Muriel's Wedding
Hit romantic comedy following socially awkward, ugly duckling Muriel (Golden Globe nominee Toni Collette), resident of Porpoise Spit, Australia. The butt of the joke, Muriel dreams of love and marriage but spends her nights alone, obsessing over the music of ABBA. Inspired by her liberated new friend Rhonda (Rachel Griffiths), Muriel leaves home for Sydney. There, she reinvents herself and grabs her home town's attention when she becomes engaged to a handsome and popular sports hero...
- Director:
- P.J. Hogan ('My Best Friend's Wedding', 'Confessions of a Shopaholic', 'Mental)
- Writer:
- P.J. Hogan
- Cast:
- Toni ColletteBill HunterRachel GriffithsSophie LeeRoz HammondDan WyllieChris Haywood
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressMost of the action is played for broad laughs, and Hogan demonstrates the ability to generate them, even if the humor is base and often cruel, making fun of people's looks and ineptitude.
The New York Times
pressA gleeful, gaudy tribute to one ungainly misfit and her determination.
Roger Ebert
pressThe film's good heart keeps it from ever making fun of Muriel, although there are moments that must have been tempting.
Empire Magazine
pressThere's a high enough feelgood factor here to compensate for the detours off the comedy highway.
Variety
pressMost of the action is played for broad laughs, and Hogan demonstrates the ability to generate them, even if the humor is base and often cruel, making fun of people's looks and ineptitude.
The New York Times
pressA gleeful, gaudy tribute to one ungainly misfit and her determination.
Roger Ebert
pressThe film's good heart keeps it from ever making fun of Muriel, although there are moments that must have been tempting.
Empire Magazine
pressThere's a high enough feelgood factor here to compensate for the detours off the comedy highway.
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