Father of the Bride

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December 20th, 1991

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Comedy, Family

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George Banks is a father with a loving wife, a son who idolozes him and a daughter who is getting married. Everyone is thrilled for them but he is a mess.

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Directed: Charles Shyer Written: Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer, Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett
Starring: Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, Kieran Culkin, George Newbern

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definently not average, but just not perfect. It's a very funny comedy about letting go your children which is portrayed in a very good, comedic view.

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Posted jul 18, 2008 5:24 am pt

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I really enjoy watching Father of the bride. I love the the way the movie start out with such a nice music looking into a glass of champane. This m0ovie has incredible cast and I like the storyline. The only part I thought was dumb is when the...
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Posted feb 11, 2008 2:21 am pt

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A good family comedy about the trials of giving away your daughter in marriage. Very funny, but could have been a little better.

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Posted may 1, 2007 6:56 am pt

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One of the best comedy remakes around, and definately one of Steve Martin's best films of the 90s.

Full of many hilarious situations, this a highly recommended choice for any light hearted comedy fans.

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Posted mar 25, 2007 9:29 pm pt

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One of the best wedding movies of all time one of Steve Martins best movies the story of a father of the bride getting ready for his dauthers wedding is good.

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Posted mar 1, 2007 12:40 pm pt

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[+] Washington Post

80

The movie, as a whole, isn't nearly so original. Still, it's a pleasing, well-crafted, surprisingly satisfying diversion. It's eager to entertain and has a quality that's genuinely rare these days, a spirit of gentle modesty.
by Desson Howe | Read Full Review »
[+] Chicago Sun-Times

75

It's one of the movies with a lot of smiles and laughter in it, and a good feeling all the way through. Just everyday life, warmly observed.
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[+] Chicago Tribune

75

The film's real subject is the unacknowledged intensity of the father-daughter bond and the difficulty of separation, though Shyer, true to his name, shies away from the more painful implications of the material. [20 Dec 1991, p.B]
by Dave Kehr | Read Full Review »
[+] The New York Times

70

The screenplay represents recycling at its best. The material has been successfully refurbished with new jokes and new attitudes, but the earlier film's most memorable moments have been preserved.
by Janet Maslin | Read Full Review »
[+] San Francisco Chronicle

63

One of the nicest things about Father of the Bride is that it's not ashamed to be old-fashioned and sweet. It's also not ashamed to get sappy and drippy and gooey, but you have to take the good with the bad. [20 Dec 1991, p.C1]
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[+] TV Guide

63

The film belongs to Steve Martin, whose crisp, almost bitter delivery, although frequently off-putting, manages to put an edge to a film that, without him, would be mush.
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[+] Empire

60

The film does work, but not quite as well as the Hepburn-Tracy classic that it seeks to replace. Mildly amusing.
by Joanna Berrry | Read Full Review »
[+] Los Angeles Times

60

The movie is like a big, smug, sunny ball of fluff, batting around in a crystalline cage. It's bright and well-meaning, but there's little to grab onto or feel. Not even the presence of those expert actor/farceurs, Steve Martin and Diane Keaton, give it any real presence or bite. [20 Dec 1991, p.16]
by Michael Wilmington | Read Full Review »
[+] Boston Globe

50

Martin is lots of friendly fun, proving once again that he is an actor with untapped range and style. Without him, the movie would deflate. [20 Dec 1991, p.54]
by Matthew Gilbert | Read Full Review »
[+] Christian Science Monitor

50

Steve Martin and Kimberly Williams do their best with a silly screenplay, and there are a few genuine laughs along the way. [20 Dec 1991]
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[+] Time

50

At heart, though, the story is about the deep, complex, poignant love a man has for his daughter: it's the Lolita syndrome without the lust but with every bit of the doting possessiveness. [30 Dec 1991, p.71]
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[+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

50

Alas, the perfect Steve Martin vehicle will probably never be the perfect film, no matter how endearing the silver-haired actor makes himself. And so it is with Father of the Bride; good, but by no means great. [20 Dec 1991, p.C3]
by Christopher Harris | Read Full Review »
[+] USA Today

50

A few bits are filler, albeit funny filler. But those who would rather laugh than cry at weddings ( will say "I do'' to Bride. [20 Dec 1991, p.1D]
by Mike Clark | Read Full Review »
[+] Seattle Post-Intelligencer

42

As hard as it tries to capture that blend of domestic comedy and paternal angst that made its predecessor a classic, it is still a pale shadow and a barely passable Steve Martin vehicle. [20 Dec 1991, p.10]
by William Arnold | Read Full Review »
[+] Chicago Reader

40

The main problem here is the gross inferiority of the new version to the old: compare Tracy's handling of the opening monologue with Martin's and you'll get a fair indication of what's become of commercial filmmaking over the past four decades.
by Jonathan Rosenbaum | Read Full Review »

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