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Title: Father of the Bride (1991)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Steve Martin | ... | George Banks | |
| Diane Keaton | ... | Nina Banks | |
| Kimberly Williams-Paisley | ... | Annie Banks (as Kimberly Williams) | |
| Kieran Culkin | ... | Matty Banks | |
| George Newbern | ... | Bryan MacKenzie | |
| Martin Short | ... | Franck Eggelhoffer | |
| BD Wong | ... | Howard Weinstein | |
| Peter Michael Goetz | ... | John MacKenzie | |
| Kate McGregor-Stewart | ... | Joanna MacKenzie | |
| Carmen Hayward | ... | Grace | |
| April Ortiz | ... | Olivia | |
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Mina Vasquez | ... | Marta |
| Gibby Brand | ... | David | |
| Richard Portnow | ... | Al - the Tux Salesman | |
| Barbara Perry | ... | Female Factory Worker | |
In this remake of the Spencer Tracy classic, George and Nina Banks are the parents of young soon-to-be-wed Annie. George is a nervous father unready to face the fact that his little girl is now a woman. The preparations for the extravagant wedding provide additional comic moments. Written by Reid Gagle
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"Father of the Bride" is a charming, family-accessible movie that showcases Steve Martin in one of his most likable roles. It has its flaws, some of which get on your nerves, but it never pretends to be more than pleasant fluff, and it will endear itself to you.
It's been commented that this almost seems like a parody involving the silly obsessions of rich white people, and you certainly get a sense that there is a lack of perspective on the part of all the characters, and not just Steve Martin, as it's supposed in the film. I mean, $250 a head for 300 guests comes out to $75,000, and that is a ridiculous amount to spend on a wedding. (The original guest list was almost 600 -- for a house wedding! -- and George's insistence on drastic reductions is portrayed unsympathetically.) The poutiness of the daughter, who is otherwise played to perfection by the beautiful Kimberly Williams, makes her seem like a spoiled little brat.
Also, in the first part of the movie, when Martin's character meets his daughter's fiancé, the natural fatherly impulse to dislike Brian (ably played by George Newbern) gets stretched beyond reality to something like a reverse Electra complex, and it gets kind of creepy for a couple of minutes.
However, I don't find it particularly offensive that Martin and Diane Keaton as his wife both own successful businesses, nor do I find it odd that the daughter is working on a Master's degree in architecture at 22 (most students get their BA/BS at 21 or 22). Just because two people have made successes of their lives does not mean they are bad or money-obsessed people, although Martin's reaction to the in-laws certainly suggests that he is insecure about his own status. In the Spencer Tracy original, the family was rich enough to call their maid by ringing a crystal bell, as I recall, and the naysayers don't seem to have a problem with that.
I found FotB to be mostly charming, given that it never really takes itself too seriously. Diane Keaton provides a steady and strong balance for Martin's frequent outbursts of nuttiness, and Williams and Newbern give a realistic portrait of a young couple in love -- even to the inevitable pre-wedding blow-up, which is resolved by an unlikely source. When my wife first saw this (I had seen it when it was released), we were in the middle of planning our wedding, and to this day we can watch this movie and find events that recall our own experiences. It's easy to relate to the movie and to most of the characters, most of the time.
Give yourself a treat, drop the class warfare for a couple of hours, and just watch this for the enjoyment of it.