--- product_id: 17916907 title: "Rachel Getting Married" price: "NT$627" currency: TWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/17916907-rachel-getting-married store_origin: TW region: Taiwan --- # Rachel Getting Married **Price:** NT$627 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Rachel Getting Married - **How much does it cost?** NT$627 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tw](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/17916907-rachel-getting-married) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Rachel Getting Married is a contemporary drama with an aggressive sense of humor about the return of an estranged daughter to the family home for her sister's wedding. Kym's (Hathaway) reemergence throws a wrench into the family dynamics, forcing long-simmering tensions to surface in ways both hilarious and heartbreaking. Rachel Getting Married paints a colorful, nuanced family portrait and is fil Review: one of the best movies of the year - I was terribly surprised and saddened to see all of the negative reviews that have been written up for this movie. After skimming quite a few of them, I was surprised to see that some of the reviewers seemed to have missed the point of the film. Rachel Getting Married is certainly not an action film. There are no explosions, guns, dead bodies, ghosts, or slimy monsters. Nor is it a romantic comedy. I think perhaps the attention from the academy- whose selections are often more conventional and showy- might have caused many people to have false expectations for the film. Fans of other academy favorites, like "A Beautiful Mind," or "Gladiator," might be disappointed with this movie. My father, for example, would probably never sit through this movie- neither would my brother, for that matter. Its just not how either of them would want to spend his Friday night. I don't think everyone should like this movie, but I think that it should be judged with appropriate expectations in mind. I noticed that one reviewer mentioned that he/she could not enjoy the film because he/she found Anne Hathaway's character to be so unlikeable. I have to wonder if that viewer watched the movie all the way through. Rachel Getting Married is a portrait of a family faced with the seemingly insurmountable challenge of forgiveness. The director shows us who this woman is through the relationships she has, rather then through her actions. In the beginning of the film I also despised this character- she appears to be a narcissistic, selfish woman obsessed with her own flaws, greedily feeding off of the attention of everyone around her. As the movie progresses, however, the director mercilessly peels off layer after layer of the recovering addict- and as the minutes tick by, the viewers get swept up into the emotional turmoil of the film. I found myself empathizing with the character, and loving her despite her tremendous flaws. Once the film had ended, I realized why it was necessary to react violently to her in the beginning. I believe that the director was trying to remind the audience what it truly means to be a family, and how difficult it can be to forgive someone you love, even when you know that they are still punishing themselves. Rachel Getting Married is hard to watch, perhaps because many viewers must have people in their life that they cannot bring themselves to forgive- including themselves. How many of us have had a brother, and uncle, a parent, who did something so despicable, so terrible, that we could not look at them without being reminded of it? How many of us have known addicts who have done terrible, terrible things? How many of us avoid these people, not trusting them, not trusting ourselves, because the love we feel for them is involuntary, and leaves us vulnerable to their potential future mistakes? Rachel Getting Married forces us to examine this relationship- to experience it throughout the course of Rachel's wedding. As far as the movie being pretentious- I thought that it actually took a few shots at the pretentious, liberal, intellectual family (the unexplained cultural theme of the wedding itself, for example, I thought particularly funny). But perhaps I was only able to appreciate this because of my own experiences with privileged families (both liberal and conservative) growing up. This film is not for everyone, but I thought it a beautiful and skillful portrait of a woman- not as an individual, but as a daughter and a sister. As a person whose actions effect those around her- as a person who desperately wants to be forgiven. The performances are especially breathtaking, and the overall message is relevant. I loved it. Review: A Nicely Woven Family Drama - After years of low radar documentary films, Jonathan Demme, teamed up with the daughter of Sydney Lumet, offer up this very well written and evenly balanced family drama, anchored down by some pretty great performences. The main character of the film is recovering addict Kym, who has just been recently released from rehab to attend her sisters wedding, the title's own Rachel. Upon her arrival, it becomes immediatly obvious she is the 'black sheep' of the family and her presence stirs up a lot of tension that has been brewing in the house for years. Talent definintly runs in the family, with Jenny Lumet crafting a very balanced screenplay that is able to be both funny and dramtic without teetering to over the edge of overdone drama and lame laughs. Demme also does a fine job directing, offering up his best film since Silence of the Lambs. If there is one critism that I can point out is that the director does seem to over indulge in certain scenes, most specifically the dinner toasts and wedding reception. But those are only minor when looking at the film as a whole. Every performence is great, with the most obvious stand out being Anne Hathaway. Unlike everyone else, I have known for a long time that she could do a character like this. After her role in the exceptionally great Brokeback Mountain, it was only a matter of time till she burst out and became a full fledged serious actress. With razor sharp humor, jet black hair, and an almost broken down demure, she is one of the few actresses out of the whole year to dissapear into a role, where instead of saying "oh look, its Anne Hathaway being a drug addict", you say "oh look, its a drug addict". One hundred and ten percent yes that she got that Oscar nom. All thats left is for her to take it. A must see in the awards season and one of the years best films. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Contributor | Anisa George, Anna Smith, Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, Debra Winger, Donald Harrison Jr., Jonathan Demme, Marc Platt, Mather Zickel, Neda Armian, Robyn Hitchcock, Rosemarie DeWitt, Sister Carol East, Sony Pictures Classics, Tunde Adebimpe, Zafer Tawil Contributor Anisa George, Anna Smith, Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, Debra Winger, Donald Harrison Jr., Jonathan Demme, Marc Platt, Mather Zickel, Neda Armian, Robyn Hitchcock, Rosemarie DeWitt, Sister Carol East, Sony Pictures Classics, Tunde Adebimpe, Zafer Tawil See more | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 818 Reviews | | Format | Subtitled | | Genre | Drama | | Language | English | | Runtime | 1 hour and 53 minutes | ## Images ![Rachel Getting Married - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81vKrMWMpML.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ one of the best movies of the year *by E***H on April 22, 2009* I was terribly surprised and saddened to see all of the negative reviews that have been written up for this movie. After skimming quite a few of them, I was surprised to see that some of the reviewers seemed to have missed the point of the film. Rachel Getting Married is certainly not an action film. There are no explosions, guns, dead bodies, ghosts, or slimy monsters. Nor is it a romantic comedy. I think perhaps the attention from the academy- whose selections are often more conventional and showy- might have caused many people to have false expectations for the film. Fans of other academy favorites, like "A Beautiful Mind," or "Gladiator," might be disappointed with this movie. My father, for example, would probably never sit through this movie- neither would my brother, for that matter. Its just not how either of them would want to spend his Friday night. I don't think everyone should like this movie, but I think that it should be judged with appropriate expectations in mind. I noticed that one reviewer mentioned that he/she could not enjoy the film because he/she found Anne Hathaway's character to be so unlikeable. I have to wonder if that viewer watched the movie all the way through. Rachel Getting Married is a portrait of a family faced with the seemingly insurmountable challenge of forgiveness. The director shows us who this woman is through the relationships she has, rather then through her actions. In the beginning of the film I also despised this character- she appears to be a narcissistic, selfish woman obsessed with her own flaws, greedily feeding off of the attention of everyone around her. As the movie progresses, however, the director mercilessly peels off layer after layer of the recovering addict- and as the minutes tick by, the viewers get swept up into the emotional turmoil of the film. I found myself empathizing with the character, and loving her despite her tremendous flaws. Once the film had ended, I realized why it was necessary to react violently to her in the beginning. I believe that the director was trying to remind the audience what it truly means to be a family, and how difficult it can be to forgive someone you love, even when you know that they are still punishing themselves. Rachel Getting Married is hard to watch, perhaps because many viewers must have people in their life that they cannot bring themselves to forgive- including themselves. How many of us have had a brother, and uncle, a parent, who did something so despicable, so terrible, that we could not look at them without being reminded of it? How many of us have known addicts who have done terrible, terrible things? How many of us avoid these people, not trusting them, not trusting ourselves, because the love we feel for them is involuntary, and leaves us vulnerable to their potential future mistakes? Rachel Getting Married forces us to examine this relationship- to experience it throughout the course of Rachel's wedding. As far as the movie being pretentious- I thought that it actually took a few shots at the pretentious, liberal, intellectual family (the unexplained cultural theme of the wedding itself, for example, I thought particularly funny). But perhaps I was only able to appreciate this because of my own experiences with privileged families (both liberal and conservative) growing up. This film is not for everyone, but I thought it a beautiful and skillful portrait of a woman- not as an individual, but as a daughter and a sister. As a person whose actions effect those around her- as a person who desperately wants to be forgiven. The performances are especially breathtaking, and the overall message is relevant. I loved it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Nicely Woven Family Drama *by M***S on January 25, 2009* After years of low radar documentary films, Jonathan Demme, teamed up with the daughter of Sydney Lumet, offer up this very well written and evenly balanced family drama, anchored down by some pretty great performences. The main character of the film is recovering addict Kym, who has just been recently released from rehab to attend her sisters wedding, the title's own Rachel. Upon her arrival, it becomes immediatly obvious she is the 'black sheep' of the family and her presence stirs up a lot of tension that has been brewing in the house for years. Talent definintly runs in the family, with Jenny Lumet crafting a very balanced screenplay that is able to be both funny and dramtic without teetering to over the edge of overdone drama and lame laughs. Demme also does a fine job directing, offering up his best film since Silence of the Lambs. If there is one critism that I can point out is that the director does seem to over indulge in certain scenes, most specifically the dinner toasts and wedding reception. But those are only minor when looking at the film as a whole. Every performence is great, with the most obvious stand out being Anne Hathaway. Unlike everyone else, I have known for a long time that she could do a character like this. After her role in the exceptionally great Brokeback Mountain, it was only a matter of time till she burst out and became a full fledged serious actress. With razor sharp humor, jet black hair, and an almost broken down demure, she is one of the few actresses out of the whole year to dissapear into a role, where instead of saying "oh look, its Anne Hathaway being a drug addict", you say "oh look, its a drug addict". One hundred and ten percent yes that she got that Oscar nom. All thats left is for her to take it. A must see in the awards season and one of the years best films. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Good Premise, Badly Executed; Racially Diverse Cast, With Mostly White Speaking Parts. *by G***E on January 23, 2013* Who says a wedding movie has to be romantic, or funny, or heart warming? Do all good movies with Christmas have to be joyous? Sometimes it's the big events that set off the personal landslides that destroy families. Life Happens. This is a nice big well off, liberal family and one of the two daughters is getting married. The other is on a break from rehab, and apparently the brother was killed in a car accident when the latter drove the car into a lake. It's not a happy family, there are issues. But they try, it's the best that can be expected from any of us. Being a nice liberal family, in Connecticut, this is a rainbow event, where every community has an ambassador, although I didn't see anyone distinctly Muslim or gay, but I wasn't really looking... Oddly enough, the script writers seem to have forgotten to provide lines for most of the black people marrying into the family. Minor oversight, no? It's mostly white people playing games and laughing and arguing, and every now and then a black person says something you might or might not be able to hear over the noise of whatever's going on. The wedding itself is dressed in curry, although there don't seem to be any Indians (Eastern or Indigineous American) either. It's a very American idea of diversity, where everything comes down to clothes and food and music, and the people, well, you know, we coudn't invite everybody, there was only so much food... One reviewer, an apparent addict in recovery, says this is a movie from a recovering addicts point of view, and that may well be the case. I agree with others that the hand held camera gets tired. I didn't think that "A Christmas Tale" was THAT good, but this is yet another movie that makes the French view of dysfunctional families so much more entertaining. Watching a group of white actors act out a film studded handsomely with non-white actors, while the non-white folks have almost no script time, became so distracting that I began to tire of what became a self righteous dirge of a film. People are not wall paper and ornaments. If you're going to make a film with non-white actors, use them. If you're not going to use them, then at least be honest and make an all white movie. Making some big serious hoot and holler film with a UN cast, but with only the white people talking is far more than silly in this day and age. It's pretentious and hypocritical. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tw/products/17916907-rachel-getting-married](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/17916907-rachel-getting-married) --- *Product available on Desertcart Taiwan* *Store origin: TW* *Last updated: 2026-05-15*