Four Weddings and a Funeral | | Cast : | Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell | | Director : | Mike Newell | | Studio : | Mgm/Ua Studios | | Format : | Color, Widescreen, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | March 09, 1994 | | DVD Released Date : | December 19, 2000 | | Language : | Unknown (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | May 08, 2005 | | Summary | WEDDING BELL BLUES | Content
 | A surprise hit that was nominated for Best Picture in 1994, FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL is a marvelously performed romantic comedy. Hugh Grant is superb as Charlie, the suave young man who is always late for weddings, and is looking for the right girl to speak his own vows. Andie McDowell is the American who enters Charlie's life, but his refusal to make a commitment sends her into the hands of a much older man (Corin Redgrave). What makes this movie so delightful is its marvelous supporting cast: Simon Callow, Charlotte Coleman, John Hannah, James Fleet, and of course the sublime Kristin Scott Thomas as the acid-tongued but charming Fiona. Rowan Atkinson also has a scene-stealing hilarious moment as a nervous priest really screwing up the wedding ceremony at Wedding # 2. The movie is incredibly human and Hannah's recitation of a W.H. Auden poem at the funeral is extremely powerful. For romantic comedies, they don't get much better than this. Another high point: the guitar strumming couple who warble both CAN'T SMILE WITHOUT YOU and STAND BY YOUR MAN. A Fun film. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 27, 2005 | | Summary | A serious delight! | Content
| One of the best romantic comedies ever, "Four Weddings and a Funeral" follows a close-knit group of unattached British thirtysomethings whose major diversion is attending other people's weddings (while hoping to find their own true love during the course of four weddings).
Romantic connections are made, lost, and rediscovered amongst the guests at the weddings plus a tragic funeral. These entanglements are buoyed by a funny, observant screenplay which includes references to David Cassidy and the Partridge Family as well as an hilarious stretch in which a nervous novice minister adds a new twist to the nuptials by referring to the bride-to-be as an "AWFUL wedded wife" or by concluding the rituals "in the name of the father, son, and holy GOAT". Rowan Atkinson aka Mr. Bean plays the bumbling minister to side-splitting perfection.
This is the movie that elevated Hugh Grant to major stardom and familiarized American audiences with a strikingly beautiful, gifted young actress named Kristin Scott Thomas. Miss Thomas, elegant, witty, and world weary steals most of the scenes she's in. The entire cast is superb. They negotiate the movie's comic and melancholy turns masterfully.
"Four Weddings and a Funeral" is a serious delight. See for yourself!
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| Rating | | | Date | March 13, 2005 | | Summary | You must know this one? | Content
| This is the one when we first see Hugh Grant as the bumbling, awkward British toff, hankering madly for sexy American (MacDowell) and having lots of fun with his smashing freinds who all slowly discover their desire to find that someone special. Grant is ok, his usual fayre was fresh and new here, MacDowell is somewhat lack lustre too, the real acting here for me is provided by Scott Thomas as the love lorn female freind and Coleman as the whacky and delightful Scarlett (Coleman sadly died of an asthma attack a few years ago, this film now stands as her best work). If you have not seen this you must have been living under a stone! but do see it when you need cheering up, it's a lovely, tender, sad, naughty and hilarious movie and the best of the bunch of films it spawned. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 11, 2005 | | Summary | Would have been 5 star if Anamorphic Widescreen | Content
| New edition and still not Anamorphic Widescreen? Despite the 2005 date on the back cover, the movie is presented either full-screen format or non-anamorphic letterbox. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 06, 2005 | | Summary | One of the best romantic comedies ever! | Content
| A bunch of British friends, who are outwardly proud of being single, but inwardly are looking for their perfect match are attending a wedding almost every weekend - including shy Charlie who falls in love with an impossible American woman, his redheaded flat mate named Scarlett, and a mutual friend who secretly loves Charlie.
The only thing wrong with this delightful DVD set is the lack of any special feature whatsoever. |
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