Rachel Getting Married (2008)

Genre

Drama

Director

Jonathan Demme

Country

United States

Cast

Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, Debra Winger, Tunde Adebimpe, Mather Zickel, Anna Deavere Smith, Anisa George, Victoria Haynes, Jerome LePage, Carol-Jean Lewis, Fab 5 Freddy, Robyn Hitchcock, Beau Sia, Roger Corman, Tamyra Gray, Kyrah Julian, Roslyn Ruff, Sebastian Stan

Plot

When Kym (Anne Hathaway) returns home for the wedding of her sister Rachel (Rosemarie DeWitt), she brings a long history of personal crisis, family conflict and tragedy along with her.

Opinion

I've definitely chosen a depressing way to start the new year, but it's worth it. Rachel Getting Married may look banal at first, but it's an extraordinary movie, that manages to balance the euphoria for the upcoming wedding and the melancholy of the protagonist. The camcorder technique adds expressiveness.
The wedding - this word fits perfectly - between different cultures is stunning. Also loved the music.
Anne Hathaway's performance is not brilliant, it's way better than that. The Academy Award nomination is totally deserved - should have won. Rosemarie DeWitt is also good.

Quotes

Kym: I mean, you make me feel like shit a hundred times a day.

Rating

8.0/10