Seattle Post-Intelligencer by William Arnold

A highly original and unusually powerful drama that deserves comparison to the great Scandinavian films of the past.

San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle

One of the best films to open in the Bay Area in 2007.

Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum

Talented filmmaker Susanne Bier (Brothers), armed with an outstanding compositional sense, keeps control over the storms of melodrama that swirl in this rich weepie.

Portland Oregonian by Marc Mohan

It's a riveting character study/soap opera.

Wall Street Journal by Joe Morgenstern

A thrilling -- and harrowing, and beautiful -- celebration of the unpredictability of life.

Salon by Andrew O'Hehir

What feels at first like a quiet, straightforward picture builds into one of the richest and most satisfying of the year so far, in any genre or any language.

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

With a third-act twist that outdoes that initial revelation, the film turns out to be a thoughtful exploration of paternity and responsibility. Much of the film's success lies in Bier's sensitive direction, but credit is also due to the fine cast, particularly Mikkelsen.

Philadelphia Inquirer by Carrie Rickey

Bier primes us for a catfight, but she gives something tastier: a feast of reconciliation and love.

Chicago Tribune by Michael Phillips

After the Wedding defies the odds: For once, the bigger the emotion, the truer the moviegoing experience.

Charlotte Observer by Lawrence Toppman

Mikkelsen, like Jimmy Stewart, projects emotions with a slight twitch of a lip or narrowing of an eye. His long face - often handsome, sometimes plain, always cryptic - yields secrets slowly; you have to watch an entire film to know how his character feels and how you feel about him.

Variety

Thanks to a tight script, sharp direction and excellent actors, new film by Danish helmer Susanne Bier manages to be both emotional and engaging.

Los Angeles Times by Kenneth Turan

After the Wedding would never pretend to have any answers, but in hands this skilled the act of exploration itself couldn't be more illuminating, or more dramatic.

The Hollywood Reporter by Michael Rechtshaffen

Once again Bier demonstrates just how misleading appearances can be, as she artfully removes the veneers concealing the dark truths locked away by her intriguing characters.

The New York Times by Manohla Dargis

A fine and, on a scene-by-scene basis, often better than fine, if effectively unadventurous work.

Village Voice

What happens after the wedding comprises a full three-quarters of Bier's epic, whose near-Biblical twists and turns--I wouldn't think of giving them away--are enough to fill four weepies.

L.A. Weekly by Ella Taylor

Evidently, this bloated piece of Oscar-nominated nonsense was a big hit in Denmark, which makes me think there's a glittering future in that otherwise discriminating country for several seasons of "Days of Our Lives."