Customer Reviews

The Wedding Weekend

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Encapsulates a poignant, humorous, yet wise view of contemporary marriage,
with the added gift of great vocal arrangements and performances of classic pop music. Superbly acted by attractive people.

Another one of those "old college friends get together" movies ala The Big Chill or Peter's Friends, starring Molly Shannon and a group of very accomplished but not quite as well-known actors. Takes place over a long wedding weekend as the former members of a male accapella group (and their respective ladies) get together at a Hamptons mansion to rehearse for a performance at the wedding. Of course there will be a sex, secrets are revealed and a hot Swedish Au Pair gets thrown into the mix. A nice time with great actors and lovely Hamptons scenery.

After I heard a comparison to "The Big Chill", I rented The Big Chill and wow, has movie making changed. This much updated version of The Big Chill is more like a Hugh Grant movie. Molly Shannon is as crazy as always...and Reg Rogers does his an expert job being the divorcee. All eyes are on the NANNY..and why not. Her laid back Euro approach to life catches the other main players by surprise. We all have our version of "The Girl in the Mini" story. And Spooner...in the Monks Robe...All in all, a fun, entertaining picture.

Wedding Weekend is smart, funny and makes you yearn for the college days of yore. Old friends get together to sing at a Hampton's wedding and relive the glory days, ogle hot Swedish au pairs, and most importantly, shut up and sing. The different characters' witty antics and dramatic revelations keep a good pace throughout the movie. It's a good film full of emotional ups and downs that we can all relate to. A great movie!

This film is unique in that it manages to create a group of lovable but pathetic couples. All of the characters are messed up in different ways but also come across as surprisingly real in their goofiness and quandaries. This isn't the funniest movie ever made, but it certainly has some good laughs.

Wedding Weekend is a fun movie about a group of college friends reuniting after 15 years. They are struggling with the passage of time and losing their youth.
I thought David Harbour was wonderful and loved the scene where he struggles with losing his hair. He is a young actor to watch.

That's BRIAN EVANS singing "I've Got The World On A String" on this DVD! They replaced Frank Sinatra's version with Brian's, and it sounds terrific.

Didn't even recall this film when released, but caught the later half on cable!! It reminds me of some earlier films, e.g. Bob, Carol, Ted & Alice and a few others. Very well done, especially Molly Shannon subtlely recalling some of her former SNL schtiks!!! Just a great film to watch with friends, a few beers and some popcorn!!

I watched to the end, but it was a waste of time. The acting was by the book but it lacked depth. Everyone had their part, but it was very formula-matic. I did not buy the 'suicide' sequence. Who did not see that coming from 25 minutes away?

All of the actors did a good job. The script was very poor.

The rental was only $.99, and I feel I overpaid.

There are much better movies out there. Do not wast your time.