Mother of the Bride
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): May 9, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
6
Negative:
5
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Paste MagazineAmy AmatangeloMay 9, 2024
Misunderstandings abound in this ultra-lite comedy of errors. Physical pratfalls (think groin area injuries) get a lot of screen time. But there are moments where Mother of the Bride digs a little deeper, especially when it comes to Lana and Emma’s relationship. Read full review
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Screen RantFerdosa AbdiMay 11, 2024
Mother of the Bride's success rests on the filmmakers' abilities to not oversell anything and trust that the collective charisma of the assembled cast will do what it needs to do — and it does, though a flimsy script and one major miscast can be distracting. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerMay 9, 2024
The whole cast is likable and the scenery lovely, making this only the second-worst Shields beach movie, after “The Blue Lagoon.” Read full review
50
VarietyCourtney HowardMay 9, 2024
While a gentle, light-hearted romp is indeed welcomed in these taxing times, there’s much left to be desired from our journey with these likable but under-developed characters. Read full review
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The TelegraphTim RobeyMay 11, 2024
The film’s more nothingy than noxious: Mark Waters (Freaky Friday, Mean Girls) directs with vanishingly little of the snap he had back in the day. Read full review
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ColliderChase HutchinsonMay 9, 2024
It wants you to buy into the heart and the humor without earning either. Read full review
40
The GuardianBenjamin LeeMay 9, 2024
It’s a slight cut above just how very bad these things can get, but not enough to edge it toward something that would deserve your full attention. So errand away, Mother of the Bride will be just fine playing in the background. Read full review
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The Associated PressLindsey BahrMay 9, 2024
There’s only so much heavy lifting a picturesque location, photogenic bodies and enviable resort outfits can do to make up for a lame story. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubManuel BetancourtMay 9, 2024
Mark Waters’ Mother Of The Bride, a Thailand-set romp featuring Brooke Shields as the mother in question, is not so much a misfire as a blatant example of how a formula deployed with little to no charm ends up feeling bland—lifeless, even. Read full review
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The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanMay 9, 2024
Mother of the Bride is directed by Mark Waters (“Mean Girls”) with an apparent allergy to verisimilitude. Read full review
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Movie NationRoger MooreMay 10, 2024
“Innocuous, predictable and well-cast” is about all the praise “Mother of the Bride” warrants, unless you consider another movie featuring the lovely scenery of Phuket, Thailand a deal-maker. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesMay 9, 2024
Like a magpie, it takes bits and pieces from better films and cobbles it together with some paper-thin characters into something that is a movie in definition only. Read full review
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