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How others will see it. Anglophiles are likely to enjoy this entertaining film, particularly if they actually believe that 'best man' speeches at British wedding receptions include allusions to the bridegroom having sexual relations with sheep. Hugh Grant nearly kills himself and his punk friend driving backwards on the freeway to make a passed exit, and if you think this is funny rather than unpleasant, then Four Weddings and a Funeral is for you.
Fans of Rowan Atkinson, who has had at least two different British series on American public television, are likely to be disappointed. He only has two scenes, but he makes plenty of embarrassed faces during both, so at least he makes the most of his limited screen time.
For those who have seen Groundhog Day, Andie MacDowell is once again The Perfect Woman, virtually unattainable but the door is left open just a crack, if all cards are played perfectly. Since this is a comedy, and happy endings are welcome as such, Grant is dealt a fresh hand with each wedding until his golly-gosh charm finally lands the permanent affection of his paramour. Kristin Scott Thomas will have to settle for someone else, such as Prince Charles.
How I felt about it. No need to worry about what's right if you exist within a British comedy. Should you sleep with an acquaintance while planning a wedding to someone else? Why not. Show up a half-hour late to one wedding after another? How funny! Stood up your bride on the wedding day because a more classy dish has become available? Grand decision.
The humor is mined from the very mockery of British institutions. A wedding ceremony is actually better if it is botched in some way, because if we all go through the rituals like zombies, it's not only boring, but it robs us of life. Better, then, for Atkinson to sing Holy Spiggot rather the Holy Spirit. Better for one unknown wedding guest to ask another if she is a lesbian, because, as it is explained, an interesting stab in the dark trumps empty conventional platitudes.
While the cast is ensemble, the camera always returns to Hugh Grant. Always the cutest guy in the room, it is therefore essential that he have a special other in the works, and the ups and downs as such comprises much of the story.
After Thomas professes her love for him, perhaps that should wrap things up, but we are instead to believe that he would rather marry a high-strung outsider. But any veteran film viewer can spot when a wedding won't come off. It's telegraphed a mile away.