'Rachael Getting Married' Review

Rosemarie DeWitt and Anne Hathaway star in Rachel Getting Married. Watch the trailer: http://www.moviefone.com/search/rachel%20getting%20married

Here's a small film about Kim, a recovering drug addict well played by Anna Hathaway if you can accept her in this role because we're used to seeing her in comedies. Kim returns home to attend her sister Rachael's wedding. Dad (Bill Irwin) tries too hard to play peacemaker between the sisters as Rachael (Rosemary DeWitt) thinks Kim's presence is upstaging her big day as Dad overprotects Kim. A lot of ugly truths & lies, and repressed emotions are finally revealed amid the wedding preparations at their Connecticut home. Some issues are resolved and others don't have closure as the movie ends but that's life. The multi-ethnic wedding and its guests demonstrate the importance for accepting people regardless of their race or religion as Rachael marries a black man and Dad's second wife is black. For a liberal family, they need to learn to accept people's flaws and to forgive.
The sometimes jerkiness of the handheld photography compliments the scenes of emotional turmoil. There's plenty of different kinds of music performed before and at the wedding as the celebration continues with dancing. Performances are good, especially with a return to the screen of Debra Winger as the sister's mother. She has aged gracefully and you want her to be more in the story.
The main issue here is Kim facing the truth about herself as addicts must learn and how she can make amends for her past. And will the people she hurt can forgive and accept her? A powerful film that will resonate in your head for days....