Michael Ledo
The theme of this film is that "there are different kinds of love." Alejandro (Ben Barnes) was adopted from Colombia by Don (Robert De Niro) and Ellie (Diane Keaton). Alejandro is getting married to Missy (Amanda Seyfried) whose parents (David Rasche/Christine Ebersole) are embarrassingly white. Don is divorced and married his mistress Bebe (Susan Sarandon). After a decade his wife and ex-wife get along very well. Robin Williams plays the priest that will preside over the ceremony. There are also two siblings. Dr. Jared (Topher Grace) is a 29 year old virgin. Lyla (Katherine Heigl) just left her husband. Just about everyone in the group has a dirty little secret that comes into play, but for the most part doesn't mesh well.If this wasn't enough, Alejandro's biological mother (Patricia Rae) is coming up from Colombia for the wedding. She is very Catholic and considers divorce a sin. She doesn't know Don and Ellie are divorced so they will pretend they aren't (yawn). She shows up with a daughter (Ana Ayora) who has designs for Jared.The film has great stars and a great indie style plot and characters. The secrets make for a great story. However it didn't come together. The dialouge failed to create on screen chemistry. Too much of the film seemed fake, the characters never hooked you. The humor consisted of embarrassment more than anything. Attempts to make fun of the Catholic Church were weak. It would make for a decent one night rental, but not the heart warming indie keeper we love.Parental Guide: F-bombs. Brief sex, brief nudity (Ana Ayora).
Maria Trim
I find all the really bad reviews quite amazing. Saying this film is full of explicit sex, wow some people must lead sheltered lives, they should watch some of the series now like Game Of Thrones, Outlander, The collection, Girlfriend Experience just to name a few, which are border line porn. This film is worth a watch just for the great actors in it, i mean you cant go wrong with Diane Keaton, Robert D Nerio and the great Susan Serandon and sadly watching the wonderful Robin Williams made it a bit poignant to watch but reminded me of what a wonderful actor and versatile he was. OK the plot is thin but it had lots of funny moments and omg i love Katherine Heigl she is now one of my favorite actresses. Its worth a watch to just enjoy all these great actors.Its a romp a silly one its whats on the box, The Big Wedding. Its been done before and will be done again. I watched on Netflix, free, on a very wet rainy miserable day and I enjoyed every minute of it. So if you just want to watch a nice easy movie with great actors, a bit of titillation, comedy and romance, then you wont have wasted 1hour and 28minutes of your life.
vicksel
This must be one of the few rare American movies what actually delivered a feeling of recognition. It's not like the usual romcom. Life can sometimes become. It just does... and that it what this movie shows us. It actually shows us what life sometimes can be. It's reality. And that is what makes this movie so very special. Go see it for yourself. Just let yourself sink with the characters (they are very well portrayed. This is just the way family life is.***spoilers***The story line is very well written. It's the best one I have encountered in years. I gave this movie only an 8 out of 10 because while the elder part of the cast was definitely on fire, the younger part just didn't match.
FilmBuff1994
The Big Wedding is an awful movie with a poorly written storyline and a great comedic cast that sadly weren't enough to make this movie enjoyable.The set up for the movie sounded fun and unique,and then the cast made it sound even better,but sadly there were very few parts that I genuinely laughed at.The movie had such a great cast and didn't use any of them to full effect,Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton didn't really get to show their dramatic acting skills enough,a great actress like Amanda Seyfried wasn't even in it very long,and Robin Williams (One of the Greatest Comedy Actors of All Time,May He Rest in Peace) could easily have improvised all of his scenes and made them so much funnier,but sadly the director obviously made him go by the script,so all of his lines were very dry humour.Usually the fun thing about comedies that revolve around families is that you can relate to them in a funny way,but there is no way anyone could relate to this family's relationship,the ending was probably what irritated me the most though,most of the conflict in this film isn't resolved.The Big Wedding is not a funny or enjoyable movie and I would recommend it to no one. As their adopted sons mother arrives for his wedding,a divorced couple must pretend they are still married. Best Performance: Robert De Niro Worst Performance: Katherine Heigl
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