Father of the Bride Part II
Published October 8, 2023
Film info
- Title Father of the Bride Part II
- Director Charles Shyer
- Year 1995
- Run time 1hr 46m
- Genres Comedy, Family
- Tagline Just when his world is back to normal... he's in for the surprise of his life!
Second chapter in the story of a proud dad's bewilderment over his daughter's marriage. He faces the prospect of becoming a grandfather with the same overwhelming sense of panic, and, battling a midlife crisis, makes a snap decision to sell the family home - a move that turns out to be a touch premature.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 4:00 | “Eventually life got back to normal, which is exactly how I like life to be.” |
| 5:04 | I love a good monologue, they’re not always good but when they are, love! |
| 9:40 | Why do they all look shocked when that was what they were expecting. |
| 15:53 | So weird to see him with dark hair! |
| 22:58 | Why don’t we have 1000 pound notes? |
| 29:40 | They’re both quite good at basketball! |
| 35:29 | “Just because we’re older doesn’t mean we’re old.” |
| 42:24 | Franck! |
| 50:02 | I’m very concerned about the living situation. |
| 55:27 | How much is that house worth that 100k is effectively a bonus? |
| 1:06:28 | The variable temperature situation is just like my normal life. |
| 1:14:22 | He properly faceplanted the table! |
| 1:15:33 | “Am I moving?” Haha! |
| 1:25:00 | I love this doctor lady. |
| 1:28:17 | “I don’t know what I’m doing but I’ll do it, you know that.” |
| 1:35:54 | No way could I hold two babies successfully like that. |
Thoughts
I’ve seen this before because I remembered the fact that mother and daughter were pregnant at the same time, but I could only really remember the scene where they were running across the corridor of the hospital between rooms. Everything that came before that was a surprise, and a pleasant one.
It’s always fun to watch Steve Martin and Martin Short together, and they are great in this. And I love that even though it’s a film that ends in two births and labours, and two babies, there’s very little screeching, wailing, screaming, crying. It’s calm and funny, quirky but adorable. A great sequel!
Rating: 5 / 5