Four Weddings and a Funeral provides us with a taste of drama, a bunch of laughs and, most importantly, some restraint.
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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
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.
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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.
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Four Weddings is more a romantic screwball comedy, one is as intoxicated by words, dialogue and characters as by love.
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This is a decidedly lightweight film but well made and one that has occasionally very funny gags.
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Some of the funniest scenes bounce off the nightmares of every bride and groom before the wedding.
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The movie is funny. It's mostly entertaining.
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Delightful and sly.
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Top CriticIt's bright and spirited and well-paced.
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Take a date; it's great fun.
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