A young woman who has been in and out of rehab for the past ten years, returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
Director:
Jonathan DemmeWriter:
Jenny Lumet
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Sebastian Stan | ... | Walter / Bowtie Party Guest | |
| Roslyn Ruff | ... | Rosa | |
| Anne Hathaway | ... | Kym | |
| Bill Irwin | ... | Paul | |
| Anna Deavere Smith | ... | Carol | |
| Annaleigh Ashford | ... | Quick Stop Cashier | |
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Zafer Tawil | ... | Violin Friend |
| Beau Sia | ... | Wedding Czar | |
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Innbo Shim | ... | Wedding Planner |
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Eliza Simpson | ... | Wedding P.A. |
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Olive | ... | The Poodle |
| Rosemarie DeWitt | ... | Rachel | |
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Anisa George | ... | Emma |
| Tamyra Gray | ... | Singing Friend | |
| Victoria Haynes | ... | Bridesmaid | |
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Kym Buchman has been in drug rehab for nine months, during which time she has been clean. She is released temporarily from the facility to attend her sister Rachel Buchman's wedding. During her release, Kym is staying at the family home, where the wedding is taking place. As such, it is like Grand Central Station for the duration of Kym's stay, which may not be the most conducive situation for her in constantly being exposed to the watching eyes of those who know and don't yet know her, but know of her situation. The reunion with her family members starts off well enough, but issues around Kym's release from rehab quickly surface. Kym and Rachel's father, Paul Buchman, wants to make sure that Kym is all right at all times, which to Kym feels instead like he doesn't trust her. Rachel slowly begins to resent Kym's situation taking over what is supposed to be the happiest day of her life, some of which is directed by Kym, some of which isn't. One person present but largely not included ... Written by Huggo
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Written and Performed by Al 'Carnival Time' Johnson
Courtesy of Carnival Time Records
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Childhood photos of Anne Hathaway's younger brother Thomas served as photos of Ethan in the film. 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
Kym: All of you people living in this little world of judgment and paranoia and mistrust. I can feel it all the time. It's like... At the slightest sign of ingratitude or absence of atonement, it's like the fucking Salem witch trials around here.See more »
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Lower Ninth Ward BluesWritten and Performed by Al 'Carnival Time' Johnson
Courtesy of Carnival Time Records
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
31 October 2008 (Spain) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$293,369, 5 October 2008Gross USA:
$12,796,841Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$16,937,968Company Credits
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A great performance by Anne Hathaway and a good story gets lost inside a horribly shot and edited film. Way to many "why did they do this" questions, way to many overly long scenes, and quite possibly the worst use of hand held camera technology in recent memory. 2 or 3 scenes could have been cut by more then half and gotten twice the effect. The use of music became annoying. People were walking out claiming to be nauseous, have headaches, etc. Would love to see have seen one steady shot, one establishing shot, one non-closeup. With that said, was worth seeing just for the performance of Anne Hathaway who was a revelation and now catapults to the head of the class of the 20 something acting class. This emotional performance marks a turning point in her career and makes me want to revisit some of her past performances to see what was there.