A Gift from Heaven - Father of the Bride 2

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Movie
German title A Gift from Heaven - Father of the Bride 2
Original title Father of the Bride Part II
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1995
length 101 minutes
Age rating FSK 0
Rod
Director Charles Shyer
script Nancy Meyers , Charles Shyer
production Carol Baum , Sandy Gallin , Nancy Meyers
music Alan Silvestri
camera Elliot Davis , William A. Fraker
cut Adam Bernardi , Stephen A. Rotter
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synchronization
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father of the bride

A Gift from Heaven - Father of the Bride 2 (Original title: Father of the Bride Part II ) is an American comedy film from 1995 . Directed led Charles Shyer , the writer wrote he and Nancy Meyers . Steve Martin played the main role .

The film is a sequel of the comedy Father of the Bride from the year 1991 . It is also considered a remake of the 1951 film A Gift from Heaven .

action

When Annie Banks-MacKenzie wants to tell her parents that her father is very concerned that she might move away, she tells them she is pregnant. While everyone else is happy, her father George Banks suddenly feels old. When a visit to a fitness studio and the dyeing of his hair did not change anything, his wife Nina had a spontaneous night of love in the kitchen.

Since something breaks on the house more and more often, he persuades her to sell it to move to the beach. Against Nina's expectations, a buyer is found after several weeks; George agrees to move out within ten days for an additional charge and presents Nina with a fait accompli. Since they cannot find a new apartment so quickly, they temporarily move into Annie's in-laws' house.

Nina does not feel well and thinks she is going through menopause , at the doctor it turns out that she too is pregnant. George initially reacts horrified, which he later regrets. When he sees the new owner of the house wanting to tear it down, he wants it back; he pays an extra $ 100,000 for it. They move back in and with Franck's help (the wedding planner for Annie's wedding) a "baby suite" is added. Towards the end of Annie's pregnancy, she moves back in with her parents because her husband Bryan is on a business trip.

After several false positives, Annie's labor begins. At this point in time it also happens with Nina. George has to support both of them first, until Bryan shows up just in time. The two women are taken care of by the young doctor Dr. Megan Eisenberg looks after. George constantly doubts the doctor's competence, finally he reveals to her that his wife and daughter are "everything he has in life". Dr. Eisenberg replies that she understands that. After all, both babies are born healthy: Annie with a son named George, Nina with a daughter Megan.

Shortly thereafter, Annie and her family said goodbye to move to Boston for work. George can accept this.

Reviews

James Berardinelli described the film on ReelViews as "uninspired". He described Kimberly Williams' portrayal as "inconspicuous". Berardinelli wrote that the film could please the particularly conservative part of the audience because it shows an ideal world of intact families.

Roger Ebert described the film in the Chicago Sun-Times of December 8, 1995 as a "cineastic substitute for happiness" ("Surrogate Happiness Movie"). He rated the comedy worse than father of the bride . Ebert praised Jane Adams' performance, which Dr. Give Eisenberg's character "sensitive humanity".

“The film fits in seamlessly with the first part of the remake, taking on the equipment, characters and motifs. Routine, but uninteresting, it is a blatant appeal to family and tradition consciousness and lacks any reference to reality. "

- Lexicon of international film

Awards

Steve Martin was founded in 1996 for the film awards Golden Globe and American Comedy Award nominations. Alan Silvestri won the BMI Film Music Award in 1996 .

synchronization

figure actor Voice actor
George Banks Steve Martin Eckart Dux
Nina Banks Diane Keaton Monica Bielenstein
Annie Banks-MacKenzie Kimberly Williams-Paisley Bettina White
Bryan MacKenzie George Newbern Andreas Fröhlich
Franck Eggelhoffer Martin Short Michael Pan
Howard Weinstein Bradley Darryl Wong Santiago Ziesmer
Joanna MacKenzie Kate McGregor-Stewart Regina Lemnitz
John MacKenzie Peter Michael Goetz Klaus Sunshine
Dr. Megan Eisenberg Jane Adams Marina Krogull
Matty Banks Kieran Culkin Robert Stadlober
Mr. Habib Eugene Levy Jan Spitzer

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Review by James Berardinelli
  2. ^ Review by Roger Ebert
  3. ↑ A gift from heaven - Father of the Bride 2. In: Lexicon of international films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used