British films are rarely as funny or as charming.
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... 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 romance are dashed when Carrie announces she must return to America the next morning. The two continue to cross paths at other people's weddings, never finding each other at a time when both are single. As all of Charles's friends find love, he's left wondering if he will ever be the one going to the altar. With subtle and lighthearted storytelling, director Mike Newell makes viewers feel intimate with characters who are shown in their happiest and saddest moments. The talented, funny cast--including Kristin Scott Thomas, Simon Callow, and Rowan Atkinson--portrays a very convincing group of friends in search of true love. [More]
Starring: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas, Simon Callow
Starring: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas, Simon Callow, James Fleet, Rowan Atkinson, John Hannah, Charlotte Coleman, David Bower
Director: Mike Newell
Director: Mike Newell
Reviews for Four Weddings and a Funeral
A British comedy that's classy and commercial -- and, most important, very, very funny.
An intelligent romantic comedy that appeals to our love of happy endings, without making it too trite.
Four Weddings is more a romantic screwball comedy, one is as intoxicated by words, dialogue and characters as by love.
Courting stardom, Grant delivers an engaging performance in Mike Newell's romantic comedy about the horrors of flying solo in a married world.
A grocery store would sell this on its generic shelf: the brittle upper-class British cleverness is strictly standard issue.
The colorful cast brings it all home, and the film has become something of a minor classic in its genre.
A very funny and warm effort, Four Weddings strives to recapture the screwball sensibility of another era, succeeding to a surprising degree.
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.
The infectious charm and sunny goodwill of Four Weddings and a Funeral can so immediately buoy a soul ravaged by winter weather and winter movies.
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