Movie review: ‘The Wedding Banquet’ an affable update of ’90s rom-com

Movie review: ‘The Wedding Banquet’ an affable update of ’90s rom-com

There’s an easy intimacy and warmth that immediately emanates from Andrew Ahn’s “The Wedding Banquet,” an affable remake of the 1993 Ang Lee film. He crafts a cinematic world that you want to slip into and spend some time; tactile, cozy, populated with witty, real characters, much like his films “Driveways” (2020) and “Fire Island” (2022). That’s what makes “The Wedding Banquet” a distinctly Andrew Ahn film, despite working with a 30-year-old te…

'The Wedding Banquet' cast got 'teary' during film's fake Korean wedding

Director Andrew Ahn and the cast of the triumphant remake recall the "emotional weight" of the big banquet scene.Luka Cyprian/Bleecker Street Han Gi-chan, Yuh-jung Youn and Kelly Marie Tran in 'The Wedding Banquet'On the set of Andrew Ahn’s remake of The Wedding Banquet, “there was laughter all the time,” says star Han Gi-chan. But one particular day of shooting carried a lot of emotions.A reimagining of Ang Lee’s 1993 cult classic, the rom-com …

Who Wants a Second Helping of “The Wedding Banquet”?

Justin Chang reviews “The Wedding Banquet,” directed by Andrew Ahn and starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, and Han Gi-chan.

'The Wedding Banquet' Puts A Modern Spin On A 1993 Rom-Com Classic

Andrew Ahn's new movie, which also stars Lily Gladstone and Bowen Yang, is a reimagining of Ang Lee’s 1993 romantic comedy.

Andrew Ahn on Adapting Ang Lee’s ‘The Wedding Banquet’ for 2025: ‘What If the Bride Was Also Queer and Had a Queer Partner?’

Ahn tells IndieWire the 1993 Ang Lee hit was the first gay film he ever saw, but that his version of "The Wedding Banquet" owes more to Lee’s 1994 follow-up, “Eat Drink Man Woman.”

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