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Made of Honor (2008)
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Sydney Pollack, Chris Messina, Busy Philipps
Screenwriter: Adam Sztykiel, Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
Story: Adam Sztykiel
Producer: Neal H. Moritz
Composer: Rupert Gregson-Williams
Reviews
Made of Honour, as well as flaunting one of the most useless titular puns in the history of cinema, is rubbish.
This is an enjoyable romcom enlivened by strong performances from Dempsey and Monaghan.
While it's slickly made and just about charming enough to keep us engaged, there's not much that's fresh or new in this formulaic rom-com.
A strong opening, bursting with wit and vigour, gives way to a predictable, patronising and immensely lazy second half. Could have been so much more.
I felt like I was watching a fairy tale or something. It just didn't seem realistic at all.
The film just revels in gay jokes and marriage clichés. There's no actual awkwardness to Tom doing a traditionally female job, so they just call him gay over and over and over.
Made of Honor is like a paint-by-the numbers exercise in filmmaking, sealed with a misogynistic lacquer.
Comic desperation can be seen at alarmingly frequent intervals.
The fact that this is not in any way original isn't really much of a problem. The fact that it's completely awful is.
I know Julia Roberts, and you, Patrick Dempsey, are no Julia Roberts
For those who find 'My Best Friend's Wedding' too mentally taxing.
That we're now in such a safe sex cautionary era aside, turning a horny lecherous guy into Prince Charming is a tad more problematic than, say, transforming that mythic frog. A womanizer's guide to marital bliss.
Despite its predictability, the feature has enough satire and comedy to be entertaining.
I admit the need for a frequent romantic-comedy fix, but 'Made of Honor' left me totally unsatisfied.
Made of Honor takes zero liberties with the rom-com formula, but the delightful Michelle Monaghan makes walking down this aisle a treat.
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