Rachel Getting Married

Rachel Getting Married is a movie you can't judge by its cover. The titular Rachel emphasizes a female role, and she is getting married? Why bother with this sappy chick flick, you might ask yourself. Well, if you do, then you would be making a very silly mistake. This film is so much more.

Kym (Anne Hathaway) is a dysfunctional twenty-something who gets out of rehab for her sister's wedding. Family drama and chaos ensues. Jonathan Demme directs this dramatic indie, from a script, that mixes serious with the hilarious, by Jenny Lumet (the first she's written). Everyone is at the top of their game, and you really become invested with each character. The ones you like, you like. The obnoxious ones, well they annoy you. And some just irritate you, but damn it if that is not the way the real world is. Regardless of how you feel, you understand why these people act like they do, and you can respect them for it. Watch as the weekend unfolds, the wedding comes and goes, and people change, but not always for long. Hathaway will surely be a front-runner for Best Actress in the coming award season. And keep an eye out for musical band TV on the Radio's Tunde Adebimpe as the groom.

Genre - Drama (3.5)

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