The latest video in our Netflix cue was Rachel Getting Married. I think Anne Hathaway did an absolutely excellent job in the role of "Kym", the "just out of rehab" sister of the bride.
It was a sometimes jarring film, sometimes pleasant film, with a cinematic style closer to a home video than anything else, which makes you feel like you are actually there - except no one actually talks to the camera. Along those same lines, I also loved how normal and chaotic everything seemed. The script and actors did such a wonderful job of creating the feeling of actual family craziness that is associated with so many holidays and at home weddings - from the way that they sat in their own home, to the family physical interaction, to an impromptu challenge of a race to fill up the dishwasher. The "cool" factor came with the odd music and speeches that were given a the rehearsal dinner and wedding - it made you want to be an actual guest at the wedding.
All in all, a wonderfully different movie - but you have to like that sort of imperfect stuff (which I do now).
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