moleksy-23708 Clearly this movie was a Anti- Polish hit job designed to make Polish people look bad and what a coincidence a Syrian-American was thrown into the mix, but why to kill two birds with one stone? This was boring film with bad acting and absolutely no plot. Just guess Nick Wechsler's religion and you will understand.

charleecrat I have watched this flick many times, received it for a Christmas gift and love and recommend it to the right crowd. this film deals with infidelity and how it affects all the family members, including Hala, who follows in her mothers's footsteps and her sister-inlaw, Sofie, who does the same. All became pregnant as a way of ensuring marriage. The family meals reflecting polish recipes were interesting. It has a happy ending as Lena Olin's character as well as Gabriel Byrne's character make up and seem to solve their marital problems, and Hala seems to catch the heart and marriage of Russell.I thought there was great meaning in this film of you look past the props to see the true meaning... love conquers all

vvsing This movie is highly entertaining with unpredictable, character-driven, plot twists that pull you in like the smell of comfort food cooking in the kitchen. The story itself is a grand view into the mundane working world of fighting, resentments, loyalty and ultimate forgiveness, of a large Polish family all living together in the same house.Mother and daughter are powerful and attractive and the men alternately ignore them, wait for them, and chase after them. The matriarch of the family is romantically unfulfilled but finds meaning and purpose in the context of her family and children. The daughter is growing into adulthood and recognizing her feminine power in the context of a budding relationship but, like her mother before her, ultimately trapped. The members of this emotional but practical Polish immigrant family don't live life, life lives them. The characters and performances make this movie well worth watching.

Greg The movie presents itself as a harmless story about out-of-wedlock pregnancy, marital infidelity and family conflict, and does a reasonable job in this regard. But it wouldn't be worth seeing a second time if that was all there was to this film.On another level, this movie takes a swipe at fundamental tenants of the Catholic Church. This movie uses a totally different approach than Dogma, which is over two hours of in-your-face mockery of Catholicism. Instead, Polish Wedding asks interesting questions about the Church's attitude towards women.It's quite different from the usual Hollywood fare, and well worth watching.