Father of the Bride

  • 1991


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Positive Reviews 13
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Average Rating 2.8/5
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2.0
Yet Tracys classic performance, with its lived in disgruntlement, its escalating bull in a china shop fury, had a bracing spontaneity. EW
3.8
But its one of the movies with a lot of smiles and laughter in it, and a good feeling all the way through. Rogerebert
4.0
Father of the Bride spins a pretty web of nuptial fantasy, though it makes you wonder if such frenzied consumerism is really what weddings are about. Common Sense Media
0.5
Best stuff here comes strsight from Martin, such as his frenzied antics in the in laws house or his ridiculous Tom Jones imitation in front of a mirro .. Variety
1.5
Some sequences and dialogue are lifted directly from the original, but in the wider context, this merely serves to underline the remakes comparative l .. Time Out
3.5
Though its not a literal updating of the earlier MGM film, its close enough to the original to hold very few surprises.Still, its a pleasing, well cra ..
2.5
After a provocative setup, this Touchstone Pictures offering pads innocuously down the aisle, a remake that doesnt touch the Spencer Tracy classic of ..
1.5
Unlike Tracys character, Martins dad doesnt embark on a voyage of self discovery so much as trip over every possible wedding accoutrement that gets st .. The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
The film does work, but not quite as well as the Hepburn Tracy classic that it seeks to replace.
2.5
Father of the Bride is a comedy starring Steve Martin as an anxious father who is unsettled when his pretty 22 year old daughter (Kimberly Williams) a .. Spirituality And Practice
3.8
While indeed wonderful to look at, The Affair of the Necklace never quite becomes much more than a superbly lit chamber piece. Reel Film Reviews
3.5
Its more a warm hearted look at a modern family coping with an ancient tradition, with some farcical elements thrown in. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.0
This Christmas film is like a chocolate Easter egg. It is sugary sweet around the outside and very light because it is really hollow. Internet Reviews
5.0
Neither the 90s nor the husband wife team of Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer (they wrote the new version, she co produced, he directed) can match the o .. Time
1.5
Comparisons may be invidious, but here they are inevitable.This Touchstone remake of Father of the Bride, the 1950 MGM feature starring Spencer Tracy .. Hollywood Reporter
3.1
Know thyself: if youre a softie at heart, these two remakes will undoubtedly work on you, the sentiment being much more prominent than humor. Groucho Reviews
1.3
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it. Film Freak Central
3.1
Still, Minnelli managed to inject a dark undercurrent to the proceedings Tracys inadequacies betrayed by his boozing and surrealistic fantasies that i .. Movies Tv Guide
4.0
Shoving aside the handful of silly slapstick moments, Father of the Bride represents one of the actors most admirable performances. Dvd Talk
2.5
Playing by its own rules every step of the way, Being John Malkovich is clearly the sort of movie that needs to be made more often. Clclt
3.5
This 1991 update of Father of the Bride may not be quite as touching or as funny as the older version, but it is still lighthearted, gentle, sweet, fr .. Movie Metropolis
3.5
Father of the Bride should bring a smile to anyone whos been in a family thats had a wedding regardless of your point of view. But the sequel doesnt o .. Movie Metropolis
0.5
Beyond its personally threatening nature, and its unnerving idea about laying out a lifes hoardings for a single unrewarding day, this new version of .. Hartford Courant



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