hating anne hathaway? never felt that, never experienced that emotion

if you're an anne hathahater because she's """too perfect""" you gotta watch her performance in this & prepare to repent

This is a movie I love very dearly. It is also listed on Letterboxd as the favorite film of my friend and biggest fan, Hunter Lurie, who sadly passed away on July 3rd at the too-young age of 27. I wanted to commemorate him here because he was a frequent presence and contributor to Letterboxd. Hunter loved, loved, LOVED movies. Maybe you will take the time to read some of the things he has written here. R.I.P. Hunter - PH

Anne Hathaway leads the way with one of her strongest acting performances, and Demme does an exquisite job of juxtaposing the conflicting emotions of a family brought together by a marriage ceremony.

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ugh I just love when actors completely pour themselves into a movie and this movie is full of actors doing that, when it comes to these kinds of stories about families and their pasts and struggles I believe what makes it fully compelling are the little details, the silences, those moments of "they just went too far by saying that", the microexpressions that we barely catch before they're gone, someone doing or saying something wrong and you just know it and feel it deep inside your chest, and that's just how you know a story it's working its magic on you and boy did this movie have lots of moments when it truly did

This film has a beautiful way of getting under your skin before you can fully realize what's happening. Jonathan Demme was a master. Anne Hathaway is incredible. When Bill Irwin finds Ethan's plate during the dishwasher loading competition (what a phrase), I crumbled.

There's so much to think about with this film.

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i’m so emotional. this is the best performance by anne hathaway and you can’t change my mind. jonathan demme, thank you for all your amazing work. rest in peace. as a brazilian, I felt blessed with the carnival/wedding scene. IS THIS A MOTHERFUCKING BRAZILIAN REFERENCE????

Holy shit.

Filme de interpretaciones solventes pero de desarrollo irregular, con un uso mareante de la cámara temblorosa para acentuar el dramatismo. Jonathan Demme repite la misma fórmula en cada escena, estirando la tensión familiar hasta hacerla explotar, y Anne Hathaway responde bien al envite aunque se le ven un poco las costuras. Es más destacable el nivel demostrado por Rosemarie DeWitt, que interpreta a un personaje antipático y poco agradecido al que sabe exprimir de manera convincente. Moraleja: no hay Dios que aguante una boda de dos días sin volverse tarumba.

A brutal film that’s so generous with its joy that by the time you get to the end you forget it was ever mean and you want to go again. I hope life is like that.