20th Century Fox | 2008 | 105 mins | Rated PG-13 | Apr 29, 2008
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.
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Product Details
Edward Burns, Melora Hardin, Katherine Heigl, Brian Kerwin, James Marsden
Anne Fletcher
AC-3, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
English
Cantonese, Chinese, English, French, Korean, Spanish
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)
2.40:1
1
Rated PG-13
20th Century Fox
April 29, 2008
111 minutes
72 Customer Reviews
Customer Reviews
Light & Breezy & Lots of Fun
By Cubist, (United States) - April 29, 2008
If you’re a fan of weddings you’ll laugh along to the affectionate pokings and proddings that 27 Dresses takes at the wedding industry. If you hate them, you’ll like the potshots it takes. Depending on how you feel about weddings, you’ll either see them through Kevin’s (James Mardsen) eyes or through Jane’s (Katherine Heigl) but both points-of-view are represented equally in this delightful time waster.
Also included are three deleted scenes. The first one sees Jane trying to get a cab in New York (good luck) and was wisely cut. The best of the bunch sees Jane, her best friend (Judy Greer) and Tess’ best friend trying on bridesmaid dresses. The interaction between the three of them is amusing. Finally, there is a scene where Jane and Tess retrieve George’s dog from a pound which seems out of place in the film and was also wisely cut. […]
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