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Father of the Bride

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  • Father gets emotional after only daughter marries

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Oct 1, 2010
    Pros: I was constantly laughing at Steve Martin.
    Cons: I thought the inlaws could have had more of a part.

    Summary: This movie is a lot like it is in the real world.Steve Martin plays the Dad and his only daughter announced that she is getting married.The stress and sadness of getting ready for the wedding is what really happens when your daughter gets ... read more

  • "Father of the Bride" - A must see movie!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Nov 9, 2009
    Pros: This movie totally cheers you up!
    Cons: None at all, although sometimes you might get sad!

    Summary: I watched "Father of the Bride" several times, and I wouldn't mind watching it over and over again. It's a wonderful movie, with a marvelous cast and every detail is perfectly planned.Synopsis: On this movie, viewers get to know a ... read more

  • 'Father of the Bride' is too worried for his daughter

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 31, 2008
    Pros: Steve Martin, simple story, funny moments,
    Cons: none

    Summary: I can't associate any word other than 'cute' with this movie. It is a very simple movie but it is different. It makes us smile and feel sorry at the same time. My heart really went for Steve Martin while watching this movie. He did his role perfectly and ... read more

  • Father of the Bride DVD

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 3, 2008
    Pros: franck!
    Cons: bit sentimental

    Summary: I must have watched this film at least 20 times over the years. Yes, it's a little sentimental, but the feel good factor helps you get over that! I just love it. There are so many funny moments. Steve Martin is great, and not as silly as he can be in ... read more

  • Doesn't Anyone Ever Think About The Father of the Bride?

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Feb 25, 2008
    Pros: Great script, hilarious and touching
    Cons: None

    Summary: In 1991 I was in my second year of University and my Dad was having some adjustment difficulties. One day I was hanging around my roommates, probably with a beer in one hand and a smoke in the other, and my Dad called me. I had, up until that point, ... read more

  • Hitch Yourself to This Heartwarming Comedy

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 21, 2007
    Pros: A great cast brings the laughs and tender moments to life
    Cons: None

    Summary: George Banks (Steve Martin) has just heard the words every father dreads. His daughter Annie (Kimberly Williams) has just announced that she's getting married to Bryan MacKenzie (George Newbern), a man she met while studying in Europe. While George's ... read more

  • Steve Martin Dealt With His Daughter's Marriage in Father of the Bride

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Feb 14, 2007
    Pros: Funny, entertaining movie.
    Cons: Nothing.

    Summary: I've enjoyed Steve Martin’s movies for many years, including some that aren't as well liked. Father of the Bride is one of my favorite Steve Martin movies. I've watched it several times and still enjoy it. George ... read more

  • Father of The Bride --- With Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, and Kimberly Williams

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jan 23, 2006
    Pros: cute, true to life, endearing story, well played roles, great writing of story
    Cons: none

    Summary: Expecting his daughter to come home from her trip to Europe with only stories to tell, George Banks is of the assumption that she will be the same girl that left all excited to do so. She really is Daddy’s little girl, but in the time she has been away, ... read more

  • It's A Sparkling Trip Down the Aisle

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Sep 13, 2003
    Pros: The script, the cast.
    Cons: Some may find it too saccharine-sweet.

    Summary: For me, Father of the Bride is one of those films I could watch over and over again. Well...I have, actually. I can't count the amount of times I have seen it, and yet each time I do it evokes exactly the same warm fuzzy feelings and laughter tha ... read more

  • If You are Getting Married.... Watch this

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jul 31, 2003
    Pros: funny, warm-hearted, family oriented
    Cons: none

    Summary: I watched this with my father a week before my own wedding. We could relate to almost everything th ... read more

  • Here Comes Steve Martin!

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jan 24, 2003
    Pros: funny, lovable, great story, will make you want to watch over and over again
    Cons: None!

    Summary: Father of the Bride is simply a great, feel good film. It is also is one of those rare films that I can watch over and over again and never tire of. It is one of those films where I will stop everything I am doing when I find it on TV and watch- no ... read more

  • Father of the Bride

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 6, 2002
    Pros: Hysterically funny!! Great family movie. Great Actors, Great Acting.
    Cons: Can't stop watching if I happen to see it on tv...

    Summary: This is my favorite movie....and the second one is just as good. The characters certainly make this movie. There is a star team of actors in this movie including Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Diane Keaton. Martin Short plays a most eccentric ... read more

  • Exquisite

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Sep 23, 2001
    Pros: Sweet, clean-cut, and funny.
    Cons: May be overly sweet and clean-cut for some.

    Summary: The premise of this movie is centered around George Banks (Steve Martin), an overprotective father stabilized by his wife (Diane Keaton) who intercedes in his high strung parenting. He's centered around the concept of All-American families and their ... read more

  • The Best Movie EVER

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Dec 24, 2000
    Pros: light simple cute and hilarious
    Cons: none

    Summary: This is my all time favorite movie! It is clean, funny, and simply adorable. Steve Martin is hilarious as usual! This has been my favorite movie for years! I love this story about the young girl coming home and telling her parents she is getting married. ... read more

  • Father of the bride

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Sep 9, 2000
    Pros: funny movie
    Cons: none i can think of

    Summary: NBCTV says Marvelous, and I agree. This movie was so funny. Steve Martin was hilarious as George Banks, a father who is devistated over his daughters "out of nowhere wedding announcement". He has a hard time letting go, and doesn't want to pay ... read more

  • A Funny View of a Sensitive Subject

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Jun 20, 2000
    Pros: A humorous way to show a special time
    Cons: It makes me cry-but in a good way!

    Summary: The movie begins with Martin playing the father who is awaiting his daughter's arrival home from studying abroad. He gets her old bike fixed up and is looking forward to spending fun times with his little girl... Only she's grown into a ... read more

  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Wedding.

    Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    May 30, 2000
    Pros: Steve Martin, Martin Short, sweet, funny script.
    Cons: Sometimes sappy and overly sweet.

    Summary: FATHER OF THE BRIDE is not a film for everyone, especially men. Mainly because it deals with a topic most men spend their entire lives trying to avoid – marriage. In this case, it's from a father's point of view, but that won't make it go down any ... read more

  • No matter how old you get, you can still be Daddy's girl.

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    May 5, 2000
    Pros: great cast, wonderful script
    Cons: can't think of a single one!

    Summary: A great ensemble. Diane Keaton and Steve Martin are at their best. And of course, every bride needs Martin Short to coordinate their special day. The chemistry between each of these great players pops wether you are seeing it on the big screen or ... read more

  • The funniest of the century, this is a must!

    Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Apr 30, 2000
    Pros: Suffacatingly funny
    Cons: there are no cons

    Summary: When you watch movie's, don't you love to laugh? Well of course you do! If you havn't seen this movie, you ain't seen nothin' yet! Steve Martin is a hilarious father of the bride, it tells how things go in the eye's of a father before he releases his ... read more

  • This Movie is Really Likeable

    Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
    Mar 2, 2000
    Pros: Lots of laughs, sentimental
    Cons: none

    Summary: I watch Father of the Bride every time it is televised. I can't help myself. The movie transports me back in time to my own wedding and my father's reaction to its preparation. The movie is about a man who refuses to see that his "little ... read more

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