After the Wedding

Matthew Martens

Overly schematic and reductive; and yes, of course, Bier's fondness for scenes of damaged white saviors receiving the adoration of the Third World poor is uneasy-making at best, but I can't deny that I kind of liked all the extreme eyeballery, nor that I did a lot of crying. I may even have had a mild catharsis in there. But that Sigur Ros album, (), which I hadn't heard in years, might've brought that on by itself.

Lorna Singh

Love how Director Bier allows facial expressions to convey so much.But I was disappointed that it became a different film once it switched to Europe and became a soap opera.

Christopher M. Jones

Some extraordinary performances buttress a contrived storyline and bizarrely terrible cinematography and music. It's sappy and loud but there's something to its core and it's not bad as background noise.

meg1

I love Mads ♥ although he never looked quite credible in this role to me, in fact the whole film never felt quite credible. Bit of an overwrought melodrama but its heart was in the right place...I guess 3/5

dionysus67

A strange outcome, this is. Not unique in any significant way (social message, cinematography, acting -all more than adequate), it is thoroughly enganging. Although, as other reviewers pointed out, it verges on a refined soap opera, its ultimate human drama and the sheer relevance of its subject-matter cuts across class and gender barriers and high-growth North/low-growth South. Maudlin at points, yet it has merits.

Amanda A.Costa

Good script, but why such melodramathic scenes? I like Jorgen's character though. At the first sight, you think he s just an arrogant human being, but as you watch, you realize that he s man who is willing to do everything for his family. Its a good movie, but i think the director did overweight a lot in drama. 3.5/5

Ezuzuzu

That is why I love Susanne Bier, for her stereotype breaking characters, for her touchiness on cinematography and for her competence on tailoring affective scenes.

Lars Åndheim

AFTER THE WEDDING is an impeccably crafted and initially Ibsenesque drama with all over excellent performances. What surprised me by the end of the second act is how much the story turns out to be overridden by circumstances. The film seems to convey a morally obvious status quo and never genuinely challenges the viewer. Also devoid of any humor or madness, it's simply best described as a gourmet soap opera.