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It is set mostly in London.
It revolves around a group of friends and their various romantic entanglements.
Its narrative structure does indeed incorporate a quartet of weddings as well as a single funeral.
It even wedges in an appearance from one of the originalFour Weddingstars, Andie MacDowell.
Ted keeps swearing hes going to leave his wife for Maya.
(Non-spoiler alert: Hes probably not going to leave his wife.)
But thats only the first strand in the web of relationships and breakups depicted in this sprawling ensemble piece.
Aside from perhaps a sales clerk at Victorias Secret, who would actually say this to someone?
But a television series doesnt have that problem.
A longer run time should allow more space for things to breathe and more room for nuance.
That said,Four Weddings and a Funeralisnt a total loss.
Too often, though,Four Weddings and a Funeralasks the actors to do too much of the lifting.
On the wall, just behind the characters, there is a sign on the wall that says G-A-Y.
My apologies for that.
Thats the problem withFour Weddings: It doesnt have enough snap or fizz there.
Note: This review has been updated to acknowledge and correct a factual inaccuracy.
Vulture regrets the error.
