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SummaryLana’s (Brooke Shields) daughter Emma (Miranda Cosgrove) returns from abroad and drops a bombshell: she's getting married. In Thailand. In a month! Things only get worse when Lana learns that the man who captured Emma's heart is the son of the man who broke hers years ago.

Directed By:Mark Waters

Written By:Robin Bernheim

Mother of the Bride

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Generally Unfavorable
39
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Generally Unfavorable
3.7
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
39
8% Positive
1 Review
50% Mixed
6 Reviews
42% Negative
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May 9, 2024
67
Paste Magazine
Misunderstandings abound in this ultra-lite comedy of errors. Physical pratfalls (think groin area injuries) get a lot of screen time. But there are moments where Mother of the Bride digs a little deeper, especially when it comes to Lana and Emma’s relationship.
May 9, 2024
50
San Francisco Chronicle
The whole cast is likable and the scenery lovely, making this only the second-worst Shields beach movie, after “The Blue Lagoon.”
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Generally Unfavorable
3.7
21% Positive
3 Ratings
36% Mixed
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43% Negative
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May 11, 2024
10
juliavolpe
It's such a cool movie to watch and enjoy. It's fun and lightweight! I definitely want to see Miranda on Netflix again.
May 10, 2024
7
saimariejohnson
I loved this movie and the cast was great! I loved it when I noted that Benjamin Bratt was the father of the bride in this and matched to Brooke Shields was a comedic duo that was both romantic and cutesy considering the setup of this romantic comedy. I really enjoyed it and I think that romcom fans will appreciate the family dynamics along with Miranda Cosgrove and the younger generations' response to their parents within the spectrum of a location wedding! The antics are funny and it's a heartwarming and sweet movie that people of all ages can enjoy!
May 11, 2024
40
The Telegraph
The film’s more nothingy than noxious: Mark Waters (Freaky Friday, Mean Girls) directs with vanishingly little of the snap he had back in the day.
May 9, 2024
40
The Guardian
It’s a slight cut above just how very bad these things can get, but not enough to edge it toward something that would deserve your full attention. So errand away, Mother of the Bride will be just fine playing in the background.
May 9, 2024
38
The Associated Press
There’s only so much heavy lifting a picturesque location, photogenic bodies and enviable resort outfits can do to make up for a lame story.
May 9, 2024
30
The New York Times
Mother of the Bride is directed by Mark Waters (“Mean Girls”) with an apparent allergy to verisimilitude.
May 9, 2024
25
RogerEbert.com
Like a magpie, it takes bits and pieces from better films and cobbles it together with some paper-thin characters into something that is a movie in definition only.
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May 12, 2024
4
alanpotter17
Não esperaria nada de um cara que dirigiu a primeira versão de "Meninas Malvadas", mas ao menos que fosse algo divertido, já que o já clássico filme da Regina, feito no início dos anos 2000, reúne os clichês do gênero e consegue trazer momentos icônicos e deliciosamente divertidos. Já aqui, mais uma obra envolvendo sogra, casamento e amores passados, é tudo tão recliclado que o único atrativo fica por conta do belíssimo cenário, e se o cenário chama mais atenção que roteiro, personagens ou a trama em sim, é porque há algo de errado. Então, temos o núcleo mais jovem, que irá casa, e o núcleo dos pais dos noivos, que revivem momentos e traumas. A bem da verdade, algo também interessante é a trama sair um pouco do núcleo jovem, mostrando uma vitalidade interessante para pessoas com mais idade. No etntanto, é tudo tão previsível e plastificado, com cenas tão higiênicas e pouco inspiradas, que tudo vai se passando sem agragar maior interesse ou emoção. Para piorar, o núcleo de cosdjuvantes ou está para fazer um contraponto bem forçado ao casal, ou para tentar criar piadinhas. A cena mais interessante do filme, com os amigos na praia de nudismo, foi filmada com certa vergonha de mostrar os corpos, de modo que é isso que se trata o filme: sabe-se limitado, faz questão de ser limitado. Um filme que já parece datado, e não enxergou o potencial ali, não pela nudez, mas pela liberdade e pelo reencontro dos envolvidos. Tudo não passou, portanto, de desculpa para fazer os sogros engrenarem um romance tão meloso quanto irreal. Pois embora o filme tente trazer vida nova e anos longos, o faz com os típicos dilemas da produção Netflix. Um desperdício. Os noivos? Bem, aqui o casamento e os noivos são coadjuvantes de tudo, de modo que já sabemos o desfecho do filme antes mesmo de se passar 20 minutos da obra. A edição está longe de ser esperta. A parte técnica é bonita, claro, e o visual pode tentar camuflar mais uma história vazia diretamente do streaming.
May 16, 2024
3
royalguy07
Incredibly under baked in both plot and characters, absolutely nobody here is behaving like a real person.
May 16, 2024
1
TVJerry
When a line of love dialogue includes "You're the sun, the moon and the stars," you know you're in for a trite mess. Brooke Shields has the title role. She attends her daughter's destination wedding (another romcom staple), only to find that the groom's dad is her former beau (Benjamin Bratt). Besides being painfully predictable (I even said some of the lines as they were uttered), the dialogue is miserably mundane. Shields has never impressed me as an actor and this role won't change that. Her wooden delivery and embarrassing attempts at physical humor fall flat. Bratt, on the other hand, is effortlessly sexy and continually charming. In this genre, there's usually a wacky character to add some comic fun. Even though there were opportunities with the sex-obsessed sister (Rachael Harris) and the best-friend gay couple (Michael McDonald & Wilson Cruz), they're simply dull. The exotic location in Thailand has been seen before and to better advantage. Other than Bratt coming out of the shower, there's NOTHING about this film to recommend it.
May 14, 2024
1
Barrywgite
Totally unrealistic that two guys would fight over old **** looking Brooke shields !
May 15, 2024
0
Blackbird71
So ****. So fake love. So big wigs over everyone. This film is so **** and full of no spirituality. **** producers!
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May 9, 2024
1 h 28 m
TV-PG
Welcome to the mother of all destination weddings.
GLAAD Media Awards
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Australian Production Design Guild Awards
• 1 Nomination
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