Wedding films are largely like Hallmark cards transferred to celluloid – saccharine piffle based around an institution that’s been progressively losing its relevance for centuries. But still, despite the existence of innumerable dire films like The Wedding Planner and My Best Friend’s Wedding, not every film involving marriage should be consigned a priori to the celluoid scrapheap – occasionally one comes along that manages to be both non-sentimental and amusing. And so, in our sole concession to the ongoing media hypefest that is the Royal Wedding, here’s a selection of our favorite nuptial films – the ones that don’t suck like a brand new turbo-charged Dyson.
Four Weddings and A Funeral(1994)
Apart from possibly the greatest foul-mouthed opening to a script ever, Four Weddings and a Funeral features a perfectly cast and eminently likeable pre-Divine Brown incident Hugh Grant in the lead role, along with excellent performances from everyone else involved, awkward English humor aplenty, and a vision of marriage that manages to be tender without ever drifting into being mawkish. The only thing we disliked about the film was that god-awful cover of “Love is All Around” by Wet Wet Wet, possibly the most appropriately-named band ever.
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I always hate to be “that guy” who’s disappointed about someone not adding a certain movie, but I’ve thought that “Rachel Getting Married” is probably one of the best wedding movies at least of the last decade.
@Jackson – we’re more than happy for you to be “that guy” if you’re polite about it! And thanks for the suggestion – I’ve not seen it, but will check it out
Great – How to get invited into a royal wedding http://personalshoplifter.com/2011/05/how-to-get-into-a-royal-wedding
Great list, but I’ve got to take exception to Intolerable Cruelty. Watching it was – well, what it says on the box. But you’re forgiven for including Bride of Frankenstein
I’m totally with Jackson on Rachel Getting Married!
I would’ve added The Birdcage too…..hilarious! And Hank Azaria’s character was one of my favs
What happened to My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Love Actually?
[...] film produced by Judd Apatow, whose man-boy slapstick is getting kind of old. On the other hand, not all matrimonial movies are terrible, and Bridesmaids stars two of our favorite SNL ladies, Kristen Wiig (who also co-wrote the [...]
And there’s always The Philadelphia Story which is all about weddings starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn. Fab flick.
Another vote for Rachel Getting Married and a nom for Margot at the Wedding.
Yeah I agree wth Jackson about not wanting to be this person, but come on, how is ‘Death At A Funeral’ not on here? Although otherwise…. great list!
WOW sorry about that I somehow temporarily confused weddings and funerals………………
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