The Big Wedding
2013, Romance/Comedy, 1h 30m
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The Big Wedding's all-star cast is stranded in a contrived, strained plot that features broad stabs at humor but few laughs. Read critic reviews
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Don
Ellie
Bebe
Lyla
Missy
Rev. Moinighan
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May 10, 2014In a way it's criminal how such a talented cast is wasted with material like this. However if you're willing to overlook the predictable material then this is an amusing if totally forgettable film. Despite De Niro's abysmal recent run of form he is actually quite good here and works well off Keaton and Sarandon. Williams is little more than a cameo and have they really blacked up Ben Barnes?!!! More a chick flick than anything else this will probably appeal to people who have enjoyed films such as 'Valentine's Day'.
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Sep 13, 2013** Some movies have really good casts and they just don't work out. "Big Wedding" is one of those movies. Robert Di Nero, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl, Topher Grace, Amanda Seyfried, Susan Sarandan round out the cast. But even with all that star power, this is a very uneven, unfunny romantic comedy. It's basically about a dysfunctional family coming together for a wedding, and all their problems come to a head. Women will probably enjoy it more than the guys(even though Emily passed out and didn't care for it all). Worth a watch? Maybe a one time on Netflix. But not really worth any money.
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Sep 02, 2013I'd call it The Big Ansaphone as all the performances are phones in. Does TriBeCa cost this much to run Robert? You've been making pony like this for too long now I've almost forgotten how good an actor you were. The whole film is like a bad Ray Cooney farce without any laughs. Shame on all the talent that were wasted in this fart of a film.
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Aug 27, 2013It's never too late to start acting like a family. Good movie! The one line that "The Big Wedding" straddles well is that between comedy and drama. The film is effective when it moves from funny jokes to touching family honesty and back to some more funny jokes. The story lines are very predictable, and sometimes the jokes are too simple and too wrong, but it tries to add in the right amount of drama, and ultimately, it should be entertaining to fans of the genre. Don and Ellie were once married and have two children, Lyla and Jared. They adopted a boy from Colombia, Alejandro. Eventually they divorce, Ellie moves away and Don hooks up with Bebe, Ellie's best friend. When Alejandro is about to get married, he informs Don And Ellie that he never told his natural mother who is so traditional that they got divorced. And she is coming for the wedding so he asks them if they can pretend to still be married. Don and Ellie reluctantly agree to it and Bebe moves out who is also upset that Don for some reason doesn't want to commit.
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