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OUR FAMILY WEDDINGMovie Reviews
Comedy about a young couple who spring their wedding plans on their respective families only to have their fathers wreak havoc and threaten the proceedings. Cast:Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia, Regina King, Anjelah Johnson, Lance GrossDirector:Rick FamuyiwaRelease Date:March 12, 2010DVD Release:July 13, 2010From:Fox SearchlightRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 30 min
Our Family Wedding played to weak reviews. • Claudia Puig wrote in USA Today, "...feels old, borrowed and blue. Think of this as My Big Fat Mexican-American African-American Hybrid Wedding." • And Kevin Johnson wrote in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "It's hard to tell at what point 'Our Family Wedding' is irredeemable, but it's long before the scene where Forest Whitaker is violated by a goat pumped up on Viagra." More Reviews Below...
Our Family Wedding Positive Reviews (32 Reviews, reviews below)
Jake Coyle, Associated Press: MODERATE(cg) "...a mostly charming movie despite its cliche milieu.... there are plenty of predictable jokes reliant on stereotypes. But 'Our Family Wedding' often smacks of real people."(See all of Jake Coyle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 491 words, 03/11/10
Thelma Adams, Us Weekly: MODERATE(cg) "Her dad (Carlos Mencia) and his (Forest Whitaker) take an instant dislike to each other... the plot erupts in racial conflicts (and food fights) leading up to the big day."(See all of Thelma Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 86 words, 03/11/10
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: FAIR(cg) "...be prepared to swallow a lot of empty-calorie jokes in which blacks and Latinos insult and misunderstand one another in a spirit of vigorous buffoonery..."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 187 words, 03/12/10
Claudia Puig, USA Today: MODERATE(cg) "...contrived insult comedy here feels old, borrowed and blue. Think of this as 'My Big Fat Mexican-American African-American Hybrid Wedding.' "(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 457 words, 03/12/10
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: MODERATE(cg) "...the level of a middling sitcom. You almost miss the laugh track. Difficult problems are sidestepped, arguments are overacted, and there are three food fights..."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 634 words, 03/11/10
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (11 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "Alternately rancid and ridiculous, strident and sickly sweet... offers plenty that's old, borrowed and blue; it's the something new that's missing."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 339 words, 03/12/10
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The cast is much too good for this silliness... while some may recoil at the humor, there's a generosity beneath that's sadly lacking in typical Hollywood fare."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 231 words, 03/12/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: POOR "...has disaster written all over it... Race as much as romance is at the heart of the matter with director Rick Famuyiwa playing that card in nearly every scene..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 554 words, 03/12/10
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...stereotypes assault the audience in this awful descendant of the ancient farce 'Abie's Irish Rose,' directed with sledgehammer subtlety by Rick Famuyiwa ('The Wood')."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 248 words, 03/12/10
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: MODERATE(cg) "...the level of a middling sitcom. You almost miss the laugh track. Difficult problems are sidestepped, arguments are overacted, and there are three food fights..."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 634 words, 03/11/10
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "An unconvincingly broad culture-clash comedy... if director and co-writer Rick Famuyiwa ('Brown Sugar') hadn't pandered to the lowest common denominator..."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 190 words, 03/10/10
Jason Anderson, Toronto Star: WEAK(cg) "...aims for the broad, boisterous style that made Tyler Perry one of Hollywood's most reliable hit-makers. But Famuyiwa leaves little room for the charm or sweetness..."(See all of Jason Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 492 words, 03/12/10
Rick Groen, Toronto Globe & Mail: POOR(cg) "What does a movie do when it lacks even the semblance of a plot?... (1) Play softball; (2) Start a food fight; (3) Cast a goat. Yes, a goat..."(See all of Rick Groen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 617 words, 03/12/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "...featherweight... The story is completely predictable, and director Rick Famuyiwa keeps things moving briskly, but he never builds his gags to laugh-out-loud levels."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 145 words, 03/11/10
KEY CITIES (11 Reviews)
John Anderson, Washington Post: WEAK(cg) "...the film can't help but expire halfway through its more than 100 minutes. We get much more wedding than we need, and not nearly enough reasons to say 'I do.' "(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 584 words, 03/12/10
Tirdad Derakhshani, Philadelphia Inquirer: MODERATE(cg) "...an innocuous, cliche-ridden romantic comedy that tries to cash in on the cachet of Stanley Kramer's 1967 classic, 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.' "(See all of Tirdad Derakhshani's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 229 words, 03/12/10
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a slick, slapsticky, forgettable comedy, a cool-jazz riff on upper-middle-class American families sorting through misconceptions."(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 493 words, 03/12/10
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: WEAK(cg) "...the air goes out and we're all fleeing before they shove cake in each other's faces. Violently. And a goat and spilled Viagra tablets won't be enough to save it."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 377 words, 03/12/10
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...another Hollywood fast-food sandwich. But instead of two squirts of ketchup someone actually took the time to lay some fresh tomato on that greasy bun."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 797 words, 03/12/10
Julie E. Washington, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: MODERATE(cg) "The movie ends with a rollicking wedding reception that's so much fun, it almost washes away the tedium of the previous 90 minutes."(See all of Julie E. Washington's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 310 words, 03/12/10
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...the likable cast keep things watchable, particularly handsome Lance Gross, who is surely destined for bigger things, and America Ferrera..."(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 343 words, 03/12/10
Kevin C. Johnson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: WEAK(cg) "It's hard to tell at what point 'Our Family Wedding' is irredeemable, but it's long before the scene where Forest Whitaker is violated by a goat pumped up on Viagra."(See all of Kevin C. Johnson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 337 words, 03/12/10
Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: POOR(cg) "Movies like this are where Oscar winning careers go to die. 'Our Family Wedding' should embarrass Forest Whitaker and each of his co-stars..."(See all of Steve Persall's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 330 words, 03/12/10
Tom Long, Detroit News: WEAK(cg) "So conventional it hurts... opts for cheap yuks and familiar situations while gliding right over the racial tensions at its center..."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 346 words, 03/12/10
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: MODERATE(cg) "...isn't bad, and it could have been worse. But while patience is a virtue in a marriage, we shouldn't need quite this much to make it through a movie."(See all of Connie Ogle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 347 words, 03/12/10
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (6 Reviews)
Aaron Hillis, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "An unconvincingly broad culture-clash comedy... if director and co-writer Rick Famuyiwa ('Brown Sugar') hadn't pandered to the lowest common denominator..."(See all of Aaron Hillis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 190 words, 03/10/10
Michael C. Walsh, Boston Phoenix: POOR(cg) "Black men are incredible athletes and have large penises. Mexican-Americans drive lowriders and have at least one incarcerated relative.... unfunny..."(See all of Michael C. Walsh's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 150 words, 03/18/10
Nathan Rabin, AV Club: POOR(cg) "Most comedies would be content to mine the comic possibilities of Viagra only once... But director Rick Famuyiwa isn't about to let shame get in the way..."(See all of Nathan Rabin's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 340 words, 03/11/10
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: WEAK(cg) "...featherweight... The story is completely predictable, and director Rick Famuyiwa keeps things moving briskly, but he never builds his gags to laugh-out-loud levels."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 145 words, 03/11/10
Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: WEAK(cg) "Audiences looking for big laughs among feuding in-laws will be disappointed.... could just as easily be called 'Who Cares Who's Coming to Dinner?' "(See all of Curt Holman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 526 words, 03/12/10
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "Alternately rancid and ridiculous, strident and sickly sweet... offers plenty that's old, borrowed and blue; it's the something new that's missing."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 339 words, 03/12/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...has disaster written all over it... Race as much as romance is at the heart of the matter with director Rick Famuyiwa playing that card in nearly every scene..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 554 words, 03/12/10
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Justin Chang, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...traffics cheerfully if inoffensively in equal-opportunity cliches.... Though it feels mostly old and borrowed... offers enough comfort-food familiarity..."(See all of Justin Chang's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 810 words, 03/04/10
Sheri Linden, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "...the script doesn't balance drama and humor so much as veer between heartfelt moments and utter stupidity... the film rings truer in its quiet moments..."(See all of Sheri Linden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 650 words, 03/03/10
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...has disaster written all over it... Race as much as romance is at the heart of the matter with director Rick Famuyiwa playing that card in nearly every scene..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 554 words, 03/12/10
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "Alternately rancid and ridiculous, strident and sickly sweet... offers plenty that's old, borrowed and blue; it's the something new that's missing."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 339 words, 03/12/10
16.6 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Our Family Wedding's reviews are separated by an average 16.6 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Our Family Wedding's reviews cover 52.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 12,438 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 389 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 8.4 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
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Our Family Wedding (32 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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