Margot at the Wedding (2007)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Duration: 91 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Noah Baumbach
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jack Black
IMDb score:
6,0 (23.663)
Releasedate: 16 November 2007
Margot at the Wedding plot
"One family. Infinite degrees of separation."
What seemed to be a normal weekend turns out very differently for Margot and her son. On their way to family, the journey takes an entirely different turn, with consequences both sad and hilarious.
Actors and actresses
Margot
Pauline
Malcolm
Jim
Dick Koosman
Claude
Ingrid
Maisy Koosman
Becky
Alan
Reviews & comments
BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
After reviewing, I dramatically increased my appreciation for this character study. I don't know what the female counterpart of "cock behavior" is called, but that's what it's about. Film shows very recognizable vicious relationships, such as those that occur in many a family. It's good that Jack Black provides the necessary counterbalance with his actions and comments, otherwise it would all have been very heavy. In terms of acting, the kids and Jennifer Jason Leigh stand out.
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Onderhond
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- 87737 messages
- 13162 votes
Broke movie.
But in any case, Baumbach's films rarely appeal to me. Mainly characterized by annoying characters who try to find their way in some heightened drama. Baumbach is full of the "real" type of people that I try to avoid as much as possible in "real" life.
Not that this movie feels so amazingly realistic. There is also a dash of comedy in it, but it is rarely funny. Not sharp enough, not exaggerated enough, not dark enough ... it's not enough anyway. In terms of drama, it could come out better, but Baumbach's direction is much too poor for that.
Acting is the best part of the film, but you don't save furniture with that either. And it doesn't last too long, which prevents even worse suffering. But the film had nothing to do with me at all, except for some irritation here and there.
1.5*
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IH88
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- 9903 messages
- 3205 votes
“Make sure you can handle rejection. I can't.”
I usually appreciate Baumbach's films, but Margot at the Wedding is one of his lesser films. Insufferable characters, a very strange balance of humor and drama that doesn't work and a just plain boring story. Family vicissitudes have probably never been portrayed so boringly. Even Nicole Kidman can't change that.
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