Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

In England, a quirky group of 6 friends, firmly single, attend many weddings together for fun.  Starring a young Hugh Grant in what would become his signature style, he's an affable, good looking, but flighty and immature man, really more of a boy.  Will be be able to grow up in the two hours of this romantic comedy?



Enter the alluring Americaine Andie McDowell, a woman that would make any man shape up.  Charlie predictably falls for Carrie but she marries someone else.  After a dramatic speech by Gareth, the oldest of the friends, Charlie decides to "settle" down and marry his old girlfriend "Duckface".  I don't think I have to tell you any more how the movie turns out.

Interesting how this setup of the single group of adult friends struggling to grow old without growing up was replicated so successfully in the 90s on TV with Friends, Seinfeld and Sex in the City.  And now again, we have the reboot of this movie on TV in 2019 by Mindy Kaeling.

Maybe they should read some holy scripture:  Ephesians 5:31  - "For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh."

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