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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
This '90s update of the Spencer Tracy-Elizabeth Taylor hit is a mix of the pleasant and the silly, a nice enough movie but a little too controlled to become particularly interesting. Steve Martin plays the aging patriarch who is threatened by his daughter's engagement and not-quite-willing to let her go. The writing-directing team of Charles Shyer and Nancy Meyers provides Martin's character with a perhaps too-broad range of comic responsiveness to the situation, some of it gentle (a ritual game of basketball between dad and his little girl) and some of it slapstick (Martin sneaking around his prospective in-laws' house and encountering a guard dog). Martin Short turns up as a wedding coordinator--which has deliriously delicious possibilities--but his inventiveness doesn't quite strike the chord this time. --Tom Keogh
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Funny with shades of reality
Although over the top re what is normal, enough of the movie is close enough to what happens to a father of a bride that the movie is a must see for all fathers who are about to give away their daughter, as I am.
Rating:  - Wonderful
I believe that this is one of Steve Martin's finest films, a touching and hilarious update of the old movie. Martin's acting and comedic timing is stupendous as he deals with a theme common to so many men--letting go of his baby girl.
Yes, the movie boarders on ridiculous quite a few times, but that is the way of comedies. A little over-the-top chaos balances the truly sweet and tender moments that this movie is always ready to give out.
Rating: - A Great Family Film
In today's Hollywood climate, there are very few movies that appeal to an entire family. Children want to see Hannah Montana, teens want Harry Potter and superheroes, while adults want very R-rated drama. Thus, it is refreshing to see a movie that can be classified as a solid family film, which Father of the Bride very much is.
While comedic in nature (how could it not be starring Steve Martin?!), this film is also a touching commentary on how families change (for better or worse) ... Read More
Rating: - Funny and Touching
I found this to be funny, touching and entertaining. A cheapskate dad has to let go of his "little girl" and some of his money. The women in his life make it impossible for him to do anything other than go along with it all, and that's what makes it funny.... just how he comes to accept the situation. When dear old dad does, all goes well and is where the film is touching.
Rating: - Father of the Bride
Love this movie!! Purchased it as a gift for my son and future daughter-in-law to remind them to keep things FUN!!! Thought this movie would do the trick!!
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