Rachel Getting Married Reviews

[Highly rated reviewer]

Sometimes you need more than love...

I watched this film and thought it came across as a bit cliche'd, self important and patronising. The company I was with however, enjoyed it.

I could say that it's the kind of film that people who don't watch many films would like, but then that sentance would come across as cliche'd, self important and patronising.

It deals with some good issues - that love is all you need, but then sometimes love is not enough - and has some credible acting, mainly by 'Rachel', 'Kim' and their father - but the story was nothing new really, and there were some pretty amateurish edits, sound and camera work which in my opinion, didn't add the quirky, raw edge they were probably intended for. The pseudo-bohemian wedding scene tended to linger like a hungover morning fart and spiralled into a self-important pat on the back for the director/costume department.

One thing this movie did show me was the human embodiment of an Ipod, and he was wearing pink sunglasses.

[Highly rated reviewer]

crap

this was anns worse movie ive ever seen and i think shes good but this was utter rubbish,not worth the watch at all .

[Highly rated reviewer]

Family matters

This prodigal daughter movie has done rather poorly at the box office. A pity, because it is a rather good film dealing with the theme of a wayward daughter coping with various personal issues on the occasion of her sister's wedding. To say more would be to introduce spoilers. The acting is impressive from all the principals and Jonathan Demme directs with a sure touch. And a special mention must go to screenwriter Jenny Lumet, who, I imagine, is related to director Sidney Lumet. She has written some great and intelligent dialogue. This is a very American, wealthy, New England family and if you can handle the dynamics peculiar to these american personalities then you are unlikely to be dissappointed by this movie.

Rachel Getting Married

This is the worse and most painful film I have watched in ages. It absolutely dragged on and I had to fast forward it especially the 'who can load the dishwasher scene'...terrible! I would rather go to the dentist to have my teeth pulled without anaesthetic!! Don't bother with this movie awful awful awful.

[Highly rated reviewer]

My family is so great!

I didn't really know what to expect from this film, but I totally loved it. I wanted to rip Kim's (Hathaway) head off at times, and hit her father with it, but there is a shock confrontation near the end that totally makes you rethink your assumptions.

I loved Rosemarie DeWitt who played Rachel, she was a good mix of goodness and bitterness. I loved the music, and the whole wedding day, I wanted to be at that wedding.

Give this film a try when you are relaxed and have a glass of wine to mellow you out. It is worth a watch for the dishwasher scene alone...

[Highly rated reviewer]

Off it went!

Managed to watch about 45 mins of this drivvle before i could stand no more!

rachels getting married

Awful! I would have been better off watching one of my family's wedding videos. The saving grace is that I didn't pay to watch this at the cinema. waste of a couple of hours.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Quirky and Touching

My 4 stars means allot because I'm a harsh rater. I love the way this film is directed, allot of close up expressions are used for the director to show us the emotions of our cast who all gave impressive performances whether they had a big or small role. It is an emotional movie and maybe seen as a chick flick. Although it is not your typical wedding movie, the character focus is on the Bride's sister who is recovering from drug addiction and past family turmoil. The story and action is somewhat slow paced and this is its downfall but you get a warm feeling and the characters and family feeling is a nice change of pace.

Good but not Oscar worthy good

I am frankly amazed Anne Hathaway received an Oscar nomination for this. Sure it is a departure for her comedy/Disney sweetheart usual roles but it isn't that different. Yes she has some sad scenes but you always know it's Anne Hathaway. She never quite convinces.

That said it is a fair film. It's shot in a family camcorder kind of way and some of the scenes really touch a nerve. But all in all, it's an okay bordering good film but shouldn't be top of your list.

Truly awful

It's difficult to think of any redeeming quality in this film. Bill Irwin puts in a good performance as a man with a crushed spirit; but the remainder of the characters are unbelievable and annoying. If you liked the pretentiousness of Dawson's Creek then you might like this film. For me, if this is an accurate portrayal of an American wedding, then I hope never to go to one.