British films are rarely as funny or as charming.
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02/03/09
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
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Reviews Counted:49
Fresh:47
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.5/10
Consensus: While frothy to a fault, Four Weddings and a Funeral features irresistibly breezy humor, and winsome performances from Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell.
Runtime: 3 hrs 54 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Charles (Hugh Grant) is a confirmed British bachelor with a colorful romantic background who meets the perfect woman, Carrie (Andie MacDowell), at a friend's wedding. However, Charles's hopes of... [More]
Starring: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas, Simon Callow
Director: Mike Newell
Reviews for Four Weddings and a Funeral
Top CriticA British comedy that's classy and commercial -- and, most important, very, very funny.
01/26/06
Top CriticFunny, agreeably sweet and exceptionally well acted and directed.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
03/22/04
No review available.
05/14/04
An intelligent romantic comedy that appeals to our love of happy endings, without making it too trite.
01/01/00
A very funny and warm effort, Four Weddings strives to recapture the screwball sensibility of another era, succeeding to a surprising degree.
01/01/00
Four Weddings and a Funeral provides us with a taste of drama, a bunch of laughs and, most importantly, some restraint.
01/01/00
No review available.
11/06/05
No review available.
02/21/03
Richard Curtis' screenplay nicely blends humor with drama, ensuring that some of the more serious moments never seem jarring or out of place.
01/26/05
The players, who include Simon Callow, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rowan Atkinson and Sophie Thompson, exude comedic brightness as they go about their gossipy, farcical, self-deprecating, sorry-about-that-old-chap, just-being-English business.
01/01/00
A very good viewing experience.
09/24/01
This elegantly shot, classically structured British comedy is an updated version of Hollywood screwball comedies. Despite its makers' claims, it's not as radical as they hold--unless you consider a happy gay couple a revolutionary idea.
07/27/07
what can we say. A classic is a classic is a classic.
12/21/04
A witty romantic comedy with a sardonic edge.
02/03/09
Light-hearted English comedy with a hilarious wedding ceremony filled with bloopers.
07/18/03
The simplest and most honest expression of praise that I can offer Mike Newell's latest movie is that it represents two hours of solid movie magic.
01/01/00
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