Father of the Bride Part II Reviews

Not bad, but inferior to the first

Posted : 1 year, 11 months ago on 29 May 2022 04:21

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the first movie. It was not without sentiment and it was hardly original, but it was still beautifully filmed, well acted, charming and funny. This sequel is not as good as the first I agree, but I still quite enjoyed it. The story is predictable, and there are some so-so parts in the script. Eugene Levy, who I do like by the way, is okay here but his character felt somewhat unnecessary and felt like he was there as an additional character and to give the film a longer length. And I also would have liked to have seen more of Kimberley Williams, she is so beautiful and quite a good actress, but I actually do agree that a little too much time is spent between Steve Martin and Diane Keaton. However, it is beautifully filmed, has a nice soundtrack, decent pacing and good direction. And the acting is fine too, Steve Martin and Diane Keaton are still very likable, and while as I've said I would have liked to have seen more of her Kimberley Williams was lovely. And I loved Martin Short here too, he was one of the main merits of the first film, so to see him in his wonderfully fluffy turn again was a very nice surprise. Overall, not bad at all, could have been better, but I liked it. 6/10 Bethany Cox

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An average movie

Posted : 4 years, 9 months ago on 26 July 2019 08:19

I wasn’t expecting much from this flick but since it was starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen ‘Father of the Bride’ so I don’t remember it very well but I don’t think it was a big deal since the concept was pretty basic. Anyway, to be honest, I didn’t care much for this sequel. I mean, it seemed to be a no-brainer that it would be about George Banks’s daughter having a baby this time but I thought this idea was rather poorly handled after all. Indeed, even though I think it should have been about how the main character handles the pregnancy, the childbirth of his daughter and the arrival of his first grandchild, the guy ended up eventually in some rather underwhelming middle-life crisis. To make things worse, they completely changed course half way through as, suddenly, his wife also got pregnant. I mean, the original concept was nothing really amazing but it was decent enough but, unfortunately, the end-result was just so scattered (for example, even the wedding planner played by Martin Short in the previous instalment suddenly became also an interior designer) . Anyway, to conclude, even though I didn’t like it much, it was still a rather harmless feelgood feature and if you like the genre, you will probably enjoy it more than I did.

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