Muriel's Wedding

She's not just getting married, she's getting even

MURIEL'S WEDDING (15)

D: P. J. Hogan

CIBY 2000/AFFC (Lynda House & Jocelyn Moorhouse)

Australia 1994

105 mins

Comedy

W: P. J. Hogan

DP: Martin McGrath

Ed: Jill Bilcock

Mus: Peter Best

Toni Collette (Muriel Heslop), Bill Hunter (Bill Heslop), Rachel Griffiths (Rhonda Epinstall), Sophie Lee (Tania Degano)

Hugely enjoyable Australian comedy about an overweight, unhappy and lonely 22-year-old, fed up with being the butt of many jokes, running off to find love and happiness.

This sleeper hit found a huge audience when it was released in the UK and launched the career of its lead actress, Toni Colette, who appeared in bigger budget Hollywood features not long after.

6/10