At age 42, Rafael Belvedere is having a crisis. He lives in the shadow of his father, he feels guilty about rarely visiting his aging mother, his ex-wife says he doesn't spend enough time with their daughter and he has yet to make a commitment to his girlfriend. At his lowest point, a minor heart attack reunites him with Juan Carlos, a childhood friend, who helps Rafael to reconstruct his past.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 37 wins & 12 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Like any good romance, Son of the Bride, proves it's never too late to learn.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
26 Apr 2002
rotten:
What starts off as a possible Argentine American Beauty reeks like a room stacked with pungent flowers.
– Mark Peranson,
Globe and Mail,
10 May 2002
rotten:
It would seem that wherever there are middle-class, midlife crises to be suffered, there are movies to be made about those crises, and they somehow all manage to transcend their local trappings in favour of a kind of borderless emotional banality.
– Geoff Pevere,
Toronto Star,
10 May 2002
fresh:
It's a wise and endearing little film.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
6 Jun 2002
fresh:
It's fresh, funny, biting, fast-paced and reasonably perceptive about people and their problems.