Four Weddings and a Funeral tells the story of Charles (Hugh Grant) who is a bachelor and attends weddings, usually arriving late. In one such wedding he comes across Carrie (Andie McDowell) and is taken away. They later spend the night together but move on. Later on the meet each other in other weddings and a funeral, hence the title Four Weddings and a Funeral. Along the way, we come across Charles' friends who are also single and looking for love. As the film progresses, we see how each friend finds romance in some person even if they met for a short period of time. Charles' friends also help him in trying to falling in love with Carrie. Will Charles and Carrie end up together? What happens to each of Charles' friends? These questions form the rest of the plot of Four Weddings and a Funeral.Hugh Grant again shows why he is one of the greatest Rom-Com actors of his generation. I don't think I have seen an actor that has dominated the genre as he has in recent memory. Andie MacDowell is a good support to the cast but her performance was quite wooden. For example in the rain scene, (SPOILER ALERT!) she did not show a whole lot of emotion in such a pivotal scene. The standout in Charles' friends is Gareth played by Simon Callow. He is the jovial one of the group and gives the best advice to all the friends. But if there is one performance that I remember the most, it would have to be Rowan Atkinson as the newly ordained but bumbling Father Gerald. His short performance reminded me of the priest in The Princess Bride, except he can pronounce the words, but says the wrong words.All in all, despite a slightly wooden performance by Andie MacDowell, Four Weddings and a Funeral is a great comedy for all. From start to finish, you will find yourself cheering on Charles and his friends in their quest for love. Don't miss it.

For some reason for the last two years this is my later-night go-to rewatch movie. I missed this the first (or second or third) time around and it just came on my radar screen a few years back. I was never really a big fan of any of the leads, I guess Andie McDowell was closest from Groundhog Day. But I really like Hugh Grant as the introspective victim (or so he feels) of several misfired romances who always has trouble making weddings on time. Andie is the first girl who causes lightning, but is it just him or does she feel it too? The ensemble work by Hugh's friends is top notch, particularly Callow as the true life of the party, but the whole crew works great together. This has a realistic feel to it and I highly recommend it.

It was - and for all I know still is - often said of Roger Moore that his entire repertoire consisted of raise left eyebrow, raise right eyebrow, which may well be true but it's still twice the sum total of Hugh Grant's repertoire which consists of a shy grin punctuated by a stutter carefully designed to result in ersatz charm. Thank God, therefore, that he is here confronted with genuine charm in the shape of Andie McDowall, the lone American who takes on the cream of British luvvies and leaves them dead in the water. Richard Curtis, who supplied the screenplay attempts to do the reverse by taking on the cream of American screenrights who dabbled in romantic comedy, Ben Hecht, Charles MacArtur, Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett, Preston Sturges, Robert Riskin et al or, to put it another way, pits his Edsel against their Dusenbergs. Ouch! Having said that this is a pleasant lightweight diversion but you'd really be better checking 'Midnight', 'Easy Living' (1937 version), 'The Philadelphia Story' etc out of Blockbusters and see how the big boys do it.

I liked the cast overall - who doesn't love a British romcom? The main characters were absolute prats, though, and deserved each other (and I don't mean that in a good way!).They both toy with each other and other people in their lives until they - predictably - end up together, but not before hurting just one more person.I mean, Carrie knew what she was doing when she came to his wedding, and told him ON HIS WEDDING MORNING that she was separated. She knew he loved her, and now that she was alone (without her gold mine husband), she didn't want to lose him, but of course, his wedding day was the perfect time to tell him she was available... *roll eyes* SMH for that. She also cheated on her fiancé with him... and he went along with it!What's more, he stood up his bride to be on the wedding day AT THE ALTAR just because Carrie shows up! Seriously.Overall, they come across as really shallow people who don't care if/how they hurt others in their own pursuit of happiness. No regard for anyone else (including each other!)I did love his group of friends though - what an interesting bunch! They are the only reason I'm giving this movie 7/10!Also, not much chemistry between Andie M. and Hugh G. ... and he played the hapless character he always plays.