“The Best Man” (** out of four) was a lazy action potboiler about mercenaries who seize control over a hotel and wedding reception and it’s up to the best man (Luke Wilson), the groom (Brendan Fuhrer), and their drunken best friend (Dolph Lundgren) to save the day and thwart them so everyone can get on with the wedding and eat, drink, and be merry. Very predictable and by-the-numbers “Die Hard” ripoff starts well enough but ironically fizzles when the terrorists take over, just when it ought to start sizzling. Nice to see Lundgren back in action especially in light of his recent cancer diagnosis but this is hardly the “best” of his efforts.

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