Kirpianuscus
Each sequel is a risky adventure. in this case, it is just a great idea. because it is a charming slice from a lovely period. because the rhytm and the humor and the performances are admirable. and the script remains seductive at whole. it is more than a comedy but...a chronicle. about perspective about a young couple, about birth and about child, about parents and about future. many well known by parents and young couples. and that does it a beautiful eulogy to family institution. so, chronicle of a couple first steps in marriage.
mark.waltz
The dysfunction of flustered Spencer Tracy continues as he faces becoming a grandfather the year after being the father of the bride. He objects to an immediate baby shower and wife Joan Bennett's desire for the couple to move in. Bennett fantasizes about re-decorating Taylor's old room into a nursery as if she was Myrna Loy's Mrs. Blandings describing blue to decorators for her dreamhouse. Daughter Elizabeth Taylor is the only one considerate toward's Tracy's feelings, exploding at everybody else when they try to take over again. His kitten more precious to him than ever, Tracy gives her the wisdom she is craving. This makes their scenes together even more poignant and indicates why a sequel was a very good idea.While the two films pay closer attention to Tracy, the lovely Liz gets more attention here over wife Joan Bennett who was the dominant female in the first. Ms. Taylor had a few good outbursts, her character truly becomes revealed as a genuinely lovely young lady inside and out. The screenplay lightly explores how emotional a pregnancy can be, intertwining that with marital issues that come out of those pregnancy hormones. Bennett is more of a light-hearted nag here, well-meaning but a bit bossy and continuously throwing the baby in the reluctant grandfather's face. At that rate, Tracy will never bond with the infant unless fate steps in. That is where this rises above becoming a '50s version of the Andy Hardy series, showing genuinely real people rather than Louis B. Mayer's idealistic view of what he thought a real American family should be.
disdressed12
to me,this sequel to Father of the Bride is not as good.for one thing,there's less humour involved.it's more like a lite drama.also,i don't feel it has the same flow as "Bride".i didn't hate it,but i wouldn't call it a good movie either.maybe average at best.it's basically a rehash of "Bride" though instead of a marriage,its the impending birth of a baby,and Grandfatherhood.also,the particular DVD i viewed the movie on,had poor sound quality and no subtitle or caption options,so it was hard to hear everything.as far as i know,it's the only edition available.i would just warn anyone that this movie may only be available in poor quality.anyway,for me,Father's Little Dividend is a 5/10
Snow Leopard
This solid sequel to "Father of the Bride" has some good moments, and with the same cast on hand plus a similar story line, it feels very much like a direct continuation of the original. "Father's Little Dividend" is a cut below its predecessor, but it works all right in itself.Spencer Tracy once again plays the rather hapless Stanley Banks, and again he shows how good he could be in a rather thankless role. It's almost unfortunate that he seems so natural as a flustered or put-upon husband or father, since he often played such roles although he could do so many other things as well or better. But as far as this pair of movies went, he was certainly a fine choice, since he makes the character believable and sympathetic.Tracy's character is the focal point for the common kinds of changes and adjustments that families must make as the younger generation grows up. Although his reactions are often exaggerated, in general it is fairly easy to understand Stanley's constant feeling of apprehension about any and all changes.As with the first movie, Elizabeth Taylor works very well as Kay, giving her an appealing presence and a simple believability.The pace and the material of this one are not as consistent as they were in the first movie, and some of the comedy ideas come across rather awkwardly. But at other times the characters and cast make things work quite well, and in fact the simplest moments are some of the best ones in the movie.
AD
