Father of the Bride Review - Entertaining Remake Hits All the Rights Notes
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- Category: Streaming, Cable
- Published on Friday, 07 July 2023 14:53
- Written by Janet Walker
Father of the Bride, from Warner Bros., and HBOMax, presents an innovative twist on a classic film as it moves to the Miami heat and introduces the story through the fiery passion of the Latin American culture.
The film opens with Billy Herrera, played by Andy Garcia and Ingrid, played by Gloria Estefan, seeking marriage counseling as their relationship is dying. By the end of the session, we understand she has checked out and they decide they will tell their family tonight that they are divorcing.
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We also get the backstory of their lives together, the hard work behind their success, arriving as an immigrant in Miami, working to create a future for himself and his family and of course meeting Ingrid and the extended family that helped them build their life together. Now spending a life building his dream, it is all falling apart round him.
We also meet their daughter, Cora, played by Isabela Merced, who we understand is a free spirit fashion designer in a community filled with tradition. Her avant-garde fashion ideas are a bit much and as she attempts to liven the place up, her choices are met with rejection and of course, the comparison to her brilliant sister, a NYU law graduate with the world at her feet.
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Tonight, Sofia, played by Adria Arjona, is returning home from Manhattan and everyone is helping prepare her favorite meal, and really just looking forward to seeing her. During dinner, she drops the big news that she is engaged, and she asked him, and she is moving to Mexico to work in a non-profit.
Somewhere the gods were having a good laugh, as if the possibility of his marriage falling apart, the years of tuition spent on ensuring the next generation would be even more successful has faded into the words "non-profit in Mexico."
After this she quickly explains Adan, played by Diego Boneta, is from Mexico and they want to get married before the job starts in one month, they don't want to be married in a church, his Zen master will be officiating, and they want to pay.
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Before Billy can truly process the information, Natalie, the wedding planner, played by Chloe Fineman, arrives and suddenly the whirlwind begins. Through it all the Billy and Ingrid are dodging each other and trying to add some shine to the faded relationship.
And next is meeting the soon to be in-laws, the Castillo's, Hernan, played by Pedro Damian, Julieta, played by Marcarena Achaga, and Marcela, played by Laura Harring from Mexico, which we find out the Castillo's are a modern blended family, and suddenly the idea of his daughter marrying outside of his Cubano heritage has Billy overwhelmed and feeling like he needs to defend his national pride.
And then the fun really begins in this fresh take on the classic story.
In a story that never ages, Father of the Bride, an entertaining, laugh out loud funny film, livens up the original, that has been remade many times, by adding a hot Latin beat and exploring the passionate cultural differences. The ensemble cast delivers this comedic drama with style.
Hilarious, tender, and charming, this dramady delivers all the right notes. See it. Streaming now on HBOMax.
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Country: U.S.
Language: English.
Runtime: 117 minutes.
Director: Gary Alazraki.
Producer: Dede Gardner, Paul Perez.
Executive Producer: Brad Pitt, Andy Garcia, Jesse Ehrman, Ted Gidlow.
Writer: Matt Lopez, Edward Streeter.
Cast: Andy Garcia, Gloria Estefan, Adria Arjona, Isabela Merced, Diego Boneta, Marta Velasco, Ruben Rabasa, Ana Fabrega, Chloe Fineman, Enrique Murciano, Pedro Damian, Marcarena Achaga, Laura Harring, Sean Patrick Dawson, Ho-Kwan Tse, Chelsea Rivera, Tyler Kay Whitley, Javiera Zapata.
