Rachel Getting Married
2008 – Drama, Comedy – R
The Plot:
Lingering tensions clash with new hopes in director Jonathan Demme’s ensemble drama set during an idyllic wedding that threatens to descend into chaos with the appearance of the bride’s estranged sister — a volatile and unpredictable girl whose turbulent history of personal crisis and family conflict quickly threatens to take precedence over the happy ceremony. Rachel Buchman (Rosemarie DeWitt) is about to be married to the love of her life, but while the weather outside may be perfect, there’s a storm blowing in. That storm goes by the name Kym (Anne Hathaway). Kym is the family black sheep, and wherever she goes disaster is sure to follow. Now, as friends and family gather together for a memorable day of dining, dancing, and celebration, everyone braces themselves knowing that, at any given moment, old skeletons may be dragged out and dusted off for display by the bombshell who seems to have an acerbic one-liner for every situation, and a flare for drama that could set their family home ablaze. Bill Irwin and Debra Winger co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
The Good:
Anne Hathaway.
The Bad:
First off, how in the world can a movie be both a drama and a comedy, at the same time? Then, it may just be me, or the fact that when I started watching the movie I had a cranking headache, but the camera seemed to shake so much that I almost lost my lunch watching it. It seemed to me that it was quite similar to watching a video that my children had made.
It also just didn’t seem right watching Anne Hathaway play a recovering addict, she just seems too clean cut and not right for a part like this, I mean heck, I’m used to seeing her as a princess. There also didn’t seem to be too much of a storyline, okay so they’re getting ready for a wedding and the bride’s sister just got out of rehab, and chain smokes and complains a lot, I hardly see the point.
The Recommendation:
Unless you like to watch, shaky, poorly lit movies – I’d stay away. I have to admit, I could only force myself to watch the first half an hour or so and then I turned it off and promptly shipped it back to blockbuster, so that the next poor soul can try to figure out why an actress like Hathaway would take a part like that.
But it did get pretty good reviews at Rotten Tomatoes.
