My Best Friend's Wedding (Special Edition)

My Best Friend's Wedding (Special Edition)
by P.J. Hogan

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Actor: Cameron Diaz, Dermot Mulroney, Julia Roberts, Philip Bosco, Rupert Everett
Director: P.J. Hogan
Brand: SONY PICTURES HOME ENT
Producer: Bill Johnson
Producer: Gil Netter
Producer: Jerry Zucker
Producer: Patricia Cullen
Producer: Patricia Whitcher
Producer: Ronald Bass
Writer: Ronald Bass
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Georgian (Subtitled); Chinese (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Portuguese (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-28
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Sony Pictures

Movie Reviews of My Best Friend's Wedding (Special Edition)

Movie Review: Brilliant!
Summary: 5 Stars

The opening credits song/dance number foreshadows the outcome of the story. What could be better than purity personified, "Kimmy," who is willing to do more than simply "wear your hair just for him" and "do the things he likes to do?" She decides to drop out of school (I suppose if you are an heiress, you will never have to worry about supporting yourself) to marry constantly-on-the-road sports writer, Michael.
It's difficult to imagine that any man would not choose a grown-up, talented, confident, successful,and gorgeous "Julianne" over Kimmy except Julianne remains uncomfortable with "the yucky love stuff," despite her assurances to Michael that she has changed. Only when faced with her last opportunity to confess her feelings to Michael does she finally admit to being in love with him. Kimmy, on the other hand, has mastered "hugging, squeezing, kissing, and loving," even in public (as evidenced by the karaoke bar scene) unlike Julianne who consistently refuses to participate in PDA (i.e., public displays of affection). And, of course, to ensure audience ambivalence, Julianne resorts to some pretty nasty tricks to win Michael back. In the end, Julianne presumably mends her friendship with Michael but still has steadfast George (who is her de facto best friend).
Am I the only fan of this film who sees it as sexist commentary??? Nevertheless, I find the irony as irresistible as some of you find Kimmy.

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Summary of My Best Friend's Wedding (Special Edition)

WHEN A WOMAN'S LONG-TIME FRIEND SAYS HE'S ENGAGED, SHE REALIZES SHE LOVES HIM HERSELF... AND SETS OUT TO GET HIM, WITH ONLY DAYSBEFORE THE WEDDING.

One of the best romantic comedies of the 1990s, My Best Friend's Wedding not only gave Julia Roberts a delightful vehicle for her crowd-pleasing comeback, but it further distinguished itself by avoiding the conventional plotting of the genre. Julia plays a prominent Chicago restaurant critic whose best friend (Dermot Mulroney) is a former lover from her college days with whom she'd made a binding pact: if neither of them were married by the age of 28, they'd marry each other. Just when they're about to reach the deadline of their agreement, Mulroney arrives in Chicago to introduce Roberts to his seemingly perfect fianc?e (Cameron Diaz) and announce their wedding in just three days. That leaves the shocked Julia with just three short days to sabotage the wedding and marry the man she now realizes she's loved all along. With potential heartbreak waiting in the wings, she'll either get what she wants or pay the price for her selfish behavior, and Ronald Bass's cleverly constructed screenplay keeps us guessing to the very end. Rupert Everett scored rave reviews for his scene-stealing performance as Robert's gay friend who goes along with her scheming (but only so far), and even as she makes her character's needy desperation disarmingly appealing, Roberts wisely allows Diaz to capitalize on her charming time in the spotlight. As the romantic outcome remains uncertain, the viewer is held in a state of giddy suspense, and director P.J. Hogan pulls off some hilarious scenes (like a restaurant full of people singing the Dionne Warwick hit "I Say a Little Prayer") that could easily have fallen flat in the hands of a less talented filmmaker. It's no surprise that this was one of the box-office smashes of 1997. --Jeff Shannon

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