Father of the Bride 1991

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Father of the Bride ★★½ 1991 (PG)

Remake of the 1950 comedy classic portrays one of the most overextravagant weddings in recent film history, but falls short of the original. Predictable plot and characters don't hide any surprises, but nothing detracts from the purpose of the film: to be a nice, charming movie. Martin is fine as the reluctant dad but Keaton is little more than window dressing as the bride's mom; Short is annoying as a pretentious wedding coordinator. Williams pulls off a nice film debut—and was almost immediately cast in a TV ad as a youngbridetobe calling her dad long distance to tell him she's engaged. Adapted from a novel by Edward Streeter. 105m/C VHS, DVD . Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberly Williams, Kieran Culkin, George Newbern, Martin Short, B.D. Wong, Peter Michael Goetz, Kate McGregorStewart, Martha Gehman, Eugene Levy; D: Charles Shyer; W: Charles Shyer, Nancy Meyers; C: John Lindley; M: Alan Silvestri.