Secure in its indie identity and wholly entertaining, The Groomsmen deserves hordes of filmgoers seeking quality alternatives to the bigger summer pictures.
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03/01/07
The Groomsmen (2006)
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Reviews Counted: 31
Fresh: 17
Rotten:14
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Consensus: Director and star Burns returns to his home turf -- dialogue-driven examinations of the relationships between men and women -- with uneven results.
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: In the same vein as Edward Burns's previous films (THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN, SHE'S THE ONE), THE GROOMSMEN explores the difference between getting older and growing up. Written, directed by, and starring Burns, the film takes place in the... [More]
Starring: Edward Burns, John Leguizamo, Brittany Murphy, John Mahoney
Director: Edward Burns
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10/30/06
A standard big-weekend-where- friends-gather-and- everyone-has- a-secret movie.
09/21/06
This is the movie I believe Burns has been trying to make since The Brothers McMullen, 11 years ago.
08/25/06
Traffics in such familiar territory as sibling rivalries, generational estrangements and broken dreams. But it slowly, sometimes too slowly, connects with the viewer.
08/25/06
It appears that as a filmmaker Burns is having as much difficulty maturing as his characters do.
08/23/06
Its realistic portrayal of an almost extinct small-town dynamic between friends and family is not to be missed.
08/19/06
The Groomsmen may be low-cal Cassavetes or Secrets and Lies for mooks, but Burns knows his turf. The marvel is that after seven films he's still finding fresh grass.
08/10/06
Ed Burns repeats himself in his familiar territory about people who are young and stupid.
08/07/06
The Groomsmen, while as corny as a Staten Island marriage proposal, rings true on many levels.
08/03/06
In a film of minor ambition, [the characters are] all worthy company.
07/26/06
What this is, is a typical film about nothing, which is what Burns likes to do best.
07/15/06
With the exception of the reliably wooden Burns, the ensemble is terrific.
07/14/06
Burns, without pretense or sappiness, wears a heart the size of Manhattan on his sleeve, and handles the movie's rollercoaster of emotion with immense skill.
07/14/06
The problem is that Burns -- who insists on writing all his own material -- isn't a very good writer.
07/14/06
Instead of whimsy there's nastiness, and instead of promising newcomers there's a cluster of formerly hot actors gone cold.
07/14/06
The Groomsmen captures a single, specific moment, when responsibilities await but adulthood is still unwelcome. If their predicament strikes a chord, you may want to join Burns' boys for their final hurrah.
07/14/06
The problem with Ed Burns' films is that the growth of the male characters...has been limited by a strict interpretation of what it means to be man.
07/14/06
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