cruvent A tad bit depressing and dark for me, I kept hoping some of the characters would break free from their cynicism, angst, etc. What I liked most about this movie was the soundtrack. Although much of it was part of the scene and a distant, hardly audible stereo playing in the background, still it was very good.

FilmBuff1994 Margot at the Wedding is a good movie with a very well written storyline and a talented cast. It's certainly not a feel good movie, it's a very depressing and harsh look at the reality many people have to face, but I think that's what made this film watchable, it was realistic, it was very sincere, it's aim was not to sugarcoat our world, based around the subjects of family, relationships and growing up, it can be very surreal for a sensitive audience. I felt like it tried to focus on too many subjects at once which made it a bit overwhelming at times, it really should have only focused on family and love life, the other issues that were thrown in were unnecessary. I think they should have given Jack Black some more big scenes, he completely tones it down for his usually high energetic comedic roles to play a character that I found to be very relatable at times, he shines in parts in which he has a lot of dialogue and, though Nicole Kidman is of course the star of this film, I think Black deserved more big scenes. Somewhat upsetting and at other times weirdly humorous, Margot at the Wedding is not spectacular, but I definitely think it's worth the watch and would recommend it to anyone looking for a good drama. A wedding reunites the constituent parts of an estranged and dysfunctional family, reopening some old wounds. Best Performance: Nicole Kidman Worst Performance: John Turturro

Bob_the_Hobo Neurotic Margot (Nicole Kidman), that sister or relative that you just cannot stand, visits her normal sister Pauline (Jennifer Jason Leigh) for her wedding to lovable loser Malcolm (Jack Black). Typical family events play out to dry humor results.I usually don't like Noah Baumbach movies. Almost all of them focus on dysfunctional families, which I can see when I'm at home, so usually I avoid their harsh reality. Margot at the Wedding, though, is that exception because you are presented with these three characters you can absolutely relate with (not to!) and laugh at, because these three are members of your family. We all have Malcoms, Paulines, and certainly Margots in our families.As usual in Baumbach movies, nothing really happens except talk and shaky cameras, but again this was an exception. The characters have more humor and not so much drab, and they're all interesting. Conflicts old and new play out between these characters with often hilarious results. It's the first Baumbach movie I've ever really laughed at, and I can recommend this film because of it.Kidman steals the show as that sister you really don't like but have to put up with. She's neurotic, snarky, egotistical and perpetually depressed for unfathomable reasons, and seems only to want to see others in pain. Jack Black is just hysterical as that likable guy your relative is marrying, though they deserve better. Leigh is the pushover character because she's written that way, but she's every bit as good as the first two. John Turturro and Ciaran Hinds have some great scenes as well.I really like this film because it's just so relatable. Check Margot at the Wedding out, but above all don't watch it at a family reunion.

Gram Any attempt I make to describe this film isn't going to do it justice, in short: if you like dark and powerful films then watch this, you won't regret it. In long: I was bored so I watched this with 0 hype on cable. I watch 1-2 films per day almost every day but I was completely blown away by how powerful the screenplay is on this film. It features Nicole Kidman, someone who wasn't on my radar of good actresses and Jack Black - a slapstick comedian, what on earth was I suppose to expect here? The reality is that the screenplay for this film could be performed by a twig alongside a slice of apple pie and the twig would win an Oscar. It's an extremely dark depiction of a relatively normal event, a wedding, through the interactions of half a dozen flawed adults and the three children that they drag, kicking and screaming, through childhood.The writers really paint the complexity of everyday people, these aren't people that have extreme mental disorders - these are people you work with that often find themselves thrust together and bound by the most semantic of bonds, family, friends, marriage. Nicole Kidman blew me away as 'Margot', arguably the most flawed of the characters but by no means the protagonist or villain. Jack Black really suppressed his usual over-the-top slapstick to give a subtle performance of a serious character.I was watching avidly until the end which was like a punch in the face. I mean in the middle of a scene it just says 'Fin'. This film should have been twice as long as it was! Maybe I was just so into the film that I didn't want it to end, either way I make it an 85 minute film when I wished it was over 2 hours.