When he leans into give a good-bye hug to help you Dina, these include out of the blue disturbed of the Jack’s previous college classmate Greg (starred from the Alexander Forsyth), exactly who literally comes out off no place to help you barge in-between him or her that is entirely unaware that he is destroyed an intimate moment.
Greg than simply proceeds to embarrass Jack by the advising Dina one to Jack once had this new moniker Mr. Masturbate when you look at the college as the Jack is actually noted for “wanking” (British jargon to possess masturbating) much in those days. Jack denies that he is the person to your nickname Mr. Masturbate, however, for how the view is actually played, audience are meant to accept that Jack most likely performed get that nickname.
At the same time, Greg can’t grab a tip one to Jack and you may Dina should feel by yourself along with her (it motion picture is filled with socially clueless individuals), so he prattles on if you are Jack (who has got as well spineless to end this new dialogue that have Greg and have now your to maneuver with each other) watches having an aggravated expression into his deal with. Since the Jack doesn’t have what must be done to finish Greg, Jack after that makes the choice to express so long in order to Dina because of the giving the woman an embarrassing handshake in lieu of a hug. The fresh new disturb research into Dina’s face suggests that Jack had an effective opportunity to possibly keep their personal relationship, but he blew they.
The movie after that punctual forward 36 months after. Jack is actually Italy once more, this time around into wedding of their sis Hayley (played because of the Eleanor Tomlinson), that is apparently ily, because relationships try going on from the a large and delightful property. (The supply design and you 
can filming are the most useful aspects of “Like Marriage Repeat.”)
Chaz is indeed insecure that he’s fixated into evaluating their knob dimensions and you will intimate knowledge to help you Jack’s or any other men’s, and you can Chaz constantly brags that he is the best of them all
Jack and you will Hayley’s mothers are inactive, therefore Jack will be the one to give away the latest bride to be. And you can would not you understand you to definitely at this larger matrimony where there was hundreds of guests and various tables from the wedding party, Jack would-be resting in one table as the Dina, Jack’s ex boyfriend-spouse Amanda (played by Freida Pinto) and you may Amanda’s current date Chaz (played because of the Allan Mustafa). It’s mentioned at some point in the movie you to definitely Jack and you will Amanda old each other for a few decades shortly after the guy and you will Dina earliest fulfilled both in the Italy, nevertheless dating ranging from Jack and you will Amanda concluded unbelievably since the she was a difficult shrew. Jack describes Amanda as the good “horror out-of a spouse.”
There’s also good “surprise” uninvited guest who may have sitting during the dining table: Marc (played of the Jack Farthing), an old youthfulness classmate from Hayley’s who may have obsessively crazy about the lady and also upset that this woman is getting married in order to anybody else
And appear to, Amanda has not changed because she dated Jack. Amanda and Chaz are a bickering partners that needless to say mismatched. She is cooler-hearted, bossy, and you will suggests a great amount of contempt to own Chaz, that is frustrated together due to the fact he recommended so you can Amanda half dozen days in the past and she nevertheless hasn’t considering your a reply. Which is generally what their reputation is approximately for the entire movie. Meanwhile, it will become noticeable during the course of the movie you to Amanda still has certain unsolved feelings for Jack.
And additionally resting at the same dining table are Jack’s good friend Bryan (starred from the Joel Fry), a premier-strung, self-immersed aspiring star who would like to meet a famous Italian motion picture movie director that from the wedding; Rebecca (starred by Aisling Bea), a great tactless motormouth having good smash towards Bryan; and Sidney (starred of the Tim Trick), a great socially uncomfortable vehicles-insurance agent who may have desperate to provide the perception that he is maybe not humdrum.