Our Family Wedding

2010

Our Family Wedding

Critics Consensus

Our Family Wedding is a mirthless, contrived affair that does little with its promising premise and talented cast.

13%

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48%

Audience Score

User Ratings: 77,698
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Lucia and Marcus learn the hard way that the path to saying "I do" can be rife with familial strife. When they return from college and suddenly announce their marriage plans, they discover that their competitive and egotistical fathers can wreak serious havoc on their special day. With insults flying and tempers running high, it's anyone's guess if the alpha dads will survive to make it down the aisle. Lucia's mother is planning "her" dream wedding and the only levelheaded one in the bunch is Angela, the groom's father's best friend and lawyer. With only weeks to plan their wedding, Lucia and Marcus soon discover the true meaning of love and find there is truth to the saying - that when you marry someone, you marry their entire family.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (for some sexual content and brief strong language)
  • Genre:
    Comedy
  • Directed By:
    Rick Famuyiwa
  • Written By:
    Wayne Conley, Malcolm Spellman, Rick Famuyiwa
  • In Theaters:
     wide
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Box Office:
    $18,602,225
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    Fox Searchlight

Cast

Forest Whitaker
as Bradford Boyd
America Ferrera
as Lucia Ramirez
Lance Gross
as Marcus Boyd
Carlos Mencia
as Miguel Ramirez
Regina King
as Angela
Diana-Maria Riva
as Sonia Ramirez
Lupe Ontiveros
as Momma Cecilia
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes
as Isabella Ramirez
Charlie Murphy
as T.J.
Taye Diggs
as Brad's Friend
Fred Armisen
as Philip Gusto
Shannyn Sossamon
as Ashley McPhee
Tonita Castro
as Aunt Rosita
Anna Maria Horsford
as Diane Boyd
Warren Sapp
as Wendell Boyd
Skylan Brooks
as Buddy Boyd
Shondrella Avery
as Keisha Boyd
Sterling Ardrey
as Ardom Boyd
Skylan Banks
as Buddy Boyd
Castulo Guerra
as Father Paez
Joseph Mencia
as Manny Ramirez
Vivek Shah
as Maitre 'D
Matt Sauter
as Waiter
Paul Costa
as Mixologist
Joaquin Pastor
as DJ Spin-Sane
James Lesure
as Officer Turman
Skylan Guerra
Alejandro Patiño
as Goat Truck Driver
Jacqueline Mazarella
as Dress Shop Owner
Joseph Vassallo
as Tux Shop Owner
Ella Joyce
as Earlene
Sy Richardson
as Sonny
Noel Gugliemi
as Raymond Mata
Charles Grisham
as Westside Player
Caroline Aaron
as Elaine
Mimi Michaels
as Tipsy #1
Carlee Avers
as Tipsy #2
Gordon James
as Frat Boy
Hayley Marie Norman
as Sienna
Gina Rodriguez
as Bridesmaid
Gabriel G. Alvarez
as Cousin Jaime
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Critic Reviews for Our Family Wedding

All Critics (85) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (74)

  • This inexplicable Hollywood movie contains a shocking collection of racial stereotypes...

    Jun 25, 2010 | Full Review…

    Jason Solomons

    Guardian
    Top Critic

  • A goat eats Forest Whitaker's Viagra. Do you really want me to tell you what happens?

    Jun 24, 2010 | Rating: 2/5

    Derek Malcolm

    London Evening Standard
    Top Critic

  • When a biracial couple (America Ferrera and Lance Gross) tell their families about their engagement, everything goes awry in this formulaic flick. One particular low point: A goat at the wedding reception swallows Viagra and runs amok. Ha ha ha!

    Mar 25, 2010 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Thelma Adams

    Us Weekly
    Top Critic

  • I didn't buy a word of this thing and I didn't laugh enough.

    Mar 15, 2010

    Michael Phillips

    At the Movies
    Top Critic

  • Alternately flat and overwrought.

    Mar 15, 2010

    A.O. Scott

    At the Movies
    Top Critic

  • To anyone who has ever sparked up a TV set, let alone entered a movie theatre, all this is perfectly evident in the first five minutes.

    Mar 12, 2010 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review…

    Rick Groen

    Globe and Mail
    Top Critic
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Audience Reviews for Our Family Wedding

  • May 08, 2011
    Yes, it was funny. But, it was a bit too much as well. Very predictable and corny at times.
    Dead A Super Reviewer
  • Feb 05, 2011
    Lucia (America Ferarra) and Marcus (Lance Gross), are a perfectly nice and seemingly happy engaged couple until they have to introduce each other to their respected families-both of which are of different ethnicities. Choosing the engagement dinner to introduce the households, Lucia and Marcus are unpleasantly surprised to discover their fathers (Forest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia) are already familiar with each other due to a prior disagreement. With both families forced to compromise their traditions in order to accommodate the other, the fathers' participate in a game of one-upmanship, fire racial insults at one another forbidding the marriage and Lucia and Marcus learn the hard way that the path to saying "I do" can be rife with familial strife.
    Deb S Super Reviewer
  • Aug 22, 2010
    Hysterically delightful with an overload of laughs. A must see especially for those about to get married or for those who are already married. See this...it may be a trip for you down memory lane...or for those who are about t take that trip...what to expect...BEFORE you say "I do!" At first I wasn't interested...but for the heck of it I did...and I wasn't disappointed at all. See this!
    Fascade F Super Reviewer
  • Jul 22, 2010
    A cute, funny modern day spin on "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" but not as good. It was predictable but still feel-good and light-hearted. The best line is when when four black men are sitting at a street cafe joking around with each other. One of them is singing obnoxiously and his friend says, 'Stop it, you're scaring the white people."
    Dannielle A Super Reviewer
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