The Big Wedding

The Groom and Bride aren't laughing for a good reason.
One thing that is certain about this movie is how predictable it is. Though it tries to be original it fails to do so and the only thing the audience gets is a production that is supposed to be hilarious when it is only mildly amusing and that just a very few times thanks in no part to the the individual talent of the amazing actors it has but whose abilities are sadly wasted here.
The cast is indeed one of the high points of this movie. I have rarely seen an ensemble with the likes of Robin Williams, Susan Sarandon, Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton all together in the same film, but then again is not that any of them is in the pinnacle of their careers. Quite the opposite and because of that they cannot really be picky. 
The story is about Don (De Niro) who is currently living with Bebe (Sarandon) who happens to be Don's ex-wife's best friend. Don's ex- wife, Ellie (Keaton) visits them since one of the three children she raised with Don is about to get married. Those children are Jared (Topher Grace), Lyla (Katherine Heigl) and Alejandro (Ben Barnes) who is adopted and originally from Colombia. Alejandro is getting married to Missy O'Connor (Amanda Seyfried). In a conversation with Father Monigham (Williams), Alejandro reveals that he is afraid his biological mother, Madonna Soto (Patricia Rae) is coming from Colombia with his sister Nuria (Ana Ayora). Alejandro is afraid because Madonna is a devote catholic and won't approve of what Don is making with his life. So to make Alejandro's life look  "decent "  Ellie is going to pretend she never divorced Don while Bebe decides to disappear until all is over (though that will not happen for long).
There, as you see it looks interesting and perhaps it is but that quality is sorely lost as the movie goes on.
Two stars out of five for this one.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

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