Humdrum remake of Tracy classic, but has its moments with Steve Martin.
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06/21/08
Father of the Bride (1991)
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Reviews Counted: 28
Fresh: 20
Rotten:8
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: This remake of the 1950 classic, "Father of the Bride," places even more emphasis on the comedic aspects of planning a wedding. While worrying about his daughter's increasingly more elaborate and expensive wedding, a California shoe... [More]
Starring: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams
Director: Charles Shyer
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01/26/06
For all its glad-handing of cheer and all-encompassing warmth, has a heart as tiny and cold and calculated as a Grinch's.
07/12/05
...it's not difficult to see why the film has endured since it's release or why a sequel was commissioned just a few years later.
06/25/05
Not much more than a fluffy little valentine of a movie, but there's still some actual warmth and wit underneath the "been there, seen that, nice wedding" exterior.
06/08/05
This 1991 update of Father of the Bride may not be quite as touching or as funny as the older version, but it is still lighthearted, gentle, sweet, frothy fun.
06/07/05
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05/20/03
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Latest News for Father of the Bride
April 01, 2008:
Steve Martin and Diane Keaton Are One Big Happy
Steve Martin and Diane Keaton, whose chemistry helped propel Father of the Bride and Father of the Bride Part II to the top of the box office, are reuniting onscreen. More...
November 02, 2005:
Hoffman & Shyer Sign on for "Less"
Variety reports that director Charles Shyer has been tapped to direct the Dustin Hoffman comedy "Father Knows Less" for New Line. And if you're even a little familiar... More...
October 28, 2005:
Jack Black Joins Kate & Cameron's "Holiday"
According to Variety, funnyman Jack Black has signed on to co-star alongside Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz in Columbia Pictures' "Holiday," which is a romantic comedy... More...
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