Kym Buchman (Anne Hathaway) gets out of drug rehab temporarily after nine months to attend her sister Rachel (Rosemarie DeWitt)'s wedding. She is brought back by her father Paul (Bill Irwin) and Carol (Anna Deavere Smith). Paul is divorced from her mother Abby (Debra Winger). The wedding is taking place at the family home. Rachel forces Emma to surrender the maid of honor to Kym. The general chaos and Kym's trouble dealing with her situation starts taking its toll. Despite resentment from all sides and a truly sad history, they never stop being a family.
Everybody has had to deal with a wedding whether it's their's or friend or family's. Jonathan Demme brings that sense to the screen. The acting is first rate especially by Hathaway and DeWitt. There is one scene with Debra Winger and Hathaway that goes over board. I think the mother is handled wrongly in that section. The confrontation should be cut out and she should have a better heart to heart after the wedding. The last act is generally low energy with a wedding montage and cleaning up. That's why it needs something amazing from Winger.
Everybody has had to deal with a wedding whether it's their's or friend or family's. Jonathan Demme brings that sense to the screen. The acting is first rate especially by Hathaway and DeWitt. There is one scene with Debra Winger and Hathaway that goes over board. I think the mother is handled wrongly in that section. The confrontation should be cut out and she should have a better heart to heart after the wedding. The last act is generally low energy with a wedding montage and cleaning up. That's why it needs something amazing from Winger.