Muriel's Wedding

A socially inept young woman slowly learns to overcome her insecurities in this sleeper hit from Australia. The unconventional Muriel (Toni Collette) is deeply unsatisfied with her life, stuck in the nowhere town of Porpoise Spit and feeling rejected by her friends and family. Believing herself ...more

With all that ABBA music swirling through the soundtrack, it's surprising to realize that Muriel's Wedding is a film brimming with pain. Much like Minnie Driver would do in her own breakthrough role in Circle of Friends, versatile actress Toni Collette gained 40 pounds to embody the character who would win her an Australian Academy Award, risking typecasting as "the fat girl" in her first major role. This bold, vanity-eschewing turn delivers visceral heartache; never does one question that this ...more