Robert De Niro, films with whose participation are known throughout the world, is the owner of a multifaceted acting talent. Having become famous thanks to the role of the brutal Vito Corleone, the actor did not hesitate to work on images in paintings of completely different genres. In particular, in the past two decades, the viewer saw several comedies with his participation. For example, in 2013, the film “Big Wedding” was released.
De Niro’s partners on the set of this picture are representatives of different acting generations of Hollywood, but all of them are also quite famous.
What is the movie about
The picture tells about a couple in love Alejandro Griffin (Ben Barnes) and Missy O'Connor (Amanda Seyfred). They are crazy about each other and decided to get married. Young people have even found and invited a priest, but they are afraid that the wedding will fail due to problems with numerous relatives. After all, both families are difficult to attribute to exemplary.
O'Connor Family
Missy's dad might be convicted of fraud. His accounts have already been arrested, and his mother is against the wedding. The woman constantly repeats that Alejandro can not stand, since he was born in Colombia. She is terrified of the prospect of having "coffee" grandchildren, so she secretly hopes that her daughter at the last moment will refuse to go down the aisle.
Family Family
O'Connors and the groom's family are no better. Moreover, Alejandro has 3 mothers: Ellie who adopted and raised him, the biological mother of Madonna and Bibi McBride, with whom his adoptive dad Don has been living with him for the past 10 years. Family Guy also have their own children: Jared and Layla.
Jared is a favorite of his parents, and Laila works as a lawyer and suffers from a break with her young man, from whom she could not get pregnant, despite all the efforts. Madonna has a native daughter, Nuria. Ellie and Bibi are old friends, and Don Griffin can not decide which one of them will live in the future.
Plot
Alejandro decided to invite his mother, Madonna, to his wedding. It is known about her that a woman is an exceptionally devout Catholic. The young man does not want her to be upset to learn that he grew up in an incomplete family, so he asks Don and Ellie for several days to portray happy spouses.
Finally, the Madonna arrives and brings her daughter Nuria with her. It turns out that Alejandro's sister is a very relaxed girl. A few hours after the arrival, she invites the son of Griffins to swim with her naked in the lake. They don’t get to sex, as it turns out that the young gynecologist is a virgin who decided to sleep only with a girl whom she really loves.
Denouement
Alejandro and Missy are horrified by the chaos that reigns in the girl's parents' house due to the arrival of numerous relatives. They are trying to escape and get married. However, relatives find them, and everything ends with vows of love, an exchange of rings and a kiss.
Time passes. It turns out that Nuria and Jared slept, and Don lives with Bibi. Cardinally changed the life of Laila. After the birth of her daughter Jane, she reconciled with Andrew. In the final scene of the film “The Big Wedding” (actors and their roles are presented below), Don nails a tablet with the name of his granddaughter on the family tree and says: “All your grandmothers are a little crazy.”
"Big wedding". Ben barnes
The performer of the role of Alejandro became known as Prince Caspian from a fantasy film about a magical land called Narnia.
Ben Narnes was born in London in a prosperous and wealthy family of a professor of psychiatry and a well-known marriage therapist. The young man received an excellent education, including music. At the age of 23, Ben Barnes became a member of the troupe of the Youth National Musical Theater and made his debut in the title role in the drama “Favorite Ophelia”. Then the talented young man took part in the qualifying competition for participation in the Eurovision song contest as part of the Hyrise band.
The first role in the movie Barnes received in 2007, and the actor was able to gain wide popularity, especially among teenagers thanks to roles in two parts of the film “The Chronicles of Narnia”.
Amanda Seyfried
In the film "Big Wedding", actors of different generations made up a magnificent harmonious ensemble. First of all, this applies to actresses. The youngest of them, Amanda Seyfried, looks great in conjunction with stars such as Susan Sarandon, Diane Keaton and Katherine Heigl. The girl is the owner of an angelic appearance, thanks to which she is often invited to the roles of brides and romantic heroines. Amanda began her career at the age of 15, and from 11 she was actively filming for advertising as a model. The debut in the movie with Seyfried took place in 2004 in the film "Mean Girls".
Katherine Heigl
This charming actress was born in 1978. At the moment, her filmography has more than 3 dozen titles. Among them are successful work, such as roles in the films My Father is a Hero, The Naked Truth, and A Little Pregnant, which have won many awards.
However, there are frank mistakes. Among them, critics attributed the image of Laila Griffin in the film "Big Wedding". Actors, by the way, do not agree with this. For this role, Katherine Heigl was nominated for Golden Raspberries.
Diane Keaton
In the film "Big Wedding", the actress played the role of Ally Griffin. Diane Keaton has played in many films over her many years of career. The actress received her first Oscar in 1977. She also has Golden Palm Branch for producing the painting Elephant.
Topher Grace
In the film "Big Wedding", the actors of which you already know for the most part, starred several famous smoothies. In particular, Topher Grace in different years met with Ginnifer Goodwin, Ivanka Trump and Ashley Hinshaw. In the film "Big Wedding" he plays the role of Jared Griffin, which, judging by the reviews of the audience, he coped brilliantly.
Susan Sarandon
The actress does not need to be introduced, since during her 40-year career she played a lot of star roles. She is an Oscar winner for the painting “The Dead Man Comes”. Susan also starred in the acclaimed film Hunger with Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie.
Now you know what the Big Wedding picture is about. One of the performers of the roles of the main characters is Robert De Niro, whose films many viewers repeatedly review. Be sure to watch the comedy “Big Wedding” and make sure that “Vito Corleone” is as charming as in the mid-70s of the last century, and has not lost his talent at all.