Four Weddings and a Funeral

Gramercy Pictures (I) | Release Date: March 9, 1994

7.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 123 Ratings

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RegOzApr 5, 2012

I didn't enjoy it much...to me it is overrated. The plot is weak...it is not credible, and Andie McDowell performance was sooo dull! Perhaps another actress would have transmitted more emotion! Just a 5 because it is almost below mediocre. II didn't enjoy it much...to me it is overrated. The plot is weak...it is not credible, and Andie McDowell performance was sooo dull! Perhaps another actress would have transmitted more emotion! Just a 5 because it is almost below mediocre. I wouldn't watch it again!… Expand

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MattBrady99Oct 29, 2019

So this movie beat the 1994 film "Pulp Fiction" at the BAFTA awards. Just like the Oscars, the BAFTA messed up big time.

Normally British films to me are kind of an mix bag and what I mean is that sometimes I enjoy or be bored by movies fromSo this movie beat the 1994 film "Pulp Fiction" at the BAFTA awards. Just like the Oscars, the BAFTA messed up big time.

Normally British films to me are kind of an mix bag and what I mean is that sometimes I enjoy or be bored by movies from Britain. I don't know why it just happens and this is coming from a guy who is from Britain. I was a bit shocked when I find out that this movie was named Best Film at BAFTA awards, and to the people who liked this movie more than Pulp Fiction that's fine, but to me (in my personal opinion) this movie was just alright.

Let's start of with the positive: The acting from everyone was solid and this movie has a great cast.

The movie did make me laugh at times with characters doing wacky things that no normal person would do at a weddings. So yeah those kind of jokes.

I'm not going to spoil anything, but theses a scene where there are at this funeral and one of the characters gives a sad and a very moving speech that made me tear up a bit.

Now for things that didn't work for me: I didn't really think this movie is on the level of amazing as some has put it out to be, I'm not saying it's bad as I honestly think it's just alright.… Expand

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amheretojudgeJun 29, 2018

Very few times does an intention gets the reaction that the core of the positive star expects, this is one of those times.

Four Weddings And A Funeral Newell is creating history. What I find fascinating and funny is that he does it withVery few times does an intention gets the reaction that the core of the positive star expects, this is one of those times.

Four Weddings And A Funeral

Newell is creating history. What I find fascinating and funny is that he does it with cream filled cookies and goody shakes. Richard Curtis, the writer and Mike Newell, the director's film is a textbook cliche in rom com genre. What he does in here is all familiar, seen-this-seen-that and frankly ordinary. Inadvertently, what they are doing is raising a vital question in this filmmaking process and it is that what should be kept above all. The way of storytelling or the story itself.

And the answer that the film screams in love is the style and the authenticity through which a story is told. If you have a better version to be told of those same characters and the same storyline, it should not only be accepted but encouraged. And that very, a boy meets a girl, they fall in love, the situation sets them apart, another ingredient is added to spice up the dish, boy and girl finally realizes their mistake and they claim their love under the sun and the rain, is told here. But it is fun. It is a film that stays with you.

You can always ring the bell among a crowd with a feel good film, but the only way to make it last longer is by never sugar coating the charmness it consists. And it never for a frame takes that for granted. The jokes are kept in smooth, the one liners are pinned down by the pragmatic environment and the levity that grounds the game changing confessions, just watch Kristen Scott Thomas and Hugh Grant play the awkwardness between them, their body language is far superior than what they speak. Four Weddings And A Funeral overcomes its conceptual issues with spontaneity something that our usual love track lacks.… Expand

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FilipeNetoApr 24, 2022

I believe that we cannot underestimate or forget the importance of this film for British cinema, for its international projection and for its reputation. From its release until today, it has been one of Britain's most beloved and respectedI believe that we cannot underestimate or forget the importance of this film for British cinema, for its international projection and for its reputation. From its release until today, it has been one of Britain's most beloved and respected films, as well as being a box office hit, critical acclaim and award-winning. Nominated for two Oscars (Best Film and Best Original Screenplay), it won three BAFTA (Best Film, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress) and was the first English film to win the prestigious Cesar Award, from the French Academy. It is a considerable record for a film with a low budget, and which had a good dose of improvisation and creativity.

Even so, I cannot say that I am satisfied with the film. Maybe it's my mistake and my expectations were too high, but I feel it's more serious and less funny than I expected. I know British humor is quite peculiar, but I kind of like that kind of humor, and I find it lacking in this movie, where the marriages follow one after the other. The script focuses its attention on the romantic dynamics between characters, and we see them getting to know each other and relating, with the film showing the result of this in the next marriage, without focusing on anyone in particular except for the main character, a bachelor. The idea is original but tiresome and, for a lot of people, the movie will be nothing more than a succession of pompous weddings. I also didn't really like the story between Charles and Carrie: they don't know each other, they're not really friends, but they have sex after two of the marriages in the movie, and that happens before they even really have romantic feelings... that is, before love comes sex, and that's something I really don't approve of, call me a moralist if you want because I don't give a damn. I think the script should have foreseen that, creating a common past for these characters, like old boyfriends or schoolmates...

Hugh Grant is the star of this film, and here he uses all the British bachelor charm that has earned him success in other romantic comedies: a pretty face, a shy smile, a voice that stutters nervously before settling in and saying the lines in the script, eyes that don't seem to want to fix on anyone in particular. I can understand why the actor has become so popular, particularly among women with a penchant for shy and heavily accented guys. And I must admit that the actor did very well with what was asked of him and gave the character the right tone. Andie McDowell, on the other hand, doesn't seem so genuine in her character and seems old for the role, besides that her chemistry with Grant doesn't work (I preferred the intensity and spontaneity of David Haig and Sophie Thompson, they seem two rabbits in heat, but they also seem passionate and involved enough). The film also has good appearances from Simon Callow, John Hannah, Kristin Scott Thomas and Rowan Atkinson. There are many other well-known British actors here, but in roles that are reasonably less remarkable. The entire cast, in general, excels in restrained interpretations and the dialogues often have something philosophical, in the ramblings of the characters about love and marriage. There's something dreamy about it, but the film doesn't delve into the theme.

Technically, the film has many interesting points to consider, starting with a good cinematography, which makes good use of weather variations and English rain. The locations where the recordings were made were very well-chosen, although the pomp of the weddings, with dozens of flowers, hats, dresses, frock coats and top hats, makes the public wonder if really all those people are rich or aristocrats, or simply decided to go bankrupt to pay all that. The film also has a discreet but effective soundtrack, where some best-known songs end up deserving the spotlight.… Expand

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motionpaintingsNov 20, 2020

i don't particularly like shallow commedies but just looked at it out of nostalgia. was even shallower and cheesier than expected. But I know many who like that movie very much.

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