Our Family Wedding

Our Family Wedding is rated PG-13: for some sexual content and brief strong language.

Release Date: 12 March 2010

Our review will be posted onthe afternoon of Friday, March 12—the date this movie opens in theaters.

Synopsis:

Family cultures collide after Lucia Ramirez (America Ferrera) and Marcus Boyd (Lance Gross) announce their intention to marry. Their fathers (Carlos Mencia and Forest Whitaker) seem to have the hardest time accepting the engagement because neither can overlook the couple’s color and class differences.

Director: Rick Famuyiwa

Cast: America Ferrera, Lance Gross, Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia

Studio: 2010 Fox Searchlight Pictures. Visit the official movie site.

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This additional information about the movie’s content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:

Violence:
- Infrequent, mild violence (no blood or detail shown).
Sexual Content:
- Use of mild sexual language, references and innuendo.
- Crude content.
- Limited embracing and kissing.
Language:
- One use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context.
- Infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity and vulgar expressions.
- Use of slurs.
Alcohol and Drug Use:
- Portrayal of alcohol consumption and drunkenness.

A difference in color proves to be a big obstacle for another couple contemplating marriage in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. The stress of wedding preparations and having to let go plague a usually mild-mannered man in The Father of the Bride.