Sione's Wedding (Samoan Wedding) (2006)
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83% of critics liked it
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81% of users liked it
(7,233 ratings)
A woman preparing for the biggest day in her life finds her wedding plans thwarted by his well-intending brother and his painfully immature friends in a matrimonial comedy with a decidedly Samoan twist. Sione is about to get married, but he knows that when his brother and his friends show up chaos… More A woman preparing for the biggest day in her life finds her wedding plans thwarted by his well-intending brother and his painfully immature friends in a matrimonial comedy with a decidedly Samoan twist. Sione is about to get married, but he knows that when his brother and his friends show up chaos will be quick to follow. Though the rowdy foursome are all well into their thirties, their reckless behavior suggests a maturity level of sixteen at best. When Sione bans the entire group from his upcoming wedding, they are forced to find dates in hopes that the bride will relent if they each arrive in the company of a true lady. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.
- Directed By
- Chris Graham
- Genres
- Art House & International, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Mar 30, 2006 Wide
- On DVD
- Feb 13, 2007
Critic Reviews
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Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Samoan Wedding is a rowdy, bawdy New Zealand comedy that perceptively depicts the universal with the particular in an amusing, affectionate way.
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Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
The audience is left standing on the outside, almost as though watching a home movie: Clearly, this meant something to the people who made it, but it's hard to say what or why.
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Burl Burlingame, Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Actor Oscar Kightley bears a remarkable resemblance to teenage actor Daniel "Harry Potter" Radcliffe, if Radcliffe were in his mid-30s, bald and Samoan. Uncanny.
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MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher
[T]urns out that the immigrant Samoan culture Down Under looks remarkably like immigrant cultures all over the Western world: Irish, African, or even big fat Greek, you've seen this all before...
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Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly
The all-Polynesian cast bring so much energy and glee to the telling that one can only smile and hope they all profit wildly from the American remake that's reportedly in the works.
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