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A Wedding

1978

Robert Altman

Carol Burnett, Paul Dooley, Amy Stryker, Mia Farrow ...

6.7

359

Comedy. Drama Altman returns to the narrative strategy of Nashville, using a massive cast and a complex web of subplots to probe the flaws and fissures in modern America as made evident at a big society wedding marrying old money with new, Italian blood with Irish. If the film's lampooning and farcical plotting seem a little insubstantial and obvious in comparison to Nashville, there is no denying that it is often very funny, while the cast ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"[It] certainly has its moments. But the facileness of this 'exposé' of the upper middle class adds up to a lot of cheap shots—watchable enough, but considerably less than the sum of its parts."	NEU
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Both 'A Wedding' and 'A Perfect Couple' are watered-down reminders of the director's better work — so characteristic, and yet so dim"	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The more you think about what Altman's done, the more impressive his accomplishment becomes (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"The staging of the action is as exhilarating as ever, and there are glorious moments in the twisted, kaleidoscopic narrative; finally, however, the effect seems curiously contrived and complacent."	NEU
United States	Noel Murray AV Club	"The result is a sprawling slice of life that's generally pleasant, but without 'Nashville's depth and insight"	NEU

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