Four Weddings and a Funeral Movie Review 1994

Refreshing, intelligent adult comedy brimming with stiff upper-lip wit and sophistication. Thirtyish Brit bachelor Charles (Grant) spends his time attending the weddings of his friends, but manages to avoid taking the plunge himself. Then he falls for American Carrie (MacDowell), who's about to wed another. Great beginning offers loads of laughs as the first two weddings unfold, then becomes decidedly bittersweet. While Grant makes this a star turn as the romantic bumbler, MacDowell charms without seeming particularly needed. Supporting characters are superb, especially Coleman as the "flirty" Scarlett and Atkinson as a new minister. Surprising boxoffice hit found a broad audience.

Distribution

USA Home Entertainment, 1 W. Forest, Englewood, NJ 07631-4004, Phone: (201)871-1000, URL: http://www.polygram-us.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 118 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Wedding Bells, Great Britain, Gays, Funerals, Otherwise Engaged, Deafness

Screenplay

Richard Curtis

Cast

Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Simon Callow, Kristin Scott Thomas, James Fleet, John Hannah, Charlotte Coleman, David Bower, Corin Redgrave, Rowan Atkinson, Rosalie Crutchley, Kenneth Griffith, Jeremy Kemp, Sophie Thompson

Cinematography

Michael Coulter

Director

Mike Newell

Music

Richard Rodney Bennett

Producer

Duncan Kenworthy, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Polygram, England Channel 4 London, Working Title Productions, Gramercy Pictures

Awards

Australian Film Inst. 1994: Foreign Film; British Acad. 1994: Actor (Grant), Director (Newell), Film, Support. Actress (Scott Thomas); Golden Globes 1995: Actor--Mus./Comedy (Grant); Writers Guild 1994: Orig. Screenplay.