It’s a story about a dysfunctional family and the whole drama about the wedding of Kym’s sister- Rachel. Ann Hathaway plays Kym who’s just comes out of Rehab for her sister’s wedding. The whole story revolves around the uneasy situations that are created by unwanted Kym being backed up by her dad and lack of belief in Kyms goodness due to history being a junkie/addict (even their brother’s drowning). It’s a typical scenario of a good child –bad child seen in completely different light.
Its shot in a “blank verse” style (if I can use that for non-poetry media), sometimes loosely stitched scenes and personally I like it. But the shades of discomfort are captured very beautifully and characters dilemma portrayed quite remarkably by the director. Some mundane house situations are woven into a unique drama. There is a scene where Kym realizes she actually inspired a fellow rehab guy to start his life again by her made-up stories, which upsets her sister. This escalates into a situation which eventually makes family open to each other’s point of view and Kym being a misunderstood girl.
Its moments like these and the completely different take on a wedding in a family makes this movie worth watching. However, most characters other than Ann Hathaway’s are not quite convincing esp. the couple who are getting married. It was nominated at the Oscars in 2009 only for best actress role and we know why J
Rating: 7/10
I think its worth of watching.
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