Hannalee Hannalee It's too bad they had to hang this story on the Polish, and as a student of Slavic languages and literatures, I can see how people would be upset. Somebody must have had the idea that to marry traditional Christianity to pagan celebration of fertility, or show the conflict between those two, you should use the Poles as a vehicle (because they're devout Catholics??). Also, having been a Slavist, I can say that Slavs of all kinds that I've known have often been pretty hard drinkers and smokers... I don't mean that as a slur. Obviously I find Slavs wonderful or I wouldn't be a Slavist.And, this is also not the greatest movie in the world in spite of a good cast, particularly Gabriel Byrne. All the same, I think of it sometimes because of some interesting scenes. To me it's kind of about the constant renewal of sexuality, and its dangers. Or that it will be renewed over and over again despite any dangers, no matter what young people want or where they think they're going. Usually if I notice symbolism, I suspect it's heavy handed, but since no one has mentioned it, I'd just remark that the scene when the young buck rides away with Hala on his bike, and they go to an abandoned metro station, just drips with the contrast between primal sexuality (literally regrowing up out of the concrete in dense greens), and the broken establishment framework (the literally broken concrete). Hala is pregnant and wearing a wedding dress and he still can't resist her. These guys are Adam and Eve before there were any rules.So, there are a few scenes like that. One of my other favorites is the sweet scene of reconciliation, Mom and Dad smoking in the pantry closet. Forget the bogus virginity ritual. I was raised Catholic and I don't remember anything like that. This film has some unique features I haven't seen elsewhere, and thus, I still like to see parts of it from time to time.

Gordon-11 This film is about a Polish family in America who have to deal with many problems, including the wife's affair and the daughter's disgrace."Polish Wedding" is said to be a comedy, but in fact it is really boring. Throughout the film, women are portrayed to be in power. Lines like "How can women come from men? In fact it's the other way around", or scenes like Hala saying to Schuster "Kiss my feet" or "You can't kiss me unless I say so" are just plain turn off. I am not against feminism, but this film looks more like a feminist propaganda. The scene where Hala and Schuster talk about boldness is meant to be romantic, but turns out to be ridiculous and unwatchable.It lacks suspense to be a thriller. It lacks pace to be a drama. It lacks jokes to be a comedy. It lacks romance to be a date film. Avoid this very bad film!

train464 A film? A movie? Polish? A Wedding? The correct answer is: None of the Above. This .... is a total waste of viewing time. No characterization, no development, confusing, senseless, hopeless, unfunny, poorly scripted, poorly acted; these are the notable features of this piece of fluff. If you decide to rent this whatever it is, be prepared to look confused and shut it off after 20 minutes tops. Being a film buff I lasted almost 50 minutes before giving up. Just accept that this is one of the worst "movies" made and move on. Better yet, just skip it entirely. I will admit I was taken by Lena Olin, and I like Gabriel Byrne (who just sleepwalks through this part), but all the other actors are just "there." Of course, none of them have a script to work from. It's just a bunch of nonsense phrases strung together to give them something to say.

psi-19 Polish wedding is a character driven movie with great actors. Dialogue is not always used to express or explain the scene; silence, pregnant pauses, facial expression and spacial arrangement are there own character in this film. Even a cigarette has a cameo. Highly recommend this film to anyone who grew-up in or around a polish neighborhood like I did. Those that did not will be lost. It is great to see a movie not go Hollywood. It is easy to pander to the movie-goers (see Mr & Mrs Smith (good movie, famous actors and explosions)) Polish Wedding is a rare find that is refreshing. If you liked this movie you may also like: Uncorked, The Big Kahuna.