"After the Wedding" has the makings of a melodramatic soap opera were it not in the hands of a seasoned director like Susanne Bier
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04/13/07
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
[The] handheld, digital camerawork provides an ultra-realistic, immediate feel, but also highlights the film's cautious, dramatic sidestepping.
04/12/07
This is a fine tale of families and secrets, and its seemingly cold exterior gives way to something unexpectedly warm and soft inside.
04/10/07
Handsome drama that reveals depth beneath its polished veneer.
04/05/07
A cast from paradise, brilliantly directed by Susanne Bier.
04/02/07
We have Rolf Lassgard chewing the scenery like nobody's business, and Ms. Babett managing to keep up with him. Mads Mikkelsen tries to keep up, but even though he can't, he's close enough behind to almost keep up with them.
03/31/07
A paradoxical, if ultimately plausible portrait of a fractured family which deals with baby-daddy drama in a way which puts similar, relatively-flip Hollywood fare to shame.
03/31/07
Bier’s insistence on adding even more melodramatics into the mix feels like a mistake.
03/31/07
After The Wedding could be the cinematic equivalent of a Coldplay song. And while that isn't necessarily a slam, it isn't a recommendation either.
03/31/07
A thoughtful exploration of paternity and responsibility. Much of the film's success lies in Bier's sensitive direction, but credit is also due to the fine cast, particularly Mikkelsen.
03/30/07
A thrilling -- and harrowing, and beautiful -- celebration of the unpredictability of life.
03/30/07
It speaks the universal language of high romance in the distinctly unromantic Danish tongue. But don't be put off by that. It is a kind of treat we are only rarely offered these days.
03/30/07
Top CriticA deceptively unadorned movie that ends in huge, untidy and enormously satisfying emotions.
03/30/07
[Director] Bier has lots [of] surprises up her sleeve to keep After the Wedding humming for two solid hours.
03/30/07
The characters may suffer once the bride walks down the aisle, but [director] Bier, [writer] Jensen and their first-rate cast work together like a match made in heaven.
03/30/07
The filmmakers pile on a heap of life's complications but for all the recriminations, the movie remains involving because of its convincing compassion for its characters.
03/30/07
Script takes one melodramatic turn too many, ultimately pushing the film’s characters around like so many pieces on a chessboard. What begins so promisingly ends on a decidedly soapy note.
03/30/07
A substantive film about an idealistic Danish aid worker who is forced to stretch his own capacities for love and compassion, directing them in new channels that surprise and challenge him.
03/30/07
Dark secrets eat away from within, but after 120 minutes of self-loathing this soapy tale fails to engage with either genuine mystery or genuine reconciliation.
03/30/07
After the Wedding is a modern creation with a classic theme involving haves and have-nots, bloodlines and family ties.
03/30/07
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