This image released by Netflix shows Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt in a scene from “Mother of the Bride.” This image released by Netflix shows Chad Michael Murray and Brooke Shields in a scene from “Mother of the Bride.” This image released by Netflix shows Miranda Cosgrove, left, and Brooke Shields in a scene from “Mother of the Bride.” This image released by Netflix shows Brooke Shields and Rachael Harris in a scene from “Mother of the Bride.
“Mother of the Bride,” now streaming on Netflix, wonders what might happen if you find out a few days before the wedding that your kid is marrying the offspring of the guy who broke your heart. That’s what happens to Brooke Shields’ Lana. She arrives in Phuket, Thailand, for her daughter’s wedding, meets the groom , turns around and sees that his father is her college ex, Will . Barely a minute passes before they both fall into a pond.
Our tolerance for a silly set-up in a romantic comedy is usually pretty generous if we’re given a clever, charming script and authentic emotions. Just think of how ridiculous so many of the greats sound on paper, from “Sabrina” to “Sleepless in Seattle”? Is it fair to compare “Mother of the Bride” to Nora Ephron and Billy Wilder? Maybe not, but it never hurts to be aware of a North Star, which veterans like screenwriter Robin Bernheim Burger and director Mark Waters no doubt are.
I won’t go so far as to say that “Mother of the Bride” feels like an AI creation but it does feel at least a little stitched together from pieces of other romantic comedies of varying quality. Why cast a capable comedian like Rachel Harris as the best friend only to have her say lines like “Is he on the menu”? Or give Wilson Cruz so little to do as Will’s brother?
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