Katherine Heigl (Knocked up, TV's Grey's Anatomy) lights up the screen in this charming romantic comedy from the screenwriter of The Devil Wears Prada." Heigl stars as Jane, a romantic, completely selfless woman who has been a bridesmaid in no less than 27 weddings. Unfortunately her own happy ending seems to be nowhere in sight. Until her younger sister Tess captures the heart of Jane's boss -- on whom Jane has a secret crush inspiring Jane to change her "always-a-bridesmaid" destiny.
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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Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Insulting Romantic "Comedy":
I cannot believe how many women actually like this movie. I found it insulting that the audience could believe that there exists a professional woman in NYC completely obsessed with everything that is shallow about weddings in such a way that she has time to attend/coordinate them and be so close to 27 brides that she gets asked to be in their wedding party. Not only is the romantic plot hard to believe, a man who has been so harshly cynical about weddings, and possibly marriage itself, falls for a woman... more info
Looking forward to a sequel, 54 Dresses:
Katherine Heigl is worth every penny they pay her, for she manages to make palatable even the twist in the plot which forces her to unleash thirty years of fury at her family... I won't say how, but most any other actress would have brought the movie down with her at that point, for it is truly an ugly revelation. But somehow Heigl manages to retain the audience's sympathy. Did I miss something, or was there really no answer to Malcolm asking Jane how she was able to afford to go to so many weddings... more info
Love, love, LOVE THIS MOVIE!:
I saw this movie in theatres and absolutely fell in love with it. I couldn't wait for it to come out on DVD so I could watch it again. A girl who doesn't know how to say 'no'; A sister who is so completely self-involved that she doesn't care to notice that her sister is in love with the guy she hooks up with; and a guy who is a cynic on the outside but a total romantic when he meets the right girl. I laughed and cried. Katherine Heigel and James Marsden are amazing...I love them. The "Benny and the... more info
Even if you're NOT a "chick...":
Not "Godfathers" I, II or even III, but an enjoyable flick! Heigl is thoroughly charming, and the soundtrack is TERRIFIC. Evidently, however, the producers of the film didn't wish to pay royalties to all of the recording artists, so there's no CD of it. Most of the songs appear to be downloadable...
