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Rachel Getting Married (2008) 6.7
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6.7/10 from 31,769 users
Metascore: 82/100
Reviews: 265 user | 219 critic | 36 from Metacritic.com A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding. Director:Jonathan DemmeWriter:Jenny Lumet |
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Zafer Tawil | ... |
Violin Friend
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Wedding Czar
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Wedding Planner
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Kym is released from rehab for a few days so she can go home to attend her sister Rachel's wedding. The home environment is always challenging for a recovering addict, no less so when the visit if only for a few days. While the sisters feel genuine affection for one another, there is tension in their relationship. Rachel feels that her father dotes on Kym far too much and Kym is upset to learn that Rachel has selected a friend to be her maid of honor. Their father is genuinely concerned about Kym's well-being but doesn't see the stress the relationship is causing. Both women also have to deal with their selfish mother who is clearly more concerned with her own well-being ahead of that of her children. Underlying the family's dynamic is a tragedy that occurred many years previously and for which Kym is held by some to be responsible. Written by garykmcd
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
31 October 2008 (Spain) See more »Also Known As:
Dancing with Shiva See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$293,369 (USA) (3 October 2008)Gross:
$12,796,277 (USA) (17 April 2009)Company Credits
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Rosa: Walter, this is a behavior...
Walter: [ranking his nails against his forearm] Fuck you!
Rosa: And you are making a choice.
[Rosa's cell phone rings]
Rosa: Hold on... hello?
Walter: God!
Kym: Don't you get it, Waldo? *She's* making a choice not to give you your lighter because you'll torch the Self-Help library again.
Walter: It's Walter. Kill anybody recently? Run over anybody with a fucking car?
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Written by Neil Young
Performed by Tunde Adebimpe
Tunde Adebimpe appears courtesy of Interscope Records and 4AD
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Trivia
Jenny Lumet spent about 7 weeks writing the script. It was her first to be made into a film, even though it was the writer's 5th screenplay. See more »Goofs
Kym has a car wreck on the eve of her sister's wedding by driving straight into a huge rock. When the tow truck driver drops her off at home, you can see the front of the car has no damage. See more »Quotes
Walter: [opening lines] I want my fucking Zippo now!Rosa: Walter, this is a behavior...
Walter: [ranking his nails against his forearm] Fuck you!
Rosa: And you are making a choice.
[Rosa's cell phone rings]
Rosa: Hold on... hello?
Walter: God!
Kym: Don't you get it, Waldo? *She's* making a choice not to give you your lighter because you'll torch the Self-Help library again.
Walter: It's Walter. Kill anybody recently? Run over anybody with a fucking car?
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Soundtracks
"Unknown Legend"Written by Neil Young
Performed by Tunde Adebimpe
Tunde Adebimpe appears courtesy of Interscope Records and 4AD
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This film is about a recovering alcoholic with a tormented past. She returns home to attend her sister's wedding, which stirs up much emotions and wounds.
I was thoroughly bored by "Rachel Getting Married". It is far too long and far too slow. The family dysfunction scenes are captivating, but they are interspersed far in between wedding scenes. The film could be just half as long if they cut away the repetitive speeches and the everlasting dances. I really think the 5 minutes of continuous dancing to different styles of music adds nothing to the film but boredom.
I hoped "Rachel Getting Married" would be a captivating and engaging drama, but I was disappointed.