Film Review – Jenny’s Wedding

“Jenny’s Wedding” tackles the hot-button issue of same-sex marriage, but wisely avoids political leanings to deal with solely with characterization. It’s written and directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue, who scripted “Beaches” and “Veronica Guerin,” but hasn’t helmed a feature since 1991’s “Paradise.” Making a tentative step back into the industry war zone, Donoghue finds a tone of sensitivity with “Jenny’s Wedding,” inching it past the domestic intolerance routine to find genuine human moments of communication and concern. There are plasticized scenes to endure, but the movie commits to a larger arc of personal awakening, which helps to digest the clichés Donoghue clings to. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com