Muriel's Wedding

Name: Muriel's Wedding
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: March 10, 1995
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths, Toni Collette

1995

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Miramax Films | Release Date: March 10, 1995 | R

Starring: Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths, Toni Collette

Summary: No one ever paid much attention to Muriel (Collette) and her humdrum small-town life, so she and her best friend, Rhonda (Griffiths), decide to leave it behind and head for the big city ... where they end up having the exciting adventure of their lives! (Miramax)

Director: P.J. Hogan

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 106 min

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Kenneth Turan

Wickedly mocking but empathetic, able to laugh at its characters while paying attention to their sorrows, this subversive comedy about self-esteem resists the notion that films have to timidly remain within tidy genre rules. Read full review

Roger Ebert

And the casting of minor characters (including Muriel's sister with the naughty-naughty smirk) is flawless. Read full review

James Berardinelli

While Muriel's Wedding has its moments of exhilarating humor, it is, as often as not, downbeat and even mean-spirited. Read full review

Alison Macor

Thankfully there are no weight-loss montage sequences; what you see with Muriel is what you get, like it or not. This refusal to change or convert the main characters makes the film so appealing. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

Most of the action is played for broad laughs, and Hogan demonstrates the ability to generate them, even if the humor is very base and often cruel, making fun of people's looks and ineptitude. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Michael Forstrom

Ultimately, the comedy here is grounded in self-hatred, hostility, and despair. Nearly everyone who wanders through this brash and deliberately tasteless film is stupid, ungainly, or grotesquely tragic. But this only heightens the pleasure during moments of delirious merriment. Read full review

Hal Hinson

Hogan seems skittish about going all the way with the darker side of his material...It's a bright, buoyant comedy about a very sad young woman -- and, regrettably, the mix just doesn't work. Read full review

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PatC.

Mar 20, 2006

A twisted version of My Big Fat Greek Wedding where petty motivations and an overabundance of amorality prompt both laughs and pity. Splendid portrayal by Colette of an ugly duckling who, in the process of transforming into a swan, finds her manic dysfunctional darkness and dishonesty A twisted version of My Big Fat Greek Wedding where petty motivations and an overabundance of amorality prompt both laughs and pity. Splendid portrayal by Colette of an ugly duckling who, in the process of transforming into a swan, finds her manic dysfunctional darkness and dishonesty resisting conversion to her new self-image. An exceptionally intelligent film brimming with authenticity, appealing both to the chick flick set and those who find that genre superficial.… Expand

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beingryanjude

Nov 30, 2014

You'll notice romantic-comedies are still using Muriel's Wedding as inspiration. Certainly not the finest work to come out of Australia but with Toni Collette and Abba alone, you're sure to enjoy it.

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Tyranian

Apr 12, 2019

Is very funny at times but some elements of the story right render this film totally unbelievable.

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