27 Dresses (Widescreen Edition)
starring: Edward Burns, Melora Hardin, Katherine Heigl, Brian Kerwin, James Marsden
directed by: Anne Fletcher
directed by: Anne Fletcher
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A selfless young woman who has been a bridesmaid in twenty-seven weddings starts to lose hope when her sister becomes engaged to the man she has a sec
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Katherine Heigl is delightful as Jane, a self-effacing Gal Friday so addicted to organizing weddings in her off time, that 27 Dresses opens with her character juggling two nuptials on the same night. A perpetual bridesmaid, Jane's hobby is discovered by a matrimony reporter named Kevin (James Marsden), who hides a romantic side behind his wall of cynicism. While Kevin gradually develops feelings for Jane, the latter's superficial sister, Tess (Malin Akerman), pursues George (Edward Burns), Jane's boss and the object of her love. This romantic circle could go on forever, except that Jane is unexpectedly moved by Kevin despite her general irritation with him and without knowing that he's on the verge of sandbagging her with a ridiculing article in his newspaper. The situation is absurd, but the emotions are not. Heigl is very good, rooted in a long tradition of comely comediennes playing characters who fly under the radar of life. She makes Jane's pain palpable and conveys her character's inability to say no without making her look unappealing or weak. Marsden perfectly captures the part of a rumpled, underdressed writer with repressed passions, Akerman is as convincingly shrewish here as she was in The Heartbreak Kid, and Burns is fine as one of those guys so busy saving the world he barely pays attention to the people in his life. The script by Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) is fun if predictable, and Anne Fletcher's direction is vibrant. --Tom Keogh
Beyond 27 Dresses
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A selfless young woman who has been a bridesmaid in twenty-seven weddings starts to lose hope when her sister becomes engaged to the man she has a sec
Amazon.com:
Katherine Heigl is delightful as Jane, a self-effacing Gal Friday so addicted to organizing weddings in her off time, that 27 Dresses opens with her character juggling two nuptials on the same night. A perpetual bridesmaid, Jane's hobby is discovered by a matrimony reporter named Kevin (James Marsden), who hides a romantic side behind his wall of cynicism. While Kevin gradually develops feelings for Jane, the latter's superficial sister, Tess (Malin Akerman), pursues George (Edward Burns), Jane's boss and the object of her love. This romantic circle could go on forever, except that Jane is unexpectedly moved by Kevin despite her general irritation with him and without knowing that he's on the verge of sandbagging her with a ridiculing article in his newspaper. The situation is absurd, but the emotions are not. Heigl is very good, rooted in a long tradition of comely comediennes playing characters who fly under the radar of life. She makes Jane's pain palpable and conveys her character's inability to say no without making her look unappealing or weak. Marsden perfectly captures the part of a rumpled, underdressed writer with repressed passions, Akerman is as convincingly shrewish here as she was in The Heartbreak Kid, and Burns is fine as one of those guys so busy saving the world he barely pays attention to the people in his life. The script by Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) is fun if predictable, and Anne Fletcher's direction is vibrant. --Tom Keogh
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- To Tab Lover
You are obviously in High School or a mentally challenged adult.This story is so far beyond stupid, that watching it was painful.I hear people call this film a 'chick flick' but what does that mean.So far I have discovered that it usually means a movie that involves a juvenile romance where they often start out hating each other, which in Hollywood means they'll be in love by the end of the movie (yawn), comedy thats not funny often involving the same jokes that Hollywood has used in it's last ... Read More
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- Cute
This is a cute film with a good cast. I don't think I would spend much for the DVD but when you get it at rental price it is worth seeing without commercials. It is good enough for all ages. Possibly it would help some not to be a door mat.
Rating: - cute movie
Overall, this is a fun lighthearted movie that moves at a brisk pace. I recommend seeing it, it's a chick flick but it's funny enough that guys will be able to watch it too.
*spoilers ahead*
This is a cute movie. Katherine Heigl plays her beautiful a and neurotic self (why do they always make her neurotic?) in a typical rom-com that revolves around a woman's competing desires for two different guys. One of those two guys is a bit darker, the other a bit nicer, in this story ... Read More
Rating: - Dreadful
I'm a sap for romantic comedies. They're like junk food: predictable but satisfying as long as you don't expect too much from them. And I don't, so I'm rarely disappointed. But this movie is an un-engaging borefest. Anyone who says otherwise is a terrible, terrible person who likely eats babies, so don't believe them.The characters were, in a word, dull. You never really feel the love, or the anger, or the cheesy humor that in turns marks every romantic comedy. I didn't laugh once. Even the typical ... Read More
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- 27 Sexual Encounters but no pizzaz.
A woman chronicles her sexual encounters with twenty-seven different partners. She wrestles with her past promiscuity as she tries to lure an unsuspecting gentlemen into marriage. I was expecting something more like the Emmanuel series or Life on Top but this is very very tame in comparison. Beware, no nudity!
- To Tab LoverYou are obviously in High School or a mentally challenged adult.This story is so far beyond stupid, that watching it was painful.I hear people call this film a 'chick flick' but what does that mean.So far I have discovered that it usually means a movie that involves a juvenile romance where they often start out hating each other, which in Hollywood means they'll be in love by the end of the movie (yawn), comedy thats not funny often involving the same jokes that Hollywood has used in it's last ... Read More
Rating:
- CuteThis is a cute film with a good cast. I don't think I would spend much for the DVD but when you get it at rental price it is worth seeing without commercials. It is good enough for all ages. Possibly it would help some not to be a door mat.
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- cute movieOverall, this is a fun lighthearted movie that moves at a brisk pace. I recommend seeing it, it's a chick flick but it's funny enough that guys will be able to watch it too.
*spoilers ahead*
This is a cute movie. Katherine Heigl plays her beautiful a and neurotic self (why do they always make her neurotic?) in a typical rom-com that revolves around a woman's competing desires for two different guys. One of those two guys is a bit darker, the other a bit nicer, in this story ... Read More
Rating:
- DreadfulI'm a sap for romantic comedies. They're like junk food: predictable but satisfying as long as you don't expect too much from them. And I don't, so I'm rarely disappointed. But this movie is an un-engaging borefest. Anyone who says otherwise is a terrible, terrible person who likely eats babies, so don't believe them.The characters were, in a word, dull. You never really feel the love, or the anger, or the cheesy humor that in turns marks every romantic comedy. I didn't laugh once. Even the typical ... Read More
Rating:
- 27 Sexual Encounters but no pizzaz.A woman chronicles her sexual encounters with twenty-seven different partners. She wrestles with her past promiscuity as she tries to lure an unsuspecting gentlemen into marriage. I was expecting something more like the Emmanuel series or Life on Top but this is very very tame in comparison. Beware, no nudity!
