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I was actually very surprised at this film. It is a very dark story but has some beauty within it. It is a dark story that involves a young woman called who has been in and out of rehab for the past decade and has now returned home for her sister's wedding. I can only predict that her presence will affect the wedding and the people involved in it too. That is something that we do find out in this film of what Kym has gone through in her life and what she would like to change. It is beautiful as well because we see the beauty of weddings as always and also seeing the romance and love the couple have for each other. Kym's sister Rachel is the woman getting married to a black man called Sidney. It is a beautiful mix between two races of human. They are both so well adapted together and it shows how peaceful people can be when like that when some of the time, there are racist attacks and insults towards each other.
It is really well filmed with absolutely fantastic performances from all actors. Anne Hathaway's performance as Kym was absolutely amazing! She very much deserved her Oscar nomination which probably surprised many people but it didn't surprise me at all. Anne proves that she is the only actress who would have been good enough to portray Kym. Anne is a woman who isn't really appreciated for her films as much as she deserves to be just like Heath Ledger didn't have really until he died. After seeing her in Rachel Getting Married, I am starting to really like her as a really talented actress. Her performance in Brokeback Mountain wasn't really a breakthrough but Rachel Getting Married certainly was and in a huge way. Rosemarie DeWitt's performance as Rachel was absolutely fantastic as well. She really did bring powerful feelings towards her characters and she really showed all of the anger, heartbreak and also love for her sister Kym despite of how much damage Kym has done to the family and to herself. Rosemarie DeWitt was robbed of a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination.
Jonathan Demme hasn't directed that many films in his career. He is most famous for his Oscar winning film The Silence Of The Lambs which he earned a Best Director Oscar for. Demme always directs films that is filled with pure drama but are all in different ways. Rachel Getting Married is an underrated 2008 film just as I think Jonathan Demme's work on the film is as well.
Overall, Rachel Getting Married is a really good film that is underrated and is a film that has proved Anne Hathaway is an actress who is a force to be reckoned with. It is her best performance and probably will be for a long time. Jonathan Demme's best film is obviously The Silence Of The Lambs and I am predicting that it always will be. Rachel Getting Married is a beautifully filmed, well directed, written and produced film that I would definitely watch again at some point in the future.
9/10
