
At age 42, Rafael Belvedere is having a crisis. He lives in the shadow of his father, he feels guilty about rarely visiting his aging mother, his ex-wife says he doesn't spend enough time with their daughter and he has yet to make a commitment to his girlfriend. At his lowest point, a minor heart attack reunites him with Juan Carlos, a childhood friend, who helps Rafael to reconstruct his past and look at the present in new ways.... (Full plot summary below)
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At age 42, Rafael Belvedere is having a crisis. He lives in the shadow of his father, he feels guilty about rarely visiting his aging mother, his ex-wife says he doesn't spend enough time with their daughter and he has yet to make a commitment to his girlfriend. At his lowest point, a minor heart attack reunites him with Juan Carlos, a childhood friend, who helps Rafael to reconstruct his past and look at the present in new ways.
Leave your thoughts about Son of the Bride.
| TV GuideKen FoxSensitive and expertly acted crowd-pleaser that isn't above a little broad comedy and a few unabashedly sentimental tears. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanSweet without being saccharine, sad without being maudlin and funny without being forced. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanHas an appealing modesty, but director Juan José Campanella works so hard to keep everything soft and winsome and charming that he cushions the understatement into blandness. |
| Cinema em CenaPablo VillaçaCapaz de provocar o riso e arrancar lágrimas com a mesma facilidade, este maravilhoso filme acerta em tudo: desde o excepcional roteiro à direção de Campanella, passando pelas performances irretocáveis de Darin, Alleandro e Blanco. Um clássico instantâneo |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesIt is the captivating type of story that you'll wish would never end. You'll end up with special places in your heart for every one of its characters. |
| Film Journal InternationalMaria GarciaCampanella's competent direction and his excellent cast overcome the obstacles of a predictable outcome and a screenplay that glosses over Rafael's evolution. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsBob StraussA worthy work of open-hearted character observation. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldAn entertaining and poignantly bittersweet take-down of a good man's midlife crisis. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonIf you're able to go, relax and lower your expectations, you might be carried away by it. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Jeff VicePoignant without being treacly or cloyingly phony. |