Four Weddings and a Funeral

1994 "Five good reasons to stay single."
7.1| 1h57m| R| en| More Info
Released: 09 March 1994 Released
Producted By: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://workingtitlefilms.com/film.php?filmID=59
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Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.

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wcgreen-65865 I watched this movie on TV against my better judgement (I admittedly dislike chick flicks and anything with Hugh Grant) because it had received so much critical acclaim. Just goes to show, critics cannot be trusted. In a word, it was pure drivel. Unless you are a hopelessly masochistic romantic, avoid this movie at all costs. But IMDB requires more words so I will go into more detail. For starters, the entire story line makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Why are all these people waking up so early in the morning to attend so many weddings and ALWAYS together? And why do they continue to trust Hugh Grant's character.. who is obviously an imbecile.. to deliver the wedding rings each time? Why do Charles and Scarlett live together... are they siblings or simply roommates? Why do they all ride in formal attire to weddings together in an old beat-up Range Rover? Why does Charles almost marry a woman he dislikes so intensely? The questions just keep coming with no legitimate answers. I really hoped this would be a good movie that would change my attitude towards chick flicks but instead it confirmed it. But the real question is why did so many people give this movie a good review? I can only guess they are living in some La-la land where life always has a happy ending. If you have been so fortunate as to have not seen this film, read the bad reviews to avoid wasting two hours of your life.
avik-basu1889 Generally I get repulsed by the term romantic-comedy. On 75% of the times, the films belonging to this genre, specially the ones that are made in the Hollywood system, tend to come across as very shoddy and utterly artificial products made by money-making committees. However 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' is an exception. No matter how many times I watch this film, I find myself getting charmed by the inherent and inescapable sweetness of it.One of the reasons why it works could be the fact that the film is extremely British in an almost unapologetic way. All the characters exude this Victorian charm that works on me every time. Hugh Grant himself plays this awkward character that I can in a sense relate with. Although like other romantic-comedies, the primary theme of this film is finding love, but 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' is also very much about friendship. This is an ensemble piece and every character apart from Charles also gets his/her fair share of presence. I believed the friendship between them. I have to mention Kristin Scott Thomas. She is brilliant as Fiona. She expresses so much with her eyes. It's her emotional vulnerability that she expresses through her eyes even though her outward appearance remains as assured,confident and elegant as ever throughout the film.It is very intelligently directed by Mike Newell. He knows exactly when to cut to which face to get a particular reaction. His sense of comic timing is also brilliant. The screenplay by Richard Curtis is certainly not short of clichés, but there is a sweetness to it, that Newell elevates to the next level through his directing.'Four Weddings and a Funeral' is certainly not a 'great' film in the artistic sense of the word. It has some of the clichés that you would expect a romantic-comedy to have. But the British charm, elegance and Hugh Grant's lovable awkwardness works every time I watch it. It is a feelgood film that makes you want to get together with our friends and enjoy yourself.
writers_reign It was - and for all I know still is - often said of Roger Moore that his entire repertoire consisted of raise left eyebrow, raise right eyebrow, which may well be true but it's still twice the sum total of Hugh Grant's repertoire which consists of a shy grin punctuated by a stutter carefully designed to result in ersatz charm. Thank God, therefore, that he is here confronted with genuine charm in the shape of Andie McDowall, the lone American who takes on the cream of British luvvies and leaves them dead in the water. Richard Curtis, who supplied the screenplay attempts to do the reverse by taking on the cream of American screenrights who dabbled in romantic comedy, Ben Hecht, Charles MacArtur, Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, Preston Sturges, Robert Riskin et al or, to put it another way, pits his Edsel against their Dusenbergs. Ouch! Having said that this is a pleasant lightweight diversion but you'd really be better checking 'Midnight', 'Easy Living' (1937 version), 'The Philadelphia Story' etc out of Blockbusters and see how the big boys do it.
snarknbanter I liked the cast overall - who doesn't love a British romcom? The main characters were absolute prats, though, and deserved each other (and I don't mean that in a good way!).They both toy with each other and other people in their lives until they - predictably - end up together, but not before hurting just one more person.I mean, Carrie knew what she was doing when she came to his wedding, and told him ON HIS WEDDING MORNING that she was separated. She knew he loved her, and now that she was alone (without her gold mine husband), she didn't want to lose him, but of course, his wedding day was the perfect time to tell him she was available... *roll eyes* SMH for that. She also cheated on her fiancé with him... and he went along with it!What's more, he stood up his bride to be on the wedding day AT THE ALTAR just because Carrie shows up! Seriously.Overall, they come across as really shallow people who don't care if/how they hurt others in their own pursuit of happiness. No regard for anyone else (including each other!)I did love his group of friends though - what an interesting bunch! They are the only reason I'm giving this movie 7/10!Also, not much chemistry between Andie M. and Hugh G. ... and he played the hapless character he always plays.