The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Four Weddings and a Funeral
Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1994
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
Movie details
Four Weddings and a Funeral
“Five good reasons to stay single.”
1994 Comedy · Drama · Romance 1h 57m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Four Weddings and a Funeral?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Mike Newell
Written by
Richard Curtis
Hugh Grant
Charles
Andie MacDowell
Carrie
Kristin Scott Thomas
Fiona
Simon Callow
Gareth
James Fleet
Tom
John Hannah
Matthew
Charlotte Coleman
Scarlett
Court is in session
Put Four Weddings and a Funeral on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.