The Father of the Bride we all know is actually a remake of the original 1950 original. It is a very difficult challenge to remake a classic movie, especially such a familiar one. The remake completely mastered that test. It remade a name for itself and became a must-see classic for a whole new generation and it was surprisingly a very well played comedy. The cast is full of stars: Steve Martin who plays the father, Diane Keaton plays the mother, Martin Short who plays the wedding planner, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley plays the daughter/bride to be.
The plot of the movie focuses on the planning going into the wedding of George Banks (Steve Martin) only daughter Annie's wedding (Kimberly Williams-Paisley). The film setting is a flashback. She unexpectedly gets engaged and her family hasn't even met him yet. Annie is only 22 but her father still finds himself reminiscing and missing the days when she was younger. He is constantly reminded of the fun they had when she was a little girl. Steve Martin completely steals the show with his wit and bitter attitude.
The wedding planning soon begins and George becomes overwhelmed with the amount of money and in depth thought that actually goes into having a wedding and he persistently tries to make it inconvenient for his daughter and her fiancée. His wife and daughter insist that need a wedding planner (Martin Short) to help with the stress of planning. That in itself is a large bill coming out of Frank's wallet in addition to the entire wedding. Eventually throughout the entire movie George finds himself competing with his daughters soon-to-be in-laws. They continue to outdo him in everything he does for the newly engaged couple.
Overall, the film itself is a warm-hearted comedy. Steve Martin's classic sarcasm and Martin Short's ridiculous character are the main proponents of all of the humor. Steve Martin played such a relatable father that the audience couldn't help but laugh at all of the realistic situations he found himself in. Director Shyer did a great job at making such an adoring family film where the affection really shines through. You could tell Shyer's heart was in the film.
In my opinion the soundtrack sets the tone of the movie. The timeless classics playing along with the scenes set up a mood and familiar feel for the viewers. But my only letdown was that the film seemed pretty predictable. Once the nature of the film was set early on, you knew the father of the bride would go through frustrations and drama but only to wind up being happy for his married daughter.
That being said the film was not very original. However, the most memorable scene is when the wedding planner Franck (Martin Short) sings a short tune about Steve Martin being a party pooper. It is a song that sticks with you and whenever the movie is mentioned that is immediately where my mind goes. Martin Shorts hilarious accent in the film makes every one of his lines that much funnier.
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