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"&lt;p&gt;The box-office bonanza in Australian comedy that began with &lt;a href=\"../../../movies/reviews/strictly-ballroom-19930212\"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Strictly Ballroom&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;em&gt;The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert&lt;/em&gt; continues with this exuberantly funny Cinderella story that won an Aussie Oscar for its star, Toni Collette, as well as a best-film trophy. Don&amp;apos;t get too excited. Writer-director P.J. Hogan, in his feature debut, favors the crass humor you find on TV&amp;apos;s &lt;em&gt;Married ... With Children&lt;/em&gt;, not the dark vein mined in &lt;a href=\"../../../movies/reviews/proof-20050908\"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Proof&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the directorial debut of Jocelyn Moorhouse, &lt;em&gt;Muriel&lt;/em&gt;&amp;apos;s co-producer and Hogan&amp;apos;s wife.&lt;/p&gt;\r\n&lt;wm:embed type=\"related\"&gt;&lt;/wm:embed&gt;&lt;p&gt;No matter. &lt;em&gt;Muriel&lt;/em&gt; is a crowd pleaser that spices a tired formula with genuine feeling. Collette is a find as Muriel, a misfit who calls herself &amp;quot;stupid, fat and useless&amp;quot; and gets few arguments. When she&amp;apos;s not lip-syncing to Abba, the dateless Muriel tries on bridal gowns. Her friendship with sexy Rhonda (a sizzling turn from newcomer Rachel Griffiths) builds Muriel&amp;apos;s character. So does a surprise marriage to a hunky South African swimmer (Daniel Lapaine) that is not as ideal as Muriel pretends. In the final scenes, when Hogan dares to let his humor turn edgy, Collette&amp;apos;s performance gains in force, and &lt;em&gt;Muriel&amp;apos;s Wedding&lt;/em&gt; becomes a date you want to keep.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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