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
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 4/5 |
British films are rarely as funny or as charming. Full Review |
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A British comedy that's classy and commercial -- and, most important, very, very funny. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
Funny, agreeably sweet and exceptionally well acted and directed. Full Review |
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A- |
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. Full Review |
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There are movies so breezy, even flimsy, that you can enjoy them as genial providers of an evening's entertainment yet forget all about them by the time you leave the multiplex. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
A witty romantic comedy with a sardonic edge. Full Review |
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A grocery store would sell this on its generic shelf: the brittle upper-class British cleverness is strictly standard issue. Full Review |
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Truly beguiling romantic comedy is one of the hardest things for a modern film to pull off, but a winning British team has done it in Four Weddings and a Funeral. Full Review |
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B+ |
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. Full Review |
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The colorful cast brings it all home, and the film has become something of a minor classic in its genre. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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3/4 |
Courting stardom, Grant delivers an engaging performance in Mike Newell's romantic comedy about the horrors of flying solo in a married world. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
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3/4 |
Richard Curtis' screenplay nicely blends humor with drama, ensuring that some of the more serious moments never seem jarring or out of place. Full Review |
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5/5 |
what can we say. A classic is a classic is a classic.
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1/5 |
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