Fresh
It's fresh, funny, biting, fast-paced and reasonably perceptive about people and their problems.
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
Son of the Bride
2001 · 2h 3m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Juan José Campanella
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Son of the Bride
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Juan José Campanella Director
- Ricardo Darín as Rafael Belvedere
- Héctor Alterio as Nino Belvedere
- Norma Aleandro as Norma Belvedere
- Eduardo Blanco as Juan Carlos
- Natalia Verbeke as Naty
- David Masajnik as Nacho
- Claudia Fontán as Sandra
- Atilio Pozzobón as Francesco
- Salo Pasik as Daniel
- Humberto Serrano as Padre Mario
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's a wise and endearing little film.
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
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
Rotten
What starts off as a possible Argentine American Beauty reeks like a room stacked with pungent flowers.
Mark Peranson, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Like any good romance, Son of the Bride, proves it's never too late to learn.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
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