Romantic juxtapositions and entanglements fuel the plotline. Trine Dyrholm as Ida gets the distressing news in Denmark that she has cancer. She also finds her boorish, insensitive husband in an affair with his young but vacuous accountant. All this comes at a time when Ida’s daughter Astrid, played by Molly Blixt Egeland, is about to get married to someone she has known for a short time--Patrick, portrayed by Sebastian Jessen. Patrick’s father, Philip, is played by the ever-appealing Pierce Brosnan, whose wife’s tragic death in an accident has left him bereft and in a state of repressed bitterness. The wedding is to take place at Philip’s huge home in Sorrento.

Unknown to each other, Ida and Philip happen to meet in Denmark in a fender-bender. Turns out they have being mother of the bride and father of the groom in common. You can guess where all this is going, but the fun lies in getting there, with all of the permutations and family angst exploding in the course of the wedding plans. Ida’s creep of a husband has the nerve to show up with his new love. Also, there is the presence of over-the-top Benedikte, Philip’s former sister-in law, played flamboyantly by Paprika Steen, who has long had the hots for Philip and isn’t ready to give up. Philip’s son adds to the complications with a surprise of his own.

What keeps the film affably afloat, apart from the location's seductiveness, is the acting by Dyrholm as Ida and Brosnan as Philip. Dyrholm has a freshness and forthrightness in delineating her character, who is facing her illness with candor. Brosnan projects his typical screen charm as he builds Philip’s character convincingly. One, of course, roots for them to find happiness with each other.