People always live a point of their life where they think they can't deal with their problems anymore, and suddenly an event changes their way of living. Although this is so common and cliché story, the director does manage to add some extra things to improve it. The story shows typical problems in separated families but at the same time it has the spark it needs to make it enjoyable. "Son of the Bride", made in 2001 by Juan José Campanella, introduces the typical cliché story but with a captivating charm. This movie takes place in Argentina, a country in Latin America. The movie is about Rafael (Ricardo Darín) who is a man that has problems with his ex-wife about their daughter, Vicky (Gimena Nóbile), who he does not visit often. Also he has problems with the café he owns that was started by his father, Nino (Hector Alterio), and finally has problems because he feels guilty for not visiting his mother. After a surprising event, he wants to change his life and start to fix his problems. The actors and actresses did a very good job when portraying their role. They did look really convincing. I was most impressed with the acting of Gimena Nóbile (Vicky), Rafa's daughter in the movie. Due to her age and her role playing being so good, shows how she does have a passion for acting and a good future with it. A role that was also impressive was the one of Norma Aleandro, Rafa's mother, who did manage to portray a lady with Alzheimer and make it credible. Besides the good acting the director, Juan José Campanella, made an awesome job when shooting the scenes. Throughout the movie there is not one scene that I didn't like. I really liked the light used and every angle and setting used does help give a positive rating to the movie. The scene I enjoyed the most was the wedding between his parents. It shows the couple having what they want but with the comic twist, the priest did not let them get married together because of Nina's condition. Rafael decides to hire his friend and make him pretend he is a priest, and with it he pleased his mother on the white wedding that she dreamed of. The biggest lesson that the movie shows is that your family will be side by side to you forever. This is a common theme for many movies but in this one the theme is presented in an original way. The movie does have really cliché ideas, like idea of a man having problems with his ex-wife and daughter for not being the best family man he can be, but the director did manage to show them in original and different ways, he added comic into it as the scene of the wedding. Due to this the movie is more enjoyable that the typical Hollywood movies. People will learn to care for their families and finally appreciate life more. The movie is rated R. The movie is addressed to adults due to some of the language used. Besides the language maybe kids won't enjoy it as much and won't understand the jokes made. I recommend it more to young adults and adults that will understand the jokes and will also feel identified with the movie. Overall the movie is well done and it is enjoyable to watch. My rating: ****= out of ***** Ximena Casafont is a senior at Lincoln School. Soon she will graduate and will study language pathology and early child studies. She will study at Costa Rica both of her careers and take them both at the same time. She enjoys to do art and to spend time with her friends.
Review of Son of the Bride
