The redeeming thing - and it's really all in Heigl's performance - is that Jane knows she's a silly cliché, and spends most of the movie inwardly wincing at her own haplessness.
03/28/08 11:07 AM
27 Dresses (2008)
39 %
Reviews Counted: 133 Fresh: 52 Rotten:81 Average Rating: 5/10
Rated: 12A
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Theatrical Release: 27-03-2008
Synopsis:
Jane is idealistic, romantic and completely selfless – a perennial bridesmaid whose own happy ending is nowhere in sight. But when younger sister Tess captures the heart of Jane’s boss -- with whom she is secretly in love – Jane begins to reexamine her “always-a-bridesmaid….” lifestyle.... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Malin Akerman, Edward Burns, Melora Hardin
Director: Anne Fletcher
Screenwriter: Aline Brosh McKenna
Producer: Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Jonathan Glickman
Composer: Randy Edelman
Screenwriter: Aline Brosh McKenna
Producer: Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Jonathan Glickman
Composer: Randy Edelman
Reviews
Top Critic What a maddening waste of Katherine Heigl this insipid romantic comedy is.
03/28/08 10:25 AM
Top Critic
If you are looking for a bit of dippy romance at the cinema, this is worth trying on for size.
03/28/08 09:48 AM
The story requires an antagonist, so Jane’s sister is painted as a monster for most of the film. At the end, however, she is reshaped as Jane’s close friend and confidante. The film’s credibility crumbles like stale wedding cake.
03/28/08 09:31 AM
Top Critic Something old, something borrowed... but still an assured, perfectly decent popcorn pleaser that sees the limber, likeable Heigl consolidate her Knocked Up lustre. Add sparky his/her chemistry and you’ve got a well-turned-out chick flick.
03/28/08 08:37 AM
A palatable, frothy chick-flick confection with just enough fire in its belly to hold the attention and a star turn by Katherine Heigl, at heart this is as pleasantly vacuous as they come: 27 dresses and nothing going on.
03/28/08 08:27 AM
Top Critic There's no marks for originality and the dialogue doesn't actually fizz champagne-style but the comedy playing is solid with Heigl enjoying a late honeymoon period.
03/28/08 04:56 AM
hops along merrily enough thanks to an engaging turn from Heigl, who’s nailed the unusually-pretty-girl-next-door act while embracing physical and risqué comedy.
03/27/08 05:29 AM
Top Critic Cute, cute, cute. No bouquets for originality, but it pushes all the buttons of this mini-genre, and Heigl and Marsden ring dem bells.
03/27/08 05:15 AM
Top Critic The humour's lively and just irreverent enough to make you laugh without offending your mum.
03/25/08 03:15 AM
Top Critic Despite its standard rom-com structure and relatively superficial story, this film entertains the audience with the sheer charisma of the actors.
01/28/08 11:46 PM
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05/06/08 03:52 AM
Writer Aline Brosh McKenna's latest effort instructs women to be doormats for men who treat them like crap, because heaven forbid they wind up never getting married.
05/01/08 03:51 PM
Much like her character in Knocked Up, Heigl here just can't seem to keep her distance from guy trouble or her libido in check, every time she hits the booze at a convenient bar in the vicinity.
04/30/08 08:07 AM
This film uses the same formula, but it executes the formula better than most other romantic comedies do.
04/23/08 06:42 PM
Is Katherine Heigl the new Meg Ryan? The fitfully entertaining 27 Dresses suggests just that.
04/23/08 06:47 AM
Katherine Heigl proves she deserves leading-lady status in this predictable but entertaining romantic comedy...
04/11/08 09:49 AM
Though Kevin shows early signs of bucking formula, he is, in fact, the precise embodiment of same.
03/21/08 09:18 AM
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