A Very Sordid Wedding

2017

Action / Comedy

34
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 95% · 7 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 95% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 1786 1.8K

gay marriage

Plot summary

Del Shores' follow-up to "Sordid Lives" revisits Winters, Texas for a showdown between the gradually liberalizing locals and the new fundamentalist preacher in the wake of the Supreme Court's marriage equality decision.

Director

Del Shores Photo
Del Shores

Top cast

Alec Mapa Photo
Alec Mapa as Marty Wells
Caroline Rhea Photo
Caroline Rhea as Noleta Nethercott
David Cowgill Photo
David Cowgill as Odell Owens
Lorna Scott Photo
Lorna Scott as Vera Lisso
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792.96 MB
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English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 49 min
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1.65 GB
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English 2.0
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1 hr 49 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by tabacblond 7 / 10

Enjoyable sequel to Sordid Lives, focuing on gay marriage

A VERY SORDID WEDDINGSORDID LIVES (2000) became a cult classic almost as soon as it was released. Subsequent to that film hit, a one season tv series was launched. Some of the original film cast repeated their roles, others were replaced.A VERY SORDID WEDDING (2017) is a follow-up to the original, focusing on healing relationships and bringing about some happy endings. This is all in the context of gay marriage and anti-equality faith denominations denying human rights.The writing is a bit preachy and heavy-handed, considering if you are seeing the film, you are probably not a right-wing anti-gay conservative, who needs educating.The iconic roles of Latrelle (Bonnie Bedalia), Sissie (Dale Dickey), and LaVonda (Ann Walker) are more than ably filled by these superb actresses. Bedalia is even better than she was in the original, which is almost hard to realize as she stole that film with her barely controlled hysteria.Leslie Jordan is back as Brother Boy, attempting to win a drag competition with his one-man, three women (Wynette, Lynn, Parton) show, and just as nobly outrageous as before. Producer/Actor Emerson Collins in a small role as a serial killer gives a stunning performance in a few brief scenes. (I've seen him in other Del Shores productions and he is quite a chameleon and a seemingly brilliant actor.)My only gripe is that 17 years after the original, Kirk Geiger (aged 48 at the time of filming), has aged facially to the point where pairing him with T. Ashanti Mozelle (33 at the time) seems a December/May romance. It would have felt more appropriate for an older actor to be cast opposite Mr. Geiger, who having originated the role or Ty, should have been retained at all costs in the sequel.Is it as much fun as the original? No, not really. The gay issue in the original was one of many plot and character story lines. Here it is all anyone is talking about and the film suffers from heavy-handedness, leading to boredom, on a number of occasions.I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who has not seen and liked the original. Fun for those of us who have, but hardly a mind blowing experience.
Reviewed by TheJonesBones 9 / 10

Funny As Hell!!!

I can't write a better review than others have done, except to say I grew up in that part of the world, which makes me a bit of an expert on the characters and setting. I don't talk to my relatives there any longer, BTW - once you see this film, you'll understand why. I know I do.Not that I wouldn't call them, but, well... just watch the "Jimmy Ray Brewton" (Levi Kreis) character and you get the worst side of that bunch. If you use proper grammar and spelling and occasionally eat a salad, you would find yourself in the same place as Latrelle (Bonnie Bedelia) very quickly.The eye shadow. The hair. The clothes. Even the accents. East Texas to a nut!!!I bet you'll like this very sordid wedding, too! I haven't even finished the film yet because I'm taking time to post some of the most hilarious quotes I've ever heard on film!Save me! Make all the ugly in the world go away!!!
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