Four Weddings And A Funeral's 'excruciating' remake is SLAMMED for lacking its 'original charm'

By JABEEN WAHEED

 

Panned: Hulu's Four Weddings and a Funeral reboot, produced by Mindy Kaling, has been slammed as 'excruciating' by critics

 

The Four Weddings and a Funeral reboot has been panned by critics. 

 

The Mindy Kaling produced ten-part US television adaptation of the 1994 classic has been slammed as 'excruciatingly flat' and relying on 'broad stereotypes and predictability,' with others demanding an apology from American network Hulu for portraying British women 'as catty, classist and utterly terrible.' 

 

Taking little inspiration from the Oscar-nominated classic which sees Hugh Grant's endearing pursuit of Andie MacDowell, the reboot offers 'none of the original charm' with its plot focusing on the trials and tribulations of four Americans reunited in London as expats.    

 

nstead of Grant’s Charles and MacDowell’s Carrie, the programme centres on successful, handsome British-Pakistani investment banker Kash (Nikesh Patel), and his love interest Maya (Nathalie Emmanuel), a black American communications director for a politician.

 

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I'm shocked ... no really ... shocked   

At least they filled their diversity quota. ????

Hollywood is culturally bankrupt, and has been for some time. Every once in a while they manage to create something good. But, they are almost entirely reliant on mega sequels, like transformers, john wick 3, fast and the furious, avengers, iron man, and other comparable drivel. Best films these days are coming from the independents, overseas or from cable. The major studios lost the plot long ago. 

 

And the real shame, is that this is all that the booking agents here in Thailand book. So, we do not have access to the really good films. Only the drivel. 

 

 

3 hours ago, DoctorG said:

At least they filled their diversity quota. ????

I'm all for diversity and believe the current emphasis is necessary and desirable.

 

However the original Four Weddings movie was very specific in its social range, namely white people drawn mainly from the British upper middle class.Such a narrow grouping would prevent a similar movie being made today.Yet it was the specificity of the people portrayed that made the movie funny and convincing.The danger now is that diversity for its own sake can be off putting and audiences don't like being preached to.I'm not sure what the solution is.

 

 

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Hollywood is culturally bankrupt, and has been for some time. Every once in a while they manage to create something good. But, they are almost entirely reliant on mega sequels, like transformers, john wick 3, fast and the furious, avengers, iron man, and other comparable drivel. Best films these days are coming from the independents, overseas or from cable. The major studios lost the plot long ago. 

 

And the real shame, is that this is all that the booking agents here in Thailand book. So, we do not have access to the really good films. Only the drivel. 

 

 

I am still waiting for Casablanca 2 -  "Louis and Ricks long vacation."

1 hour ago, jayboy said:

I'm all for diversity and believe the current emphasis is necessary and desirable.

 

However the original Four Weddings movie was very specific in its social range, namely white people drawn mainly from the British upper middle class.Such a narrow grouping would prevent a similar movie being made today.Yet it was the specificity of the people portrayed that made the movie funny and convincing.The danger now is that diversity for its own sake can be off putting and audiences don't like being preached to.I'm not sure what the solution is.

 

 

I find it incredible the movies and TV shows we all enjoyed in the past that just couldn't be made today: Benny Hill Show, Are You Being Served, Curry & Chips, On The Buses, To Death Do Us Part....none of them could be made today. Paul Hogan Show & Crocodile Dundee movies couldn't pass muster today...the list could go on forever.

I liked the report that The Madness of George III had to be renamed The Madness of King George for American audiences so they wouldn't think they had missed ...George I and George II.

On 8/10/2019 at 11:25 AM, jayboy said:

I'm all for diversity and believe the current emphasis is necessary and desirable.

 

However the original Four Weddings movie was very specific in its social range, namely white people drawn mainly from the British upper middle class.Such a narrow grouping would prevent a similar movie being made today.Yet it was the specificity of the people portrayed that made the movie funny and convincing.The danger now is that diversity for its own sake can be off putting and audiences don't like being preached to.I'm not sure what the solution is.

 

 

 

The Arts - once an area where free expression, diversity, pushing boundaries, new stimulants flourished and enriched successive generations for hundreds of years.

 

Now confined by political correctness which seeks to force its oppressive framework on everything.

On ‎8‎/‎10‎/‎2019 at 3:27 PM, spidermike007 said:

Hollywood is culturally bankrupt, and has been for some time. Every once in a while they manage to create something good. But, they are almost entirely reliant on mega sequels, like transformers, john wick 3, fast and the furious, avengers, iron man, and other comparable drivel. Best films these days are coming from the independents, overseas or from cable. The major studios lost the plot long ago. 

 

And the real shame, is that this is all that the booking agents here in Thailand book. So, we do not have access to the really good films. Only the drivel. 

 

 

Agree with most of that, except John Wick 3 was OK- I'm looking forward to number 4- the rest are garbage- the latest fast and Furious with the big guy and Statham is an insult to moviegoers, while the Avengers Is just bad.

 

However, I don't think good movies like Yesterday would be understood in LOS- it's a cultural thing. They wouldn't make enough money to show. I've been to many really good Thai films, but nothing like The Big Sick.

14 hours ago, Baerboxer said:

 

The Arts - once an area where free expression, diversity, pushing boundaries, new stimulants flourished and enriched successive generations for hundreds of years.

 

Now confined by political correctness which seeks to force its oppressive framework on everything.

Every time they take a beloved British film and put it through the Hollywood machine it comes out <deleted>. Remember The Avengers with Sean Connery and Uma Thurman? Utter rubbish that rightly got monstered.

An author I appreciate once said: Books should entertain, messages are for Western Union. In my opinion the same could be said for films. Audiences don't like being preached to.