Kym, who has been in and out of rehab for the last 10 years, takes leave of her current institution to attend her sister Rachel's wedding. Told in a semi-documentary, hand-held style, the personalities and histories take shape as we get to know these sisters (an absolutely collossal Anne Hathaway as Kym and a taut Rosemarie DeWitt as Rachel), their friends, and their relatives. The dialog is realistic, and sometimes funny in a natural, not a Hollywood, way. Jonathan Demme, who has directed several outstanding documentaries, like "Neil Young: Heart of Gold," here gives us an intimate portrait of a family, following them from room to room in their suburban Connecticut house during the wedding weekend. The result is sometimes searing, often warm and touching, ultimately sobering. Hathaway will doubtless get her first Oscar nomination for her sensitive, intelligent, fearless portrait of Kym.
Rated R. 113 minutes. Jonathan Demme - Director, Jenny Lumet - Writer, Neda Armian - Producer, Marc E. Platt - Producer, Declan Quinn - Cinematographer, Donald Harrison Jr. - Composer, Zafer Tawil - Composer, Ford Wheeler - Production Designer, Tim Squyres - Editor.
Principal actors: Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mather Zickel, Bill Irwin, Anna Deveare Smith, Anisa George,
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