Audrey attempts to stop her brother from marrying a young French woman during their rescheduled wedding weekend in the Hamptons, which happens to be the same weekend she turns 40. Sisters-in-law-to-be from two very different cultures and stages of life clash and struggle to connect and get along. Because of this tension, Audrey loses control and attempts to undermine the wedding, only to realize she can't stand in the way of true love.... (Full plot summary below)
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Audrey attempts to stop her brother from marrying a young French woman during their rescheduled wedding weekend in the Hamptons, which happens to be the same weekend she turns 40. Sisters-in-law-to-be from two very different cultures and stages of life clash and struggle to connect and get along. Because of this tension, Audrey loses control and attempts to undermine the wedding, only to realize she can't stand in the way of true love.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperWriter-director Amy Miller Gross clearly is a competent director and has a fine ear for dialogue; it feels as if “Sister of the Groom” exists in the real world. Alas, it’s not a world where you’d want to hang out, unless your thing is watching selfish narcissists do verbal and sometimes physical battle over decidedly First World Problems. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreThe assorted heart-to-hearts play well, and Silverstone still shows some (limited) comic chops. But there’s no flow, no scene-topping-scene build-up of laughs, heart, etc. |
| Austin ChronicleSelome HailuSister of the Groom is an almost-delightful rom-com, but it never commits to the bit. |
| User ReviewVirtualsharThis movie is hilarious, a fun romcom with a different spin than usual. We are treated to the beauty of New York’s elite countryside and wealthy New Yorkers alongside a clash with French in-laws-to-be. It’s a great Alicia Silverstone vehicle, and a joy to watch her, along with the rest of the cast. The so-so critic reviews make me wonder this time as with other worthwhile films like Harriet and Laurel Canyon that got little play or critical acclaim —and are made by women —how much sexism is alive and well in Hollywood. You be the judge. Several of my friends to whom I recommended this film loved it, men included. |
