turn that feels less predictable. The cultural differences could have supported more than surface-level friction.
For a light evening without demanding much originality, Death Before the Wedding may suffice. For me, its occasional laughs do not compensate for the thin characterization and familiar handling.