Margot and her son decide to visit her sister, Pauline after she announces that she is marrying less-than-impressive Malcolm. In short time, the storm which the sisters create leaves behind a mess of thrashed relationships and exposed family secrets.
As in the minutely observed anatomy of a divorce in The Squid and the Whale, the pleasures and pains of Margot reside in the smallness of scope and queasy focus on delicate family matters.
Kidman's performance keeps you transfixed all the way through, because she delves into her character's damaged psyche so fully, you're constantly fascinated to see what biting, acidic thing she will say next.
TheMovieReport.com
December 27, 2008
The raw, real centerpiece is the relationship between Kidman and Leigh, whose performances drive the film.
Noah Baumbach’s entry into the dysfunctional-family sweepstakes is a successfully depressing affair that has some genuine laughs to maintain interest while the fake relationships that dominate every scene leave the viewer as estranged as the char
There isn't a pleasant, wholly likable character in the cast. But you can't avert your eyes from it.
Detroit News
December 07, 2007
Writer-director Noah Baumbach solidifies his standing as the modern bard of American dysfunctional families with Margot at the Wedding, but at the same time he's recycling material he's already covered, and covered more exquisitely.
