27 Dresses (Widescreen Edition)

Oh, poor Jane (Katherine Heigl), the most attractive woman who seemingly can't find a man. Why and how are there so many movies like this? I'm sorry, it just doesn't happen as frequently as the movies would have us believe. Women like Katherine Heigl get boyfriends on demand. Nonetheless, Jane spends all her time helping her less attractive friends get hooked up, find love, and plan all the details of upcoming weddings. She's so dedicated, in fact, that she participated in two weddings at the same time, enlisting the help of a voyeuristic cabbie to usher her back and forth in a mobile dressing room.

Meanwhile, she pines all along for her own knight in shining armor, wishing to wear the gown instead of the bridesmaid's dress. With utmost devotion and desperation, she plans on finding her man by cleaning her home, hanging up her perpetual string of hideous dresses, and reading her favorite author: the guy who writes the sappy wedding announcements in the city paper.

In walks Malcolm (James Marsden), a cynical beat-writer who witnessed Jane's aforementioned wedding double-dip, and later ends up sharing a cab with her. In a near blatant rip-off of Serendipity, she leaves her date book in the cab, and Malcolm learns all about her sordid wedding past.

Around this same time, Jane's whorish, unreliable sister Tess shows up in time to seduce the man of Jane's dreams, her boss George (Edward Burns). Conveniently enough, Malcolm would love to write about not only the nuptials between George and Tess, but also Jane's Masochist collection of dresses.

Insert ubiquitous dress-fittings, a fun drunken karaoke scene, inevitable strife in the crazy double love triangle, an all too convenient apology after a sabotaged wedding, a perfect second wedding (albeit a bit corny), and the result is a contrived chick-flick that's nearly impossible to dislike. Don't tell any of my guy friends that I liked this movie.

I purchased this DVD along with three others as a shower gift for a friend/co-worker. It is a cute movie, pretty funy, has a little language and inuendo in it, but nothing too horrible.
I think there are plenty of movies out there that are much, much better of course - but I purchased this in the spirit it was meant - fluffy, funny, easy to watch, and good for a group.

VERY cute movie !!!
Great acting, superb costuming, cute twists and turns...
Highly Recommended.....

I AM a husband and father, and I could care less if a movie is "predictable" or not. Too many wanna be critics here adopt the typical critics skepticism and puffed up attitudes when they rate a movie or a book. 27 Dresses made some great memories and bonding moments between my wife and I, and our 15 year old daughter who is racing all too fast towards womanhood, relationships and leaving the nest. Moments like what 27 Dresses brought to our home are way too rare. It was daughter Erin who told us about it, and predictable as it was, we love it each time we watch it!!

Bottom line is that this is nothing but another feel-good Cinderella movie. It's predictable. It's got stereotypical characters and overused plot points. It's nothing new and exciting. But it's not the worst example of the genre, either. I actually liked the main character - she, at least, wasn't completely mopey and unhappy. She had a good outlook and attitude towards her bridesmaid-ness. The main guys were appropriately eye-candy-ish. The best friend was (of course) spunky and sweet. So, yeah, it was the same as dozens of very similar movies. And if that's what floats your boat, this is a perfect movie to add to your collection.

If you're looking for anything ground-breaking and amazing, this is not it. If you're looking for an 'awwww, how sweet' romance, this will fit the bill. Not highly recommended, but I wouldn't stop a friend from buying it by performing a flying tackle in the middle of the store, either.