Muriel's Wedding
The movie centers on Muriel, a plump and unhappy woman who dreams of escaping to a new and better life through marriage. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation, meets a wacky friend, changes her name to Mariel, and turns her world upside down.
27 July 1979, New South Wales, Australia
August 8, 1936 in Elwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
27 February 1940, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
20 February 1974, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
1956, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
6 January 1967, Columbus, Ohio, USA
March 29, 2004
Enjoyable little film that nonetheless already feels overrated.
September 07, 2011
The trouble with the movie is that there's nothing to Muriel but her false dreams: We never quite glimpse the woman they're hiding.
June 18, 2002
There's poignant drama in this brash, sometimes overstated film, and Muriel's transformation is truly touching.
July 19, 2003
Soulfully explores a young woman's journey to transformation
April 09, 2012
There's a high enough feelgood factor here to compensate for the detours off the comedy highway.
April 09, 2012
This movie only shows true tact and understanding when it comes to flattering the audience; everyone on-screen is strictly up for grabs.
March 26, 2009
Most of the action is played for broad laughs, and Hogan demonstrates the ability to generate them, even if the humor is base and often cruel, making fun of people's looks and ineptitude.
April 09, 2012
Another kooky Australian movie this may be, but director Hogan and his cast sustain a strange melancholic undercurrent.
April 14, 2003
So overrated. 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' for the nineties.
May 20, 2003
[A] gleeful, gaudy tribute to one ungainly misfit and her determination.
April 27, 2003
One of the finest Australian films of all time. The laughs don't stop.
February 09, 2006
An engaging, funny and sometimes surprisingly tough romantic comedy.
