Review of Rachel Getting Married

Aw damn it. This could have been really good. Rachel Getting Married is a film about suffering and about family. For fifteen minutes, buried about 2/3rds of the way in, it's a nearly great movie about those things. The rest is shit. It's the flashes of brilliance that make the overall experience so disappointing. Oh well. If you're thinking about watching this but haven't seen Ordinary People (1980) yet, please do yourself a tremendous favor and watch Ordinary People instead. TRUST.