After the Wedding

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Jane D A little late to the party, but nevertheless I loved this movie. An unexpected film about connection, betrayal, and finally ties that keep is bound together through the years. Cast great, production values very good. Remember to bring a box of tissues with you to the sofa. You'll neeed it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/07/24 Full Review R 9 I wouldn't quite rate it as highly as some have online, but I do agree that 'After the Wedding' is a great film! It took me a little while to warm to this but eventually I had a positive time watching it, it even manages to pack a more emotional punch towards the end... it genuinely had me feeling sad for the characters. The flick probably overruns slightly as it could've reached the aforementioned conclusion quicker, but that's a very small criticism. Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen and Stine Fischer Christensen are big performers throughout, credit to all three of them. Rolf Lassgård is, however, the star of the show in my opinion - a top notch performance, particularly for the crux of the plot. I felt his character's emotion. I did almost agree with many others online by giving it around 9/10, though I settled on 8/10... it's not far off, I admit. Either way, and more pertinently, it's a film that holds quality. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/04/23 Full Review dave s Jacob (Mads Mikkelsen) manages an orphanage in India. Struggling financially to keep the orphanage open, he returns to his homeland of Denmark to accept a lucrative donation, only to find himself ensnared in past transgressions and forced to reassess his priorities. Susanne Bier's After the Wedding has an intriguing premise that sometimes veers towards lurid melodrama, but wisely never crosses that line. Despite the appealing storyline, the film is hurt by many of Bier's directorial choices. The handheld camera is dizzying at times. There are a ridiculous amount of pointless and distracting extreme close-ups, most of which include eyeballs. Much of the editing, including a bunch of jump cuts, comes across as frantic. After the Wedding is a potentially great film done in by its own stylistic excesses. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Susanne Bier is, as always, the master of moral dilemma. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member A very good original Danish film that should not have been remade with American actors. Watch this one, not the remake! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/11/23 Full Review Audience Member After the Wedding is a testament to the power of non-verbal acting. This film tells so much story without feeling the need to over-explain anything. We see faces and expressions and we know exactly what is happening. This economy of story-telling is admirable, and I love that Susanne Bier respects her audience enough to believe we can understand the story being told without needing our hands held as it is explained. I suppose this tactic wouldn’t work if you didn’t have such a marvelous cast who can express so much with just their faces. Mads Mikkelsen is perfect, and I have yet to be disappointed with any of his performances. Here he carries us along on his journey, and we are able to share in his joy, frustration, and confusion. Likewise, Sidse Babett Knudsen is brilliant in the film. She has to bring a great deal of the emotion to the story, and I think she does that quite well. Her pensive stares are downright haunting in this film. The enigma in After the Wedding is Rolf Lassgård. He plays a rich businessman, and we are not clued in to his thought process, so we are left to wonder whether his motives are pure or not. I think that’s the most satisfying aspect of this film. It has a mystery quality to the story, and the truth of what is happening continues to be revealed one little piece at a time. When all the cards are on the table, it proves to be an intriguing family drama, and it made me question what is the right thing to do in this situation. The conclusion of the film felt a little too convenient in some ways, but I appreciated that it wasn’t all a storybook ending. I’ve often said in the past that one of the best things a movie can do is get me to a place where I want to know what happens next after the film has ended, and that’s what After the Wedding accomplished. It’s both a heart-warming and heart-wrenching film that I will immediately recommend to others. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/30/20 Full Review Read all reviews

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