UNDER THE LIGHTHOUSE DANCING -- Graeme Rattigan, dir

©1997
studio: Bfs Entertainment
production company:
director: Graeme Rattigan
cast: Jack Thompson, Jacqueline McKenzie, Naomi Watts, Philip Holder, Zoe Bertram, Aden Gillett, Michael Loney
screenplay: David Giles, Graeme Rattigan

The story of 6 friends who journey to an island off the coast of Australia for the weekend. Two of them (Emma and Harry) announce that they intend to get married, but have made no plans, nor do they have a proper license. Emma also announces that she is very ill, and all she wants is a wedding. The other four friends then try to find a way to make it all happen... [from imdb.com]

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A slow-moving 'chick-flick' that might have you bored to tears. The wedding and lack of preparation seemed so totally unrealistic, but made believable by the even more unrealistic fantastic party thrown by the friends.

Nice photography, good acting. I actually appreciated some of the subtler moments (such as Emma's watching the children come down the street), but over-all, it lacked a cohesiveness to keep me interested.