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(1 - 36) of 36 OFCS Rating: 86% Fresh Page   1   2.5/5 "Like being forced to sit through an overly long wedding video in the living room of a couple you hardly even know."   Cut Print Review   Anders Wotzke 3/4 "Jumping from the dreariness of the familial drama to the good cheer of the concluding ceremony proves more than a little jarring, but the tensions inherent in the film's split personality work in its favor."   Slant Magazine   Andrew Schenker 2/4 "Rachel Getting Married has the disadvantage of arriving soon after Margot at the Wedding"   Film Freak Central   Bill Chambers 3.5/5 "Rachel Getting Married is Ordinary People turned inside out."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron 5/5 "This isn't the kind of melodrama where a happy facade is slowly torn away-the tensions are there from the start and no one has illusions that things are nice and rosy."   CinemaBlend.com   Brian Holcomb B "While I admire the film for its performance tenacity, I also wanted to unleash a Louisville Slugger on the projector during stretches of the feature."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf 2.5/4 "...an alternatingly intriguing and maddening cinematic experience..."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 3.5/4 "Wrenching and uncompromising, but not without an all-important glimmer of hope. Hathaway's performance is one that Oscar voters would be remiss to overlook."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman A- "A fractured American family that's bracingly honest and relatable."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider "Pulsates with life"   CinePassion   Fernando F. Croce C- "A cluttered cinematic hullabaloo that seems more interested in music acts, dance routines and long-winded, impromptu speeches than in fashioning an effective dramatic arc."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "A powerful family drama that reveals when forgiveness is hard, compassion is a healing balm."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat A "Pushes the audience to confront not only its feelings about the American family but also about the artificiality of Tinseltown storytelling."   Cinepinion   Henry Stewart 3/4 "At times, the movie gets bogged down in minutia but the emotions evoked and captured are as honest and brutal as one is likely to find on film."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 4/5 "... a moving story that appeals to your heart and soul without insulting your intelligence, a film full of big scenes that never stoops to the most obvious possible iteration of those big scenes ..."   Cinematical   James Rocchi 4/4 "As a recovering addict on the verge of imploding Hathaway is the stuff that Oscar dreams of."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 9/10 "The undercurrent of love fights with the overcurrent of resentment in Rachel Getting Married, a movie incredibly alive, honest, and messy."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy 4.5/5 "Kym crashes through her family and the weekend, careening off real and imaginary obstacles with a fierce yet still sympathetic rancor. It's the home movie you hope never to see of your life, impeccably filled with color and on-set live music and life and"   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery A "Anchored by a revelatory performance by Anne Hathaway as a little-girl-lost hiding behind an abrasive narcissist, "Rachel Getting Married" ... is almost a new form of filmmaking."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 4.5/5 "Demme keeps a close eye on his shaggy family drama and, by assembling it, creates a platform for numerous natural performers to shine."   Film Threat   Matthew Sorrento 3.5/4 "The messiness that goes with genuinely flawed and complex people is what makes the film ring so true and cut so deep."   TheMovieReport.com   Michael Dequina A- "Jonathan Demme's brilliant new film is messy the way life is messy. Its power sneaks up on you."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow B+ "Genuinely understands and tenderly expresses how messy, complicated, troubled and compassionate familial relationships can be."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 4/5 "Consegue estabelecer, através do recorte de apenas um fim-de-semana na vida de seus personagens, um retrato profundamente complexo e tocante das relações entre os integrantes de uma família marcada pela tragédia."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 5/5 "This is not just Demme's most thematically, emotionally and narratively ambitious project since the masterpiece that was "Something Wild," it may well be the best thing that he has done since that film."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 4/5 "Demme turns to Dogme-style filmmaking with this intimate family drama that's both funny and harrowing"   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 5/5 "It's a lovely movie, with abundant charm and no fear of suffering."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves B "The screenplay is fairly standard and even has a few cracks in it, but this film does have exceptional performances. Those performances lift this film above mediocrity."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "A mature movie that will appeal to a mature audience."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford A "... the resolution is neither neat nor expected. True to [director Jonathan] Demme, it's honest and generous and very human."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker 6/10 "Although Anne Hathaway delivers a haunting performance, it's an invitation you might consider declining - until the dvd."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 8/10 "A great example of a "little" movie, both in its story and its aesthetic; it's also a reminder that littleness doesn't keep a film from touching greatness."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 2/4 "The only real surprise is that someone doesn't break into "Burning Down the House" at the rehearsal dinner."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 3/4 "'Rachel Getting Married' is a poignant and provocative drama that gives insight to hidden emotions within a family."   BlackFilm.com   Wilson Morales  (1 - 36) of 36 OFCS Rating: 86% Fresh Page   1