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After the Wedding Review

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4.0

Dave White Profile

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 4.0
    78

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally favorable reviews
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    critic review scores.

  • 70

    out of 100

    The New York Times Manohla Dargis

    A fine and, on a scene-by-scene basis, often better than fine, if effectively unadventurous work.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Variety

    Thanks to a tight script, sharp direction and excellent actors, new film by Danish helmer Susanne Bier manages to be both emotional and engaging.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

    After the Wedding would never pretend to have any answers, but in hands this skilled the act of exploration itself couldn't be more illuminating, or more dramatic.

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  • 80

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

    Once again Bier demonstrates just how misleading appearances can be, as she artfully removes the veneers concealing the dark truths locked away by her intriguing characters.

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  • 88

    out of 100

    Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips

    After the Wedding defies the odds: For once, the bigger the emotion, the truer the moviegoing experience.

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  • 90

    out of 100

    Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

    A thrilling -- and harrowing, and beautiful -- celebration of the unpredictability of life.

  • 91

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Talented filmmaker Susanne Bier (Brothers), armed with an outstanding compositional sense, keeps control over the storms of melodrama that swirl in this rich weepie.

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