Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. His wife tries to make him happy for Annie, but when the wedding takes place at their home and a foreign wedding planner takes over the ceremony, he becomes slightly insane.
Father of the Bride (1991) is a charming, crowd-pleasing remake of the 1950 Spencer Tracy film. Steve Martin brings his signature comic energy to the role of the flustered father, supported capably by Diane Keaton and Martin Short's scene-stealing turn as the flamboyant wedding planner Franck. The plot is familiar and episodic — a series of comedic set pieces around wedding planning — without much dramatic depth or surprise. Cinematography is workmanlike suburban fare with nothing distinctive. As a remake of an already well-known property, novelty is limited, though Short's comedic additions give it some personality. The ending lands warmly if predictably, delivering the expected emotional payoff about letting go of a daughter. Solidly entertaining mainstream comedy that plays safely in well-trodden territory.