What do you do when everyone (including people you have yet to meet) know your problems / disgraces and keeps you under constant surveillance? Kym (Hathaway) has a sordid past as an addict and is currently living in a rehabilitation facility (clean for 9 months). She is sent home for a few days for her sister Rachel's (DeWitt) wedding.
The girls are staying with their father, Paul (Irwin), which also happens to be the location of the wedding. Rachel's fiance, Sidney (Adebimpe) is a musician, and his friends perform throughout the weekend (and DJ the wedding). Kym finds an ally in Sidney's best man, Kieran (Zickel) who is also a recovering addict. Family and friends converge on the house. The arrival of their mother, Abby (Winger) adds to the tension in the air, escalating at/after the rehearsal dinner.
I love Anne Hathaway (who doesn't?). It was interesting to see her play a character that isn't the sweet, innocent girl...and I think she pulled it off well. Kym may not be the easiest person to like, but she wins you over as the film progresses. I did not know the rest of the cast prior to this film, but they all delivered. Some scenes were shot with a hand held camera, which works...treating the audience as another member of the family/wedding guest. The family has a deep wound, which is revealed slowly (Kym tells the story in her group therapy)... and each character shows how they are react to the pain. Well made, excellent performances...not the happiest film ever made, but the wedding is pretty uplifting.
Rachel Getting Married (2008) 113 minutes
Rating: R for language and brief sexuality.
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Anne Hathaway as Kym
Rosemarie DeWitt as Rachel
Bill Irwin as Paul
Debra Winger as Abby
Mather Zickel as Kieran
Tunde Adebimpe as Sidney
Anna Deavere Smith as Carol
Anisa George as Emma
Jerome Le Page as Andrew
The girls are staying with their father, Paul (Irwin), which also happens to be the location of the wedding. Rachel's fiance, Sidney (Adebimpe) is a musician, and his friends perform throughout the weekend (and DJ the wedding). Kym finds an ally in Sidney's best man, Kieran (Zickel) who is also a recovering addict. Family and friends converge on the house. The arrival of their mother, Abby (Winger) adds to the tension in the air, escalating at/after the rehearsal dinner.
I love Anne Hathaway (who doesn't?). It was interesting to see her play a character that isn't the sweet, innocent girl...and I think she pulled it off well. Kym may not be the easiest person to like, but she wins you over as the film progresses. I did not know the rest of the cast prior to this film, but they all delivered. Some scenes were shot with a hand held camera, which works...treating the audience as another member of the family/wedding guest. The family has a deep wound, which is revealed slowly (Kym tells the story in her group therapy)... and each character shows how they are react to the pain. Well made, excellent performances...not the happiest film ever made, but the wedding is pretty uplifting.
Rachel Getting Married (2008) 113 minutes
Rating: R for language and brief sexuality.
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Anne Hathaway as Kym
Rosemarie DeWitt as Rachel
Bill Irwin as Paul
Debra Winger as Abby
Mather Zickel as Kieran
Tunde Adebimpe as Sidney
Anna Deavere Smith as Carol
Anisa George as Emma
Jerome Le Page as Andrew
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