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Sneak Preview: 27 Dresses, 27 décembre 2007

Author: olympic_fanatic de United States

On Thursday, December 27, my friends and I went to the sneak preview of "27 Dresses". At first, I wasn't excited to see it because I thought it would be just another cheesy romantic comedy, "chick-flick" if you will. I was wrong. "27 Dresses" was a romantic comedy everyone could enjoy. That's right! I said EVERYONE (including guys).

Katherine Heigl is great in the film as Jane, the optimistic bridesmaid who wants a shot of love for herself someday and feels the the 27 bridesmaid dresses she keeps in her closet is a calling that its time for her to get a dress of a different kind.

Judy Greer, who's always "the best friend" in the movies, is very comical and sassy as Katherine's friend Casey. At least she knows what she wants, but she's very compassionate and supportive to Jane throughout the film.

One person, though, that I think stood out in this film, was James Marsden. I've always seen him in action movies ("X-Men" series and "Superman Returns) as a minor or supporting character, but I think that he made the male lead of Kevin his own. Although he gets on Jane's nerves half the time, he always tends to put on a smile on her face because she knows that he's trying to get her to let go of the past and move on to a possible future where her big day might come. Kevin's the guy you would want to confide in if something's troubling you or if you need to dance to an Elton John song to get your groove back.

If you should see any movie this new year, make a date with "27 Dresses". You'll be happy that you did.

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Very cute, 3 février 2008

Author: hollywoodgirl-1 de United States

For many the plot of this movie feels formulaic and revisited. Jane (Katherine Heigl) is the people-pleaser of the century. A somewhat spineless nice girl who can't say no to anyone, she has been a bridesmaid 27 times, often exceeding her duties in every wedding. For all her romantic yearnings, she can't seem to hook her boss, George (Ed Burns) whom she has been in love with for years. When her self-centered little sister Tess (Malin Akerman) comes in and manages to snag George, Jane once again capitulates to everyone's needs but her own. In comes Kevin (James Marsden), a newspaper columnist stuck covering weddings who yearns to break out and write about more important things. Under the pretense of covering George and Tess's wedding, he really is writing about Jane and her perpetual bridesmaid stints. Complications ensue etc. etc.

For me, what really made this movie was the performances. Katherine Heigl did an absolutely fantastic job playing the woman that I'm sure everyone has felt like at one time. She brought a lot of spice to what could have been a one-note role. James Marsden is also pitch-perfect as the cynical reporter, a foil to Jane. It helps that they have good fight-and-kiss chemistry.

Also, for me the story line was not as tired and recycled as people made it out to be. It had some fresh spin and I really enjoyed it. I also preferred the ending to this movie to many chick-flick comedies which leave things open-ended and almost unrealistic. 27 Dresses wraps up all the plot lines in one neat sequence that is a truly worthy finale.

All in all, as far as romances and rom-coms go, this one shot to the top of my list.

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A pleasant surprise!, 13 janvier 2008

Author: Brittany de Australia

I wasn't expecting much from this movie. I went to see it with a bunch of girlfriends not really thinking it would be anymore then your usual rom-com but I was very pleasantly surprised! Right from the start I could tell it would be something more than I had thought because the opening scenes had me laughing so hard -and thats saying something, because it takes a lot to make me laugh. The script was clever and witty and although sometimes certain aspects were predictable, you were always very engaged in the story and the characters. The acting was solid the entire film, I was already a huge fan of Katherine Heigl but after watching this and 'Enchanted' I am now also in love with James Marsden! The atmosphere in the cinema when i saw this movie was great, you could tell everyone was enjoying themselves. I enjoyed myself so much in fact, that I am going to watch the movie again tomorrow with my sister!

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Bridesmaid Revisited, 21 janvier 2008

Author: Joseph Riesenbeck (eazyguy62) de United States

Katharine Heigl plays Jane, a woman who just loves going to weddings, being a bridesmaid for her friends and in most cases being the go to person when it comes to making wedding arrangements. We find out quickly that Jane's fascination and knack for helping with weddings came about soon after her mother died when as a very young child she helped her sister find a bathroom, fix her hair, and used a bow in her sister's hair to repair the bride's wedding dress. When we catch up with Jane as an adult, it turns out that she is a bridesmaid at two different weddings on the same night, requiring her to hire a taxi for the evening and to shuttle back and forth between the two receptions changing in and out of the different bridesmaid dresses while riding in the back seat.

Enter Kevin (James Marsden). Kevin is a newspaper reporter whose present job consists of going to weddings and then writing about them. It's a job he loathes, but we all have to make a living somehow don't we? Before the night is over Jane is forced to share her Taxi with Kevin, whom she quickly decides she does not like. After Jane departs for the evening, Kevin discovers her daily planner and finds out that Jane has pretty much made a lifetime career of being a bridesmaid. Twenty-seven times to be exact. Kevin convinces his editor to let him write a story about Jane which if successful, will get him a promotion and out of the Wedding of the Week Club.

Meanwhile on the home front, we soon discover that the reason Jane herself may never have gotten married is because she is carrying the torch for her boss George (Edward Burns). And no, it's not a case of George not knowing that Jane exists. In fact, as far as George is concerned, Jane is indispensable. It's just that he doesn't see her as a love interest but does acknowledge that she is one of the best necktie tiers in the country. Jane hopes all of that will change someday, despite the fact that her co-worker and friend Casey (Judy Greer) is constantly nagging her to move on with her life.

And if all of that weren't complicated enough for you, Jane's beautiful sister Tess (Malin Akerman) promptly flies into town, meets Boss George, and quicker than you can say Dress Number 28, they begin dating and falling in love much to the chagrin of Jane. This of course leaves Jane and Kevin to somehow begin dating even though she loathes his cynical attitude towards marriage.

So will George and Tess get married? Or will George realize that Jane is the girl for him? Will Kevin be the one to actually fall for Tess? Or does he only have eyes for Jane? Will Kevin write the story about Jane's 27 appearances as a bridesmaid? And will it be published about the time his cynicism might be turning to love? Will George discover that Tess isn't all she is cracked up to be and turn to Jane for comfort? Will Jane finally tire of being a bridesmaid and wedding planner all rolled into one? There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that you'll be able to answer all of those above questions by the time 27 Dresses has completed about a fourth of its 107 minutes of running time. But chances are it won't matter to you one bit that the film is so obviously predictable, just as most of the films in the romance genre usually are. You'll enjoy it anyway thanks to another strong performance by Katharine Heigl.

It's one thing to star in a film of this sort and to get a few laughs with some well written snappy dialog, but Heigl manages to go beyond that. She has this wonderful ability to draw the audience into her character. You can readily identify with her, laugh with her, cry for her, be embarrassed for her, and to feel as sad and lonely as she seems to be in the early part of this movie. We cheer her when she finally does take a stance, but we feel her remorse for having done so when it backfires to some extent. There are only a handful of actresses who can manage all of that, and do it all in one film.

The supporting cast in this film aren't exactly slouches either. Malin Akerman does a great job of making Tess the evil obnoxious sister that you'll love to hate. James Marsden manages to somehow make his character believable as someone who is suppose to be a jerk on the outside, but yet gives indications that there is more to Kevin than meets the eye. But best of the supporting players is Judy Greer as Jane's best friend Casey. She has at least three of the films funniest including doing her best to literally knock some sense into Jane at one point.

The bottom line is this. Most romantic comedies are predictable. They are only successful when they have a good but novel gimmick to make thing interesting and when the script has enough witty and tug at your heart string moments to make it worth your while. But most importantly, the actors have to make you care about them and their romantic dilemma, and to feel the same ranges of emotions that they are feeling on the screen. And thanks in large part to another fine effort by Katharine Heigl, 27 dresses certainly manages to do that. And when a film can achieve such lofty goals I have no choice but to give it my grade, which for 27 Dresses would be a B-.

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Kinda Cute, but OMG - RIDICULOUS clichés, 28 janvier 2008

Author: yaadpyar de Kansas City (USA)

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Pretty cute movie, pretty standard romcom premise, and Judy Greer is worth a watch any time. Katherine Heigel is likable, Judy Greer smart and funny, and James Marsden is charming, and everyone else serviceable. But the sloppy story-telling and needless gimmickry took away a lot of the fun. The story of the dresses was pretty amusing.

But....c'mon - Heigel as the sort of ugly duckling sister in love with a fantastic guy who is oblivious to her as anything other than his assistant? Hard to believe her in that role. And this 'great guy' of a boss of hers who has every wonderful quality a man can posses and then falls for the hot blonde chic (who happens to be his assistant's sister) as soon as he sees her? The plot did not follow the characters much. Also hard to see much chemistry between Heigel & Marsden - just no sparks that I could see.

And the ridiculous scene when Heigel realizes she loves Marsden and follows him onto a boat super-hero style and publicly declares her love? So pointless. He wasn't leaving the country...she could have just met him for dinner and talked with him. This over-the-top scene ruined any chance I had of any cinematic believability.

If you like cute, mostly mindless romcoms, this will not disappoint.

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typical romantic comedy, 1 février 2008

Author: carlyS1919 de United States

I watch Grey's Anatomy every week so I guess I'm a bit of a Katherine Hiegel fan. I liked her in Knocked Up and she's decent in this film. In fact the whole cast is quite good. I just felt like I had seen this film before somewhere (or parts of it in different films). I guess I watched it because I'm getting married soon so I wanted to see the dresses in the film (and there are some amazing ones and some interesting ones for those who care about dresses). The audience didn't seem to laugh as much as I thought they would. This is not the same kind of film as Knocked Up and maybe people were expecting that. Otherwise, its a decent Tuesday-night date movie.

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A Bridesmaid's Tale, 11 mai 2008
Author: The_Vegetarian_Cannibal de Fraggle Rock

Romantic comedies are almost always predictable and follow similar story lines. I wasn't very keen on watching '27 Dresses'. Let's just say it's not my kind of film. But it turned out to be not too bad. While it does not exactly rank among the best of its genre, it has its own charm and that's one of the few things that make a romantic comedy likable. While the story isn't new, McKeena's writing offers some new devices and the dialogues are quite funny. Fletcher's storytelling is quite impressive too as he introduces the characters and then lets the events unfold. The layered characters Jane and Kevin are very real. I also like it when the leads are played by good actors who have hardly attempted to do films romantic comedies in the past and they manage to pull it off. Heigl and Marsden have the required chemistry. Both actors do a fine job. Katherine Heigl brings out the depth of her character with ease, while James Marsden is funny without going over-the-top. The sizzling Malin Akerman does well as the obnoxious Tess. Edward Burns's role doesn't require much but he's okay. Judy Greer is brilliant and she owns all her scenes. So what makes '27 Dresses' watchable is the chemistry between the actors, the funny lines, the presentation of the story, a nice soundtrack and its unique charm and sense of humour and the fact that it didn't bore me.

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Fun brain off entertainment, 18 avril 2008

Author: Gordon-11 de Hong Kong

This film is about a woman who is madly in love with her boss, and wants to get married. She has attended 27 weddings, but sadly none of which her own.

"27 Dresses" is more pleasant than I thought it would be. I was worried that I would have to see 27 weddings in the film, but fortunately I did not. Normally, in a romantic comedy it does not require much acting, but Katherine Heigl manages to put in good acting to portray her jealousy towards her sister. Katherine Heigl is sweet and adorable, and she has a quality that makes the viewers connect to her.

Though the romance subplot is predictable, it story is saved by the rivalry and jealousy between sisters. This subplot is told in a tabloid way, which is fun and entertaining. The ending, which features a lot of dresses, is sweet and symbolically complete. "27 Dresses" provides adequate brain off entertainment for the family.

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Mainstream romantic comedy, 12 février 2008

Author: MartianCreature de Redondo Beach, CA

Although this movie is a bit typical, it's still a breezy, light hearted romp, which is all it appears to be trying to do. It's got formulaic construction familiar in romantic comedies, yet it knows it's just harmless fluff and doesn't try to be anything more.

Kathryn Heigl is certainly the strength of the film, with an exuberant approach to her "hopeless romantic" always the bridesmaid character who longs for that special day of her own. The performance is playful and silly when needed, and sweetly honest in the more serious moments. The rest of the cast are all good, too; the personality collisions of various characters are usually well done. The sight gags involving the dresses are clever, and the story runs its course effectively.

There are weaknesses, such as the ugly, mean spirited, and out-of-place slide show sequence. The script could have accomplished the point which is made there in some better way.

Light popcorn fun. Like fast food, it probably won't stick with you for long, but it's good for some entertaining silliness. One thing I'm still wondering: how much would scuba-gear set back the wedding party members?

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Harmless, but pointless date movie, 20 janvier 2008

Author: gregeichelberger de San Diego

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If you've seen "Runaway Bride," My Best Friend's Wedding," "In Her Shoes" and/or "While You Were Sleeping," then there's really no point in seeing this newest romantic comedy, "27 Dresses," starring Katherine Heigl ("The Ringer," "Knocked Up," the TV series "Grey's Anatomy").

Bits and pieces of all the aforementioned films - as well as a few I have omitted - are culled to cobble together this tale of Jane (Heigl), sweet, innocent, long-suffering and a patsy. The term "always-the-bridesmaid" has never been more appropriate, as she has 27 ugly bridesmaids' dresses (hence the title) in her closet - one for every cheesy theme wedding she has attended.

Jane works for George (Edward Burns, "One Missed Call"), an environmentally-friendly, but hopelessly-naive boss who seems to be the only one in the office (or in the City of New York, for that matter), who cannot tell that Jane is totally in love with him.

Unfortunately, for this fledgling love affair, Jane's pretty, but self-centered sister, Tess (Malin Akerman, "The Heartbreak Kid," The Brothers Solomon"), enters the picture and sweeps George off his goofy feet.

While all of this is going on, Jane is practically being stalked by Kevin (James Marsden, "Superman Returns," the "X-Men" films), a wedding writer for a large New York publication. Assigned to cover Tess and George's nuptials (for SOME reason), he instead turns his attention to Jane and the fact she has been a bridesmaid 27 times.

When all of these situations collide, we're supposed to be amused, but I was just bored, having seen this plot (or variations of this plot) many times before.

Katherine Heigl is certainly a beautiful actress, and her Jane is very sweet and pure here, but she is not a strong enough lead to carry even this lightweight premise. She's no Julia Roberts; she's no Cameron Diaz; she's not even a Sandra Bullock.

Playing opposite comedians such as Johnny Knoxville and Seth Rogan was fine - since she was more of a supporting character - but here, she is the main cog of the movie, and it's a bit too much for her. There are some scenes in which she is just there to look sad or hurt or angry or rejected, and not an integral part of the action.

I also thought the love affair was forced upon us because it was expected. A twist at the conclusion would have been nice. Still overall, the movie is harmless and inoffensive, and will bring out all of the women (and many of their dates) who do not want to see "Cloverfield" at the cinaplexes over the next few weeks.

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