
Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to ABBA and dreaming of her wedding day. A slight problem is she never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, and turns her world upside down.... (Full plot summary below)
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Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to ABBA and dreaming of her wedding day. A slight problem is she never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, and turns her world upside down.
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| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranWickedly mocking but empathetic, able to laugh at its characters while paying attention to their sorrows, this subversive comedy about self-esteem resists the notion that films have to timidly remain within tidy genre rules. |
| Movie HabitMarty MapesToni Collette gives a wonderful performance. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsMark R. LeeperWhile the film takes a lot of unexpected turns along the way, its ultimate destination is obvious from the beginning. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAnd the casting of minor characters (including Muriel's sister with the naughty-naughty smirk) is flawless. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesThis is the classic ugly duckling fable retold for our generation and given a different and imaginative development. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliWhile Muriel's Wedding has its moments of exhilarating humor, it is, as often as not, downbeat and even mean-spirited. |
| BBC.comNeil SmithWriter-director PJ Hogan has some unexpected twists in store before his quirky farce reaches its uplifting conclusion. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversA crowd pleaser that spices a tired formula with genuine feeling. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackThere's poignant drama in this brash, sometimes overstated film, and Muriel's transformation is truly touching. |
| TheMovieChicks.comCherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann PaloneToni Collette gives an incredible performance - plus, there's a great use of Abba music. |