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Summary: Five stars if no Andi
Review: I am an anti-Andi McDowell fan. I avoid her mvies and don't buy products she advertises. In fact I make faces at the television screen as she shows us her luscious locks. But I liked this movie despite her because it is funny, sweet, sad, and charming. I even moved to England to meet my own English man (so far, no luck). If they had only used a different American actress, I wouldn't be able to give this enough accolades.
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Summary: 4 stars for 4 weddings
Review: Grant & McDowell seem to do best when the subject matter is light, and this film takes advantage of this. John Hannah is fantastic in a limited roll (you'd never think him capable of the messes he got into with the Mummy films after seeing this one).
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Summary: One of my favorites
Review: I really laughed at this one. Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell's story line is hilarious, but I was really moved by the touching portrayals of the unconventional couple and other minor characters. A extremely pleasurable film! There are some flaws: I'm not a great fan of either Kristen Scott-Thomas or Andie, but they passed muster in this one. The wry sense of humor that prevails more than makes up for a couple of silly lines. All in all, though, the story kept it going...I'm still smiling!Grade: excellent!
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Summary: Join the Celebration!
Review: Four Weddings & A Funeral was a hilarious film about dealing with the absurdity of attending these functions. Hugh Grant is adorable as a typical bumbling Englishman while Andie McDowell was wonderful as the beguiling American who sweeps Hugh off of his feet. I could relate to many of the goings on at the weddings. Unfortunately I empathized with the character of Scarlett who had trouble getting the blokes that she liked but was not interested in the blokes that liked her! All in all, a lot of fun to watch.
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Summary: Recycled British Stars
Review: First of all, I have to say that romantic comedies aren't entirely my "basket", so my review will be somewhat biased - you have been warned. However, hopefully I will be able to limit this bias by reviewing FOUR WEDDINGS as objectively as I can, as a movie, because I can see its merits - and its downfalls. I think the plot has been covered fairly well already, and is pretty much nothing more than a "boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back" kinda situation. Nothing amazing. What is amazing is the way in which Richard Curtis as a writer flawlessly captures that atmoshpere that always seem to be at British weddings; being British myself, I can say that his portrayal of the wedings (and the funeral) did completely and utterly capture the English eccentricity and reserve perefectly. However, once we finally got round to the last wedding, I was yawning - it was far too much of the same thing. It would have been more interesting to put some of those characters that appeared at all the weddings in another situation. When watching films such as FOUR WEDDINGS and NOTTING HILL, it is obvious just how few famous faces there are in British comedy; almost every single little cameo role in FOUR WEDDINGS was played by a relatively famous British comedic actor or actress, right down to Rowan Atkinson making an appearance with his co-star from THE THIN BLUE LINE, James Dreyfus. All these "familair faces" do add to the appeal of the movie for many people, and all play their parts wonderfully, but they do seem to be typecast - hardly any of them actually played anything that was a long way from work they have already done. The ending of the movie is truly terrible; it is so cheesy that I actually groaned out loud at the scene in the rain. Un until there, the movie had consintently hit just off-centre, which was nice, but the scene was unbearably predictable and trite. What was Richard Curtis thinking of?! Despite all this, FOUR WEDDINGS is a good movie - I just don't like it, but don't let that put you off. Dragyn
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Summary: Pure Comedy
Review: Finally a film that gets me to laugh out loud several times. It's witty, it's typical Hugh Grant, it's British, and it's sometimes unrealistically ridiculous. So I laugh. And you'll laugh. Why the main character Charles (Hugh Grant) falls for the sensual nymphomaniac USAmerican Carrie (Andie Mac Dowell) remains a mystery, but at least they finally found a part for Andie Mac Dowell in which she makes SOME kind of sense. A funny British film which you have to have seen.
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Summary: Good Movie, Bad DVD
Review: This was a very good movie. Hugh Grant is charming and funny in a clumsy way. Andie MacDowell is cute and charming as well. The cast as a whole is terrific. I recommend this movie to all. The DVD on the other hand, was very poor. I have watched a lot of DVDs in the past year and this was one of the worst. I felt like I was watching a VHS tape. The picture was very bland and the colors were muted. I know the English are pale, but this DVD transfer did not do them any justice. On top of the poor video quality, the sound was just as awful. The volume was very low, and jumpy at times. The dialog at times didn't come through clearly and there was no use of the surround channels. This movie could use a thorough update to the entire pakage. A new video transfer, a new audio 5.1 channel mix and some extras would have made this a top DVD. Instead MGM decided to skip all the goodies technology has to offer to keep the price of this DVD down. Too Bad, Its a Great Movie.
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Summary: The Funny Side of the Lamer Side of Weddings
Review: This film lets us take a peek at the 'lamer' side of weddings without letting the viewer slip into condescension and without the film getting heavy handed. It makes us laugh at the sillier things people do and say at weddings, but Four Weddings and a Funeral doesn't go so far as to put the institution of marriage down. Portraying the support that a circle of friends can provide, it shows us that there are other ways to be committed than getting married. While a light comedy on the surface, it raises some pretty serious questions about extended family issues. Hugh Grant is wonderful is his role as the bachelor afraid to fall in love, and Andie McDowell as the elusive American woman is as ravishing as ever. I will agree the script is goofy in a few places, but until I thought about some of the reviews written here, I never noticed it before. The supporting cast is outstanding. The sound is standard Dolby 2.0, and the picture quality is average to good. It is still good for quite a few laughs, and for less than 12 bucks, a steal. Great British comedy.
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Summary: 1st Hugh Grant Movie I Ever Saw-He Plays the Role Perfectly!
Review: Excellent comedy with subtle British humor. One of those movies I can watch again and again...never boring...a few bad words here and there but overall a very enjoyable light-hearted movie.
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Summary: Witty Romance, Weak DVD
Review: This film starring Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell was quite a popular hit when released in theatres and was nominated for Oscars. The characters are well developed and the supporting cast is terrific. There are many great one-liners and the accompanying music is enjoyable. I consider this movie one of the best romantic comedies of the 90s. However, MGM has only occassionally produced outstanding DVDs. Unfortunately, this DVD has some artifacts, pixelation, and bare bones content. I was disappointed in the visual and sound quality for a film made so recently (within the last ten years). I would recommend this DVD only if you are a big fan of this film or don't demand quality and rich content in your DVDs.
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