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Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Director/Writer: P.J. Hogan
Cast: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Length: 106 minutes
Indie Film
What an awesome movie this Indie Australian film is! This is like no other movie I've watched. Sure it's a comedy, but it has a real serious side to it too. Muriel (Toni Collette) lives in a small Australian town, Porpoise Spit, and lives with a dysfunctional and lazy family. This could have turned out to be just another wacky comedy, but nope this film takes a lot of chances.
First off let me say Toni Collette is freakin amazing in this! She's overweight and has never had a date and spends here days locked in her room listening to ABBA. Like a lot of people in her situation she tries to fit it and make friends with the popular girls, but they reject her, brutally reject her.
What I love about this film is, it has no limits. Muriel is not a saint and does some very questionable things, and yet we can still understand why she does them. And her actions also impact her family, which causes a very interesting side story to take place. This is a very intelligently written film! It's not always a happy film either.
I loved all of the very real and colorful characters, especially Muriel's family and her one friend. The way various ABBA songs are weaved through the movie, becoming a focal point, has to be seen to understand it. I'm not even a fan of ABBA but the soundtrack really added to the movie.
Muriel's Wedding is one of those unique Indie films that really strikes pay dirt. Every scene is memorable and has something relevant to say. There's a lot of real life in this comedy-drama.
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Director/Writer: P.J. Hogan
Cast: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Length: 106 minutes
Indie Film
What an awesome movie this Indie Australian film is! This is like no other movie I've watched. Sure it's a comedy, but it has a real serious side to it too. Muriel (Toni Collette) lives in a small Australian town, Porpoise Spit, and lives with a dysfunctional and lazy family. This could have turned out to be just another wacky comedy, but nope this film takes a lot of chances.
First off let me say Toni Collette is freakin amazing in this! She's overweight and has never had a date and spends here days locked in her room listening to ABBA. Like a lot of people in her situation she tries to fit it and make friends with the popular girls, but they reject her, brutally reject her.
What I love about this film is, it has no limits. Muriel is not a saint and does some very questionable things, and yet we can still understand why she does them. And her actions also impact her family, which causes a very interesting side story to take place. This is a very intelligently written film! It's not always a happy film either.
I loved all of the very real and colorful characters, especially Muriel's family and her one friend. The way various ABBA songs are weaved through the movie, becoming a focal point, has to be seen to understand it. I'm not even a fan of ABBA but the soundtrack really added to the movie.
Muriel's Wedding is one of those unique Indie films that really strikes pay dirt. Every scene is memorable and has something relevant to say. There's a lot of real life in this comedy-drama.