The Big Wedding
It's never too late to start acting like a family.
It's never too late to start acting like a family.
Comedy
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2013
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To the amusement of their adult children and friends, long-divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative Catholic biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. With all of the wedding guests looking on, the Griffins are hilariously forced to confront their past, present and future - and hopefully avoid killing each other in the process.
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Details
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
25 Apr 2013
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Spanish, Latin
Budget:
$35,000,000
Revenue:
$21,800,000
Awards:
2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
It's not the sheer predictability of the ensuing frolics that's hardest to take, or even the dismal attempts at humour ... but the sheer misery of watching actors you once respected demean themselves in such utterly worthless fodder.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
29 May 2013
rotten:
Barring a few off-color jokes, though, the movie feels like a Carol Burnett sketch dragged out to feature length.
– Ben Sachs,
Chicago Reader,
3 May 2013
rotten:
It's tired and dated with too few laughs to justify the stultifying attempts at drama and the impossible-to-swallow plot contortions.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
28 Apr 2013
rotten:
Looks great, some terrific ingredients, but when you slice it up, what a disappointment.
– Richard Roeper,
Richard Roeper.com,
26 Apr 2013
fresh:
Sarandon, Keaton and De Niro mesh beautifully, fully convincing as a trio of old friends and carting in lots of characterization that would be otherwise lacking in Zackham's rote screenplay.
– Alonso Duralde,
TheWrap,
26 Apr 2013