Father of the Bride (2022) | Film Review
The Steve Martin 'Father of the Bride' movies are two of my favourite films of all time, so it took me a while to watch the remake, mainly because I was sceptical about whether it could come close. But I was interested to see how the story would be updated. A father (Andy Garcia) must deal with his daughter's (Adria Arjona) upcoming wedding, and all the family drama that comes along with it. This was an okay movie, but definitely not a patch on the one that came before it. Speaking of the Steve Martin version, because of that one, I went into this one expecting it to be a similarly-themed comedy. The tone of this film is very different. There are a lot more moments of drama, and a lot less laughs. I found it really interesting that the film had the parent's marital issues running alongside the main plot, to the point where the parents' marriage was more of a plot point than the actual marriage that the film was about. In fact, the actual wedding felt like the leas...