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Father of the Bride

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Father of the Bride (1991)

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Reviews Counted:28

Fresh:20

Rotten:8

Average Rating:5.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: This remake of the 1950 classic, "Father of the Bride," places even more emphasis on the comedic aspects of planning a wedding. While worrying about his daughter's increasingly more elaborate and... This remake of the 1950 classic, "Father of the Bride," places even more emphasis on the comedic aspects of planning a wedding. While worrying about his daughter's increasingly more elaborate and expensive wedding, a California shoe manufacturer frets about his prospective son-in-law's suitability and his changing relationship with his beloved daughter. [More]

Starring: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams

Starring: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, Kieran Culkin

Director: Charles Shyer

Director: Charles Shyer
Screenwriter: Nancy Meyers

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Will Steve Martin EVER be funny in a movie again?

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02/23/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

See Spencer Tracy in the original instead.

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01/17/08
Beth Accomando
Beth Accomando
KPBS.org

Waste of talent.

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07/26/02
Bob Grimm
Bob Grimm
Las Vegas Mercury

Is the wedding cake outrageously expensive? Get over it, George.

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05/27/05
Don Willmott
Don Willmott
Filmcritic.com

No review available.

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07/04/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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No review available.

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04/30/03
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

Minor fluff. Not recommended.

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07/16/04
Victoria Alexander
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com

For all its glad-handing of cheer and all-encompassing warmth, has a heart as tiny and cold and calculated as a Grinch's.

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07/12/05
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

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03/27/03
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

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01/05/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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04/21/03
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

A solid, if only fitfully imaginitive, remake of the Spencer Tracy original.

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03/14/03
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Nitrate Online

...it's not difficult to see why the film has endured since it's release or why a sequel was commissioned just a few years later.

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06/25/05
David Nusair
David Nusair
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06/26/03
Edward Havens
Edward Havens
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Latest News for Father of the Bride

April 01, 2008: Steve Martin and Diane Keaton Are One Big Happy
Steve Martin and Diane Keaton, whose chemistry helped propel Father of the Bride and Father of the Bride Part II to the top of the box office, are reuniting onscreen. More...

November 02, 2005: Hoffman & Shyer Sign on for "Less"
Variety reports that director Charles Shyer has been tapped to direct the Dustin Hoffman comedy "Father Knows Less" for New Line. And if you're even a little familiar... More...

October 28, 2005: Jack Black Joins Kate & Cameron's "Holiday"
According to Variety, funnyman Jack Black has signed on to co-star alongside Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz in Columbia Pictures' "Holiday," which is a romantic comedy... More...

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