As Margot and the Wedding moves along, the fragile relationships between the characters begin to crack even more. Margot discovers that Dick Koosman is not the man she believed him to be, and her relationship with her son is beginning to suffer because of it. Margot's relationship with her son is rather uncomfortable. There are some oedipal themes in the way the two conduct their relationship; Margot often kisses him full on the mouth and it seems as though he can't stand to leave her.

Pauline discovers that Malcolm engaged in pedophilic acts with their babysitter, Maisy (Halley Feiffer), who happens to be Dick's daughter. As disturbing as the pedophilia is, Pauline and Malcolm don't have what you could ever consider a romantic relationship. Long before Malcolm's proclivity is discovered, he and Pauline are constantly squabbling. Sex is used primarily as a tool to shut each other up.

Baumbach peels back the layers on one group of family members' emotional torment. The audience is given a voyeuristic view of three individual's mental collapses and the effects on their children. We are not spared unpleasantness; it's placed front and center for all to see.

Margot at the Wedding is a well-constructed adult character study about family dynamics and relationships. In the end, the characters have learned some things about themselves but not enough to make real change in their lives.

Margot at the Wedding is presented in 16:9 anamorphic widescreen. The picture is clear and pristine. The audio is English Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and sounds clean. Along with two trailers, Margot at the Wedding contains "A Conversation with Noah Baumbach and Jennifer Jason Leigh" (12:55) in which the husband and wife discuss their work with Jack Black and Nicole Kidman and their thoughts on the making of the film. I was surprised that Nicole Kidman and Jack Black were not included.