US Edition‘My Mother’s Wedding’ Rises Above the Seasonal Sludge
HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND, AUG 6 – Kristin Scott Thomas’s directorial debut explores themes of family trauma and reconciliation through three sisters attending their widowed mother’s third wedding, set in Hampshire’s British countryside.
- Opening in theaters Friday, “My Mother’s Wedding” marks Kristin Scott Thomas’s directorial debut, rated R by the Motion Picture Association.
- Amid the nuptials in Hampshire, Diana’s three sisters reluctantly return to their childhood home for her third wedding to Geoff Loveglove.
- Inside Diana’s celebration, the private eye hired by Victoria uncovers kinky footage at the wedding reception, intensifying family tensions.
- Earning 3/4 stars, My Mother’s Wedding wins praise from critics as a friendly, heartfelt exception to summer releases.
- Beyond its comedic surface, the script by Kristin Scott Thomas avoids the 'Daddy Issues' trope with mature, complex character portrayals, drawing on her personal family trauma.
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‘My Mother’s Wedding’ Review: Scarlett Johansson and Sienna Miller Play Sisters in a Warm Family Dramedy
A dysfunctional family gathering for a special occasion (be it a wedding or a funeral) has long served as a ripe dramatic backdrop for a reason. What better excuse to bring together a motley crew of characters who know exactly how best to push one another’s buttons and dredge up long-simmering resentments in the process? […]
‘My Mother’s Wedding’ Rises Above the Seasonal Sludge
A competently conceived, professionally made movie about real people that holds your interest and makes you think about something besides vampires, zombies and idiot jokes is as hard to find in the middle of summer as free ice cream. A friendly, heartfelt little movie called My Mother’s Wedding is a pleasant exception. It’s about three sisters who reluctantly return to their childhood home in the British countryside to be bridesmaids in their wi…
Kristin Scott Thomas directs Scarlett Johansson in comedic drama 'My Mother’s Wedding'
Before Kristin Scott Thomas turned 12, she lost her father and stepfather. Both were Royal Navy pilots who died in crashes. The first happened when she was 5. The second at age 11. Thomas uses these facts, a kind of origin story, as the basis for her directorial debut, “My…
Movie Review: Kristin Scott Thomas directs Scarlett Johansson in comedic drama ‘My Mother’s Wedding’
Before Kristin Scott Thomas turned 12, she lost her father and stepfather. Both were Royal Navy pilots who died in crashes. The first happened when she was 5. The second at age 11. Thomas uses these facts, a kind of…
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