“Father of The Bride (2022).” Here is another version of Steve Martin’s flick, which is itself repetitive and based on Edward Streeter’s novel. This version of Father of the Brides turns the Banks family into the Herraras, a Cuban American family led by the brutal patriarch Billy Herrera (Andy Garcia). Billy is having a difficult time – his marriage is in crisis and his two daughters have grown up healthy and independent. There seems to be nothing Billy can do to stem the tide of bad (old) adventures when his ex-girlfriend gets engaged.
Father of the Brides takes the same story tired but gives it a few moments. The esteemed bride, Sofia (Adria Arjona), is an ideal daughter who grew up to be a successful, independent lawyer and a modern woman. Her progressive ways are in direct conflict with the methods of Billy’s old school, which is the driving force behind the narrative.
Father of The Bride (2022): Movie Review
When visiting the family, Sofia announces her marriage altogether to a man she has known for a while, but Billy’s argument is that her little girl is the one who will propose. The audience then met Adan Castillo (Diego Boneta), a kind man who cared about the world and was eager to work with Sofia at a non-profit organization in Mexico (and his native country), another of Billy’s thorns. Sofia and Adan are a modern-day couple who seek to grow up together and who support one another rather than fall into the same trap of sex.
What happens when the father of the bride meets his son-in-law and his family is a series of traumatic events with great pride and arrogance. The division of wealth between the family of the bride and groom is not a major issue in this recurrence. Instead, Billy’s fears and anxieties stem from unwanted feelings of inadequacy and mistreatment. Billy may be confronted with the fact that Adan is different – prefers tea over coffee, fondness for boxing, and lacks focus on money – but Adan is not the problem Billy has to overcome.
The film also talks about Billy’s stubborn man. His wife Ingrid (Gloria Estefan) wants more in their marriage as she no longer raises her children, and he does not need to keep grinding to feed everyone. Like previous films – a 1950 film starring Spencer Tracy and a 1991 film by Steve Martin, respectively – the respected father is forced to accept the fact that his daughter has grown up and needs to change in order to maintain his relationship with the rest of the family.
Matt Lopez’s script is good, though nothing remarkable about it. However, the conversation, in particular, feels restricted. There is an obvious attempt to attract non-Latinx audiences, with most of the conversation spoken in English, even though most of the characters can speak Spanish. This is not a contradiction in “Father of The Bride” film.
However, the inclusion of progressive white characters unknowingly emphasizing their R’s and combining Cuban and Mexican cultures with Spanish culture to laugh is a sign that not everything is good in this movie. The Bride’s father was not at all interested in the scenes where the white men acted ignorantly and thanked them for mocking the main characters by “making them accountable” when they were called.
As for the film comedy, there is always a bit of digging into something in the current cultural discourse, like the Latinx word. The comedy is expected to grow from these times of rejection, but it falls short because the film rolls itself up if it has to revive the original story and previous repetitions. Jokes are born of tired tropes and archetypes and there is a clear lack of self-awareness and initiative. This version of Father of the Bride follows the same pattern as previous repetitions, but with a few twists that are completely expected and unpleasant.
The Bride’s father looks confused. It will not be a drama full of disgusting fathers who cause havoc in the marriage of their eldest daughter, and it will not be a funny joke about an angry father because of grief. And so it stays in limbo for two hours. A little laughter and moments of disagreement are not enough to entice the audience to visit you and this is if they can watch it all at least once.
All told, a talented filmmaker by director Gary Alazraki, along with Terence Blanchard’s jazz effects, is enough to pull a one-off. Also, the dress is beautiful, and Arjona’s outfits for client-designer Caroline Eselin are the most eye-catching. The “Father of The Bride” film has everything it needs to be different from previous duplicates and to establish a certain setting and community.
Ultimately, however, a script that fails to fulfill its potential. The Bride’s father has made a promise, the talent flows on the screen and behind the camera, but the dark screen game fails at all. Lopez is important because the “Father of The Bride” film is in full harmony with the old legend and brings it to the happy Cuban home in Miami. Moreover, in addition, the story has no creative art.
