Movie Review: 27 Dresses

I've been trying to write a review of this movie for about three weeks now with no avail. (But I have GOT to get this terrible back-log of unfinished posts alleviated.. so here we go).

I was really excited about it. I'm a fool for fun chick movies. They make me smile, and that, in my opinion is well worth ten dollars of my getting-bitched-at-by-customers-all-day-long money. Well worth it.

I went to an early showing the week before it opened, got into the absolutely packed theatre, wedged myself between two middle-aged women, and sat back. And enjoyed myself. It was cute. I smiled and laughed pretty much the whole way through. And so did the entire damn theatre.

27 Dresses is a cute movie. There, I fucking said it. It's cute.

So why was I having trouble writing about it? The reviews. The reviews were all-around terrible on this one. Now, I know, mot people would just say "don't listen" but I am just not that sensible or mature. Plus, I personally read reviews to get a general feel for how a movie plays out. I've passed on a number of movies because I heard they were crap, and they turned out to be. Basically, the reviews were pissing me off and pushing my back against a wall.


What Worked: The main heroine was great. I liked her. I'd be friends with her. There's a reason 27 very diverse women asked her to be a bridesmaid, and it's not just because she's kind of a wedding doormat. She's also nice! She's nice and sweet and friendly and loves weddings. I didn't think she, or her obsession with weddings was at all cheesy. She's in love with the fairy tale, and until it happens, she'll be a part of other people's fairy tales.

My favorite bits involved Benny and the Jets, the cab driver, the hilarious best friend, the bridesmaid dress montages (I'm a montage whore!), and the continuous appropriate and warranted use of profanity. That last one? Yeah, whenever I found myself thinking What a bitch!" or "That guy's an asshole" the main character would go ahead and back me up. Out loud. It was awesome.


What didn't Work so Well: James Marsden was hardly cute at all. I know?! How is that possible?! (Side Note: One of the best parts of the film "The Heights" involves Marsden tearfully confessing to his fiance that long before he met her, he once had an affair with a notoriously slutty male photographer and she's comforting him and all "Honey, of course he wanted to sleep with you, look at you!" She ain't wrong. The man's pretty.)


The romance was pretty lame and underdeveloped. Also, the male lead was kind of an ass. A shabby ass too. At one point, the female lead is looking for him at a wedding and I'm just sitting in my chair mentally screaming "He's not hard to find! He's the asshole in jeans! He's always the asshole in jeans! He gets paid to attend weddings and he fucking always wears jeans! Because he's an asshole!" Which is not to say that I totally hated his character either, because I didn't.

Also, the title is really lame and that poster is just fucking terrible.


Overall: I thought it was cute, harmless, inoffensive girly fun.