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mvie mu-1065621: Muriel's Wedding a comedy?

Wed, 26 Feb 2003 01:44:23 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Kidnykid - MURIEL'S WEDDING is about as confusing a movie as a viewer can get.

It was originally marketed as a comedy, with Toni Colette (of THE SIXTH SENSE fame) in the role of Muriel, a dowdy frump that apparently can't even get arrested. She is...

mvie mu-1065621: The Bells Are Ringing

Wed, 19 Feb 2003 19:39:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author MrsNormanMaine - I must apologize to all my fans out there in the dark for the silence of the last few days. This living off the land is much harder than I had forseen and I've found that I have to spend hours combing the beach for whelks and stray coconuts in order to...

mvie mu-1065621: Confection out of Confusion

Sun, 16 Feb 2003 11:27:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sussmanbern - MURIEL'S WEDDING was an Australian hit of 1994, which brought to our shores Toni Collette (who played Muriel, here she bares a striking resemblance to old Saturday Night Live comedienne Melanie Hutsel) and Rachel Griffiths (who played Rhonda, and...

mvie mu-1065621: Muriel meets her Waterloo!

Tue, 11 Jun 2002 03:21:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mgscmwa - Muriel (Toni Collette) is a poor, overweight, ABBA obsessed girl from Porpoise Spit in Australia. Her only real dream is to be "Somebody", to be popular, pretty, and successful. Unfortunately, that does not seem to be in the cards for poor Muriel...

mvie mu-1065621: An ugly duckling escapes Porpoise Spit and becomes "The Dancing Queen"

Sun, 10 Feb 2002 04:00:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Stephen_Murray - I watched the (1991) "guy film" with a rap score "Hangin' with the homeboys," because I like John Leguizamo. I watched the (1994) "chick flick" "Muriel's Wedding" with its heavy dose of Abba songs from the late-1970s because I like Rachel Griffiths in...

mvie mu-1065621: Muriel Decides To Do What She Desires!

Sat, 26 Jan 2002 10:13:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kuiipo - Director P.J. Hogan did a very superb job in directing this comedy. All of the scenes were done to perfection and there is nothing that I can even find wrong. The best scene that Hogan directed was the wedding of Muriel's because she was very happy and...

mvie mu-1065621: Little Gem from the Land Down Under: Muriel's Wedding

Wed, 4 Jul 2001 15:25:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author WilliamJones - I had never heard of Muriel's Wedding until one day when a friend of mine recommended it. "It's a four-star film," this friend stated. I trust this person—he's usually right on the money with his suggestions—so I didn't even...

mvie mu-1065621: More a morality play than a comedy

Tue, 28 Nov 2000 05:27:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mcrowl - Muriel's Wedding was hailed as one of Australia's greatest comedy successes. In fact, it's much closer to a mediaeval morality play. There are moments of comedy, and the tone remains light even in the face of tragedy, but the underlying themes of this...

mvie mu-1065621: "What a bunch of c*cksuckers"

Fri, 17 Nov 2000 15:24:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author brandi_jean - I Watched This Because It was shown in a composition class I am taking. We were discussing gender roles, and it sort of tied in. Plus my professor loves this movie. Characters Muriel is an Australian girl who wants nothing else...

mvie mu-1065621: A Very Long ABBA Music Video...

Fri, 20 Oct 2000 20:56:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author hm8080 - Note: This review is based on the DVD version from Miramax.

This is my first movie review. I’m not too good at reviewing movies - unless I feel strongly about my topic - I have weak stuff to say. I also had to delete and then repost...

mvie mu-1065621: Her life is as good as an Abba song..

Tue, 12 Sep 2000 08:01:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sstanyer - Muriel's Wedding is my favorite movie of all time. It's a comedy in many ways; a tear jerker in others- so much so that I am embarrassed or feel guilty saying that it made me laugh..but it did. Yet it is so, so sad.

Dear Muriel ,and she does...

mvie mu-1065621: Muriel's Wedding (1994)

Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:13:20 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author BrianKoller - "Muriel's Wedding" is a comedy with dramatic elements. The film is often interesting, but many scenes aren't credible, and the humor doesn't always work.

Muriel (Toni Collette) is an Australian young woman with problems. She hasn't had a job...

mvie mu-1065621: I actually like Muriel

Sat, 3 Jun 2000 12:18:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Cartman_2k - I was flicking through the channels on TV, and there was a movie that had just begun. I looked in the TV-guide and saw that it was “Muriel’s Wedding”, so I watched the whole movie.

The movie started out great, and it lasted through the movie! This...

mvie mu-1065621: Will She Meet Her Waterloo?

Sat, 27 May 2000 03:14:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ynmaeven - Do you know who Toni Collette is? She played the mother in "The Sixth Sense". I feel I have to tell you this because you just wouldn't recognize her in this movie! She had to gain at least 40 pounds to make this movie and the difference in...

mvie mu-1065621: Anybody could be that girl...

Sat, 15 Apr 2000 17:17:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author babyfishmouth - Long before Toni Collette's Oscar-nominated turn in The Sixth Sense, she was Muriel Heslop, an insecure, chubby twenty-something who lived with her family in the town of Porpoise Spit.

Collette embodies the quirky Muriel from the very...

mvie mu-1065621: There was something in the air that night...

Sun, 2 Apr 2000 13:48:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mmendenh - Do not expect a shallow, feel good comedy if you rent Muriel's Wedding. The film expertly captures the essence of experiencing life as an outsider. Its use of ABBA music to lend feeling to the character of Muriel is surprisingly effective. Toni...

mvie mu-1065621: Go Muriel, Go!!

Tue, 29 Feb 2000 10:47:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cgbarnfather - This is compulsive viewing since there's a piece of Muriel in all of us. She's as insecure as Ally McBeal, as ambitious as Joey Tribbiani from Friends and as sweet as Cinderella. We therefore can't help liking her and hoping that she will be happy and...

mvie mu-1065621: Diggin the dancing queen

Sat, 12 Feb 2000 22:12:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ellie41799 - Okay Okay, this is one of my all time favorite movies.Everyone who I have ever seen this movie with have thought this is a stupid movie. But I love it and I am going to tell you why.

I first saw this movie in 1995 in the theaters. I saw it with...

mvie mu-1065621: ABBA meets ugly duckling

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 16:06:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dahilia - I love this movie!!

Toni Collette stars as Muriel, a chubby, ABBA loving slacker from a seriously dysfunctional family who desires nothing more than to marry and be a success. This is the most hilarious ugly duckling tale I've ever seen. When...

mvie mu-1065621: Best from Down Under

Fri, 21 Jan 2000 14:11:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author W21424thst - Wow what a movie.Muriel's Wedding AKA (Mariel's Wedding)A look into the mind of a plain Jane who wants to be just like her so called friend's.

I can relate with this movie and I think a lot of people will feel the same way. I first thought Muriel's...

mvie mu-1065621: Always the Bridesmaid.....Muriel's Wedding

Sun, 16 Jan 2000 21:42:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mysay - This movie based in Australia, is the journey of Muriel Hyslop (Toni Collette) and her obsession with becoming a "bride" and getting married at any cost as well as overcoming her "always a bridesmaid, never a bride" reality. I saw...