Father of the Bride 1950

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: A honey of a picture of American family life. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: This ostensibly lighthearted film about Spencer Tracy's Kafkaesque attempts to bring off his daughter's wedding is one of the bleakest films of a bleak decade. Read more

TIME Magazine: Under Vincente Minelli's crisp direction, the fun rarely lets up. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Thoroughly enchanting comedy about the trials and tribulations a middle-aged family man faces when the daughter he dotes on decides to get married. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: On the critical side: Minnelli could have timed many of the scenes so that laughs would not have stepped on dialog tag lines. Read more