Muriel's Wedding
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63 out of 100

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  • Starring: Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths, Toni Collette
  • Summary: No one ever paid much attention to Muriel (Collette) and her humdrum small-town life, so she and her best friend, Rhonda (Griffiths), decide to leave it behind and head for the big city ... where they end up having the exciting adventure of their lives! (Miramax)

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    100
    Wickedly mocking but empathetic, able to laugh at its characters while paying attention to their sorrows, this subversive comedy about self-esteem resists the notion that films have to timidly remain within tidy genre rules.
  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    75
    High-energy comedy.
  3. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    75
    A crowd pleaser that spices a tired formula with genuine feeling.
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    60
    Most of the action is played for broad laughs, and Hogan demonstrates the ability to generate them, even if the humor is very base and often cruel, making fun of people's looks and ineptitude.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  1. PatC.
    8
    A twisted version of My Big Fat Greek Wedding where petty motivations and an overabundance of amorality prompt both laughs and pity. Splendid portrayal by Colette of an ugly duckling who, in the process of transforming into a swan, finds her manic dysfunctional darkness and dishonesty resisting conversion to her new self-image. An exceptionally intelligent film brimming with authenticity, appealing both to the chick flick set and those who find that genre superficial.… Expand

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