Father of the Bride (DVD)

I love this film, its always on TV around Christmas time and I am quite happy to sit down and watch it over and over. Father of the Bride came out back in 1991. This is another American comedy that stars Steve Martin and Diane Keaton. The film was directed by Charles Shyer and won an awards and got a few nominations. It was not really a huge hit at the box office but has been a big film ever since that loads of people seem to enjoy. The film tells the story of George and Nina Banks. Their daughter has suddenly grown up and comes home from her trip away and announces that she is getting married. This is a real shock for George as he still sees his ...  Read the complete review

I love Steve Martin and make it a must to watch nearly every film that he stars in. After watching Cheaper by the Dozen, I was quite intrigued over how he would take up the "concerned dad" role again. I have to say that while I was really satisfied by Steve Martin's performance in the movie, was a little disappointed by the storyline and dialogue. While there are quite a few comic scenes and characters, there are also quite a lot of elements that could have been so, so much better. Many people claimed that Steve Martin was not up to his role in this film but after having watched it for a couple of times, it is my personal view that he did deliver as good a ...  Read the complete review

This is definately one of those duvet day films - the one where you make a hot choc, put the fire on and you're snuggly wrapped up in your duvet whilst the rain batters of your window. The film being from a list that you have probably watched a thousand times because it's such a sweet innocent story and even though you have many films that you haven't yet had time to watch,you still reach for this one. Now I have only recently found out that it's a remake of a 1950's film and I for one think it was the best thing they could of ever done. This one was released in 1991 with Father of the Bride II following in 1995. It is a comedy starring Steve ...  Read the complete review

I must have watched this film at least 20 times over the years. Yes, it's a little sentimental, but the feel good factor helps you get over that! I just love it. There are so many funny moments. Steve Martin is great, and not as silly as he can be in some earlier films, in which I find him quite annoying! Father of the Bride is a remake of the 1950s Spencer Tracey/Elizabeth Taylor original [how brave must Steve Martin have been to attempt to take over that role?!]. It stars Steve Martin as George Banks. George is a happy man. He loves his wife [Nina -played by Diane Keaton] and his kids [Annie and Matty - played Kieran Culkin]. He's got a beautiful home, a ...  Read the complete review

There are many things that I want out of life before I go but one thing I’m looking forward to is a simple moment in time that I can’t buy or ask for. That moment will be when I have a child and it looks up at me with tearstained eyes, open it’s small arms and just says “daddy”. Until that day I have something to look forward to and after it I’ll have a great memory to look back on. Some might think that’s not much of a wish, others will know that it is. Bearing in mind that wish - it may be of no surprise to those that have seen “Father of The Bride” that it is one of my favourite films. There aren’t ...  Read the complete review