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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeGranted, Freundlich has the benefit of Bier’s screenplay contributions to guide him, but in his particular execution, the story feels grounded for a very different strategy from Bier’s: Rather than going out of his way to include recognizable human moments, he strips away anything excessive, allowing subtext to surface in the quiet spaces between dialogue.
- 79TheWrapSteve PondTheWrapSteve PondOn the whole After the Wedding is a touching journey through a world where even those with the best intentions leave some wreckage behind, and where forward motion only comes with hard looks into the past.
- 70Film ThreatMatthew PassantinoFilm ThreatMatthew PassantinoFreundlich’s approach to the film is respectful to the original but begs the question of why translate this particular film for a more mainstream audience. He does so deftly but After the Wedding trods in some familiar melodramatic territories, which may not have the same impact as the original.
- 67The Film StageDan MeccaThe Film StageDan MeccaSomewhere in the middle of After The Wedding it becomes clear as day: Michelle Williams is one of a kind. Not that we didn’t know this already. Still, it’s nice to be reminded.
- 60The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeIt would be difficult to invest in if not for its two main stars who work hard to elevate the overly engineered plot, filling in the emotional gaps left by the haphazard script.
- 60Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfAfter the Wedding contains enough domestic revelations for several seasons of something delicious, but Freundlish’s showdowns all seem to dissipate or get curtailed abruptly.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyBart Freundlich's American remake of the Bier film flips the gender of the main characters, yielding predictably strong performances from Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams but otherwise removing the teeth from a melodrama that grows increasingly preposterous as it crawls toward its weepy conclusion.
- 50Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonDespite a stellar cast led by Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams, After The Wedding never cuts very deeply, staying on the surface of a tale that ought to tear into the viewer’s soul the way it does these tormented characters.