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In the family drama directed by Jonathan Demme, Hathaway plays Kym, a recovering drug dedicate who checks out of a restoration center to tend her sister's wedding.

Her acerbic one-liners and need for attention serve being of the kind which the catalysts for long-simmering family tensions to approach to the boil, forcing her to confront her sensation of guilt over the decease of her little brother.

"An award-worthy Anne Hathaway gives the story a clear central focus," wrote the Hollywood Reporter, space of time emulous trade publication Variety called her "fragile, piqued, beautiful."

Hathaway, best known for her girl-next-door performances in "The Princess Diaries" and "The Devil Wears Prada," told Reuters attached Thursday it was too early to think about awards.

"It's the beginning of September and if I started being concerned about buzz now I would at no time make it through Christmas," Hathaway declared in an interview.

"I could not be happier with this film, whatever happens to it. If it sinks at the box office, if it doesn't ever win an award, it's so successful in my mind," the 25-year-old added.

Hathaway has said Kym was the most intricate role she had taken on with equal reason far.

Critics also praised Debra Winger's brief but intent performance in the film as the dysfunctional family's aloof mother. Screen Daily related three-time Oscar nominee Winger had made the small supporting role memorable.

"'Rachel Getting Married' will undoubtedly have existence up on this account that awards consideration in the major categories," it wrote.

Most critics said the movie helped raising a weaker-than-usual lineup at the Venice film holiday this year, and Hathaway's appearance on the red carpet gave the festival a welcome touch of Hollywood glamour.

Demme's previous films include 1991 thriller "The Silence of the Lambs," which won five Oscars, and 1993 AIDS drama "Philadelphia."

Reuters/Nielsen