After the Wedding (2019) review, Culture Whisper (Sundance London)
Rich white people have feelings too!, After the Wedding seems to shout.
Bart Freundlich's film, a gender-swapped remake of a 2006 Dutch movie, is a reminder of the arguments against dramas with affluent characters. Judging by a few reactions to Fleabag and Beautiful Boy, the debate isn’t uncommon.
But these examples have something enduring and emotional to say, whereas After the Wedding has no such allure. It's stunted in the world of a wealthy, vapid family – turning its overdramatic wheels like a well-shot soap opera.
