Father Of The Bride (2022) Anyone who fondly remembers the two 1990's comedies with Steve Martin and Diane Keaton can forget waiting for this one to ever repeat their combination of sentiment and laughs........
This film, steeped in Latino culture and grimly propelled by Andy Garcia's portrayal of a wealthy self-made asshole is a sour affair from beginning to end.
Garcia quickly wears out the "I-came-from-nothing-but-look-at-me-now" shtick playing a Miami Beach architect who repeatedly alienates everyone involved in his oldest daughter's upcoming nuptials. Even before his cringe-filled tirades outrage and wound the wedding party participants, his long suffering wife (Gloria Estefan) has already decided to divorce him.
Since his intractable ,obnoxious behavior is the engine powering the plot, it's hard to figure out why anyone would subject themselves to this movie. Almost entirely devoid of laughs, by the time the film lurches toward its unearned, abrupt happy ending, you feel relieved when it's over.....
Yes, indeed, it's welcome to see an entirely Latino story and cast.....including an fledgling talent whom I consider this film's one and only MVP, young Isabela Merced as the family's live-wire younger daughter. But why a stale remake? And why so unnecessarily unpleasant all the way through?
I'd rather not waste any more precious time on this. If you crave a Father-of-The-Bride movie that badly, go back and watch the Martin-Keaton movies......give this one a hard pass. 1 star (*)
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