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Parents' Guide to

Four Weddings and a Funeral

By Kelly Kessler, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 16+

Sexy, funny, romantic comedy at its finest.

Movie R 1994 117 minutes
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Based on 2 parent reviews

fuji apllle
fuji apllle Parent of 6, 12, 15, 16 and 17-year-old
October 28, 2022
age 2+
PotterMom
PotterMom Parent of 18+-year-old
May 10, 2022
age 18+

Destroyed by language in first 5 minutes

First let me correct that it’s NOT ok for 18 yr olds. The language alone makes it inappropriate for family viewing. The dialogue of the opening scene is nothing but F bombs. As a string of things go wrong, the 2 characters repeat F until Hugh Grant rapid fires it. I’d love to see a clean version of this, because it was a funny movie. The same scene could be hilarious and clean with a made up curse unique to that character. I saw 4w&f many years ago, and this whole scene is still vivid in my mind. I don’t have a photographic memory for f bombs, but repeat a word 20 times and show funny stuff, and that will lock it in the brain. Kids hearing it at school isn’t the same. Missing one movie is no loss.

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What's the Story?

FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL chronicles the tale of the roundabout -- and seemingly fated -- courtship of Charles (Hugh Grant) and Carrie (Andie MacDowell). The story examines the need for finding love and the challenge of keeping love. Set in various weddings of friends and acquaintances, the film frames Charles's lackluster love life through the romantic (and sometimes tragic) celebrations of others. Always a groomsman and never a groom, he habitually disrupts the ceremonies through his lateness, irresponsibility, and all around bad luck. Ultimately, Charles must make tough decisions about what he thinks he should want and what he truly desires.

Is It Any Good?

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Four Weddings and a Funeral marks one of the early high points in Hugh Grant's romantic comedy oeuvre. As in films such as Notting Hill and Two Weeks Notice, he portrays an irresistible flake with the perfect amount of English sheepishness. The film includes stellar supporting performances from Simon Callow (A Room With a View, Shakespeare in Love, Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient) and Rowan Atkinson (Bean, Johnny English). Overall, the film sports a fantastic supporting cast. Like many Grant romantic comedies, the limelight is generously shared with a bevy of quirky supporting actors. Four Weddings and a Funeral is a fine example of English romantic comedy.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about emotional commitment issues and what dating is really like.

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