Review of Muriel's Wedding (1994) by Megan M — 31 Jul 2011

Four Stars for the movie, one for the leading actress... yes, I am very shallow.

This review of Muriel's Wedding (1994) was written by Megan M on 31 Jul 2011.

Muriel's Wedding has generally received positive reviews.

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I was expecting a fun ABBA filled movie. A little bit of ABBA, but the movie was weird, depressing, sad, and bizarre…

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The trouble with the movie is that there's nothing to Muriel but her false dreams: We never quite glimpse the woman they're hiding…

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By Louisa T (193) on 07 Jul 2013

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By Pink D (2) on 22 Mar 2013

Wtf was that! I should''ve stopped watching it at the beat of the first Abba song. what a dissapointment…

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