27 Dresses (Widescreen Edition)
by Anne Fletcher
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Actor: Brian Kerwin, Edward Burns, James Marsden, Katherine Heigl, Melora HardinDirector: Anne Fletcher
Brand: Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.40:1
Running Time: 111 minutes
Published: 2008-04-01
DVD Release Date: 2008-04-29
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Movie Reviews of 27 Dresses (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: I'll See This Movie 27 Times!!
Summary: 5 Stars
"27 Dresses" is the best romantic comedy I've seen since "The Holiday." Katherine Heigl is a star who keeps rising with each movie. She has come a long way since performing in horror fare such as "The Bride of Chucky" and "Valentine." The uttered the word "gorgeous" when I first saw her. She has the perkiness and cuteness of Sandra Bullock and Julia Roberts all rolled up into one. The handsome James Marsden of "The Notebook" is a star in his own right. Together, Marsden and Heigl make the most attractive couple I've seen since Alec Baldwin and Kim Bassinger.
In "27 Dresses," Heigl is Jane Nichols who is the proverbial "always the bridesmaid but never the bride." She has been a bridesmaid 27 times. Jane has a secret crush on her cute boss George (Edward Burns of "The Holiday" and "Life or Something Like It"). Unfortunately, he is smitten by Jane's "overbearing, overindulged" sister, Tess. Unable to say "no" to anyone, Jane must plan her sister's wedding to the man she loves. Then she meets the cynical Kevin Doyle who hates weddings. Unknown to her, he writes tearful, heart-warming wedding articles for the Commitments section of the New York Times under the pseudonym, Malcolm Doyle; she is his number one fan. Later, she feels betrayed when she discovers he's written an article about her having been a bridesmaid 27 times.
"27 Dresses" reminded me of "How to Lose a Man in 10 Days." There is a since of betrayal and dishonesty involving a written article that reveals someone`s weaknesses. It also reminded me of "The Wedding Planner." It's difficult to plan weddings and not be the one who's getting married, like building race cars and not being able to drive them in competition.
"27 Dresses" was an uplifting, emotional movie. I laughed and I cried. It's about having fun and being yourself and letting go of old hurts and pains and learning to live for the future. Beautiful, romantic locales and a great soundtrack make "27 Dresses" even more special.
"While You Were Sleeping" (starring Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman) was one of my favorite romantic comedies. I've seen it more times than I can remember. I never thought I'd find a movie on a par with that one. Now I have, with "27 Dresses."
Summary of 27 Dresses (Widescreen Edition)
27 DRESSES - DVD MovieKatherine 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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