There are certainly some big emotional moments here that vibrate with emotional intensity, but they always stop short of sheer theatrics, and it doesn't feel like any of them are unearned.
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05/25/07
After The Wedding (2007)
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Reviews Counted:99
Fresh:86
Rotten:13
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: The cast brings After the Wedding's melodramatic script to life, creating a movie that is emotionally raw and satisfying.
Theatrical Release:09-03-2007
Synopsis: Danish director Susanne Bier continues her tradition of finely crafted emotional films with this Oscar-nominated drama. In AFTER THE WEDDING, a businessman (Rolf Lassgard) offers to make a huge... [More]
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Rolf Lassgard, Mona Malm
Director: Susanne Bier
Reviews for After The Wedding
A shrewdly constructed narrative and strong lead performances make up for much -- including Bier's irritating penchant for shoving her handheld camera in her cast's faces.
05/23/07
After the Wedding's anguished portrait of family, charity, and mortality peels back layers in the characters that defy their easy categorization.
05/22/07
After the Wedding has a dignity of purpose that is made to feel authentic by the performances.
05/19/07
...a highly entertaining film that manages to be brutally honest about human motivation and the compromises we're willing to make to hold onto the people we love for as long as we can.
05/18/07
The odd cropping of the closeups is Bier's way of acknowleding that the slices of life we see onscreen can't begin to convey the complicated messiness of existence.
05/14/07
...a powerful drama about secrets... At times it threatens to veer into soap opera, but the filmmakers and actors keep it true.
05/12/07
After the Wedding is a sad film in many ways, but it’s also surprisingly uplifting. Thanks to [director] Bier and her cast, any tears shed in the audience will be perfectly natural.
05/11/07
The plotting in After the Wedding is melodramatic, even a bit soap-operatic. Yet, unlike many Hollywood features and TV soaps, the material is done in a way that seems refreshingly real and honest.
05/11/07
It's Mikkelsen who anchors the movie, as his moody Jacob tries to reconcile his past mistakes with his current passion for his students in India.
05/11/07
...a rare film of conflict without villains.
05/10/07
Yes, they throw more than rice at this Wedding, but it's all in service of an astutely observed and sometimes shattering human drama.
05/10/07
On its own terms and apart from the awards hoopla, AFTER THE WEDDING is a decent, if flawed feature that works mostly due to the efforts of its talented cast.
05/07/07
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05/05/07
A fully engaging drama, with powerful emotional punches and surprises.
05/04/07
Bier's not timid about tossing any number of volatile ingredients into an already-simmering pot.
05/04/07
You leave the movie feeling exhausted, argumentative and exhilarated, surely the sign of a powerful film in any language.
05/04/07
Initially threatening to turn into the most shameless of melodramas, it instead builds upon its rickety foundation with such dexterity and grace that it eventually emerges as a deeply moving experience.
05/02/07
An emotional masterpiece whose end is impossible to guess.
04/27/07
Just when we start to find these people interesting and credible, the plot tosses us something we don't believe for a minute.
04/27/07
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