Jalla! Jalla! (The Best Man's Wedding)

Jalla! Jalla! (The Best Man's Wedding) (2000)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 75% of users liked it
    (5,360 ratings)

A young man thinks he's found the girl of his dreams, until he learns that his father has different ideas in this fast-paced Swedish comedy. Roro (Fares Fares) is the teenaged son of a Lebanese expatriate living in Sweden; Roro has a job as a park attendant where he minds the grounds with Måns… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.
Directed By
Josef Fares
Written By
Josef Fares
Genres
Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Oct 17, 2001 Limited
Sonet Film

Critic Reviews

  • Ray Conlogue, Globe and Mail

    It's a first feature from a young director, and still has a bit of film-school gawkiness about it. But there's talent here, and probably better films to come.

  • Eric Henderson, City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

    Or, as more than a few IMDB reviewers have hinted: My Big Fat Swedish Wedding.

  • Chris Hewitt (St. Paul), St. Paul Pioneer Press

    Unlike many broad comedies, Jalla! Jalla! has real affection for its characters and that makes it a winner.

  • Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile

    A warm and funny buddy movie about relationships, sex and weddings - in that order. The performances are wonderful, and are played as straight as an arrow.

  • Derek Tse, Jam! Movies

    While the meandering story is coherently told, it labours under a dual storyline that tells completely different stories until they're tied together fairly unconvincingly at the end.

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