Review of Four Weddings and a Funeral

This engaging film, boasting an ensemble cast, premiered during the same year as the television debut of the series "Friends." While both productions explore the theme of friendship, "FWAAF" faced a more challenging script. The narrative undertakes the delicate task of trying to portray upper-class characters with empathy. We are introduced to Thomas and Fiona as the 7th wealthiest family in the UK, and Hamish who owns half of Scotland. Despite the potential hurdle posed by their social status, the film encounters obstacles elsewhere in the story. The prospect of a worldly individual forming a genuine connection with Hugh Grant's "Charlie", characterized as a stammering klutz, seems highly improbable. In contrast, the sincerity of Julia Roberts' character in "Notting Hill" is more convincingly portrayed, as she seemed to genuinely care for him. Furthermore, the compatibility between Andie MacDowell and Hugh Grant's characters raises questions, possibly more pronounced than those with Hamish. She constantly rubs salt in Hugh Grant's romantic wounds. Viewers might expect that their future marriage, ironically, wouldn't last any longer than her first marriage. For a true, harmonious relationship one needs to look no further than the one between Gareth (Simon Callow) and Matthew (John Hannah).