Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Directed by Mike Newell
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
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The supporting cast features a number of familiar British faces, including an exuberant Simon Callow (A Room with a View).
The film includes stellar supporting performances from Simon Callow ( A Room With a View , Shakespeare in Love , Kristin Scott Thomas ( The English Patient ) and Rowan Atkinson ( Bean , Johnny English ).
"Four Weddings and a Funeral" has been directed by Mike Newell , with the same kind of light-hearted enchantment that made his "Enchanted April" (1991) and last year's "Into the West" so seductive.
Mike Newell, whose recent directing credits include Enchanted April and Into the West, continues to show a deft hand when it comes to good, escapist fun.
Deftly written by Richard Curtis (who wanted some revenge after attending 65 weddings in 11 years) and directed by the versatile Mike Newell (responsible for everything from "Dance With a Stranger" to "Enchanted April"), "Four Weddings" is as good as its word, breezily following a small circle of friends through every one of the events the title promises.
Weddings have rarely been choreographed so appealingly as they are in this creation from writer Richard Curtis and director Mike Newell (who also presided over the nascent sensuality and lush scenery of Enchanted April).
Director Mike Newell (Enchanted April) has a merry time with the proceedings, especially a hilarious sequence involving an inexperienced clergyman making bloopers while officiating at his first wedding ceremony.
For a movie loaded down with repetitive ceremony, best-man speeches and champagne sipping, screenwriter Richad Curtis (writer of the English "Blackadder" series) and director Mike Newell (who made "Enchanted April") keep things lively and entertaining; each wedding is garnished with its own distinctive mood and dramatic significance.
Screenwriter Richard Curtis (who also penned The Tall Guy) is quick to let the humor start flowing, and once it starts, it never stops (although it slows during the more somber segments of the film's second half).
Fortunately, Curtis, who wrote "The Tall Guy," is up to snuff.
Deftly written by Richard Curtis (who wanted some revenge after attending 65 weddings in 11 years) and directed by the versatile Mike Newell (responsible for everything from "Dance With a Stranger" to "Enchanted April"), "Four Weddings" is as good as its word, breezily following a small circle of friends through every one of the events the title promises.
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"Four Weddings and a Funeral" has been directed by Mike Newell , with the same kind of light-hearted enchantment that made his "Enchanted April" (1991) and last year's "Into the West" so seductive.
Mike Newell, whose recent directing credits include Enchanted April and Into the West, continues to show a deft hand when it comes to good, escapist fun.