RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

RACHEL GETTING MARRIED

Kym (Anne Hathaway) gets out of rehab just in time for her sister's impending nuptials. She broods. She smokes. She's obviously edgy with her self deprecating humor and sardonic wit. It's the typical dysfunctional family including a stellar performance by Deborah Winger as Kym's mother. However, there is nothing fresh or original here. We get to watch this bohemian/ethnically diverse group of friends/family and a group who won't stop the wandering minstrel act. It might be a clever way to score the film, but it wasn't. It was terribly irritating. The actors do a fine job of pretending they aren't acting. It seems like there was ton of improvisation and it wasn't done well or written well. Hathaway did a better job in a similar role (HAVOC). In this film her dialogue feels in authentic or forced. She made due with what she had, but I still wanted to see one more layer pulled back. It was a nice change to see the returning "black sheep" make an ass of herself by selfishly demanding attention. The underlying plot with Winger never becomes evident, which the story desperately needed.

1/2 BITE: Not a terrible film, but could have been better.