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27 Dresses
27 Dresses is not the movie to go watch on a guys night out. This one needs to be shared with someone that you need to score brownie points with, and it will score you lots. While this is a chick flick of note, there are some dodgy moments that you can appreciate, as well as eye candy in the form of Katherine Heigl.
The movie follows the story of Jane (Katherine Heigl) as she has to plan her sisters wedding to the man she loves, her boss. Throw in a hate-at-first-sight meeting to the person who happens to write the newspaper articles on weddings that she loves, and you have a great romp with no plot twists at all. Just the sort of thing that makes chick flicks successful.
The true star of the film, and the most memorable part is definitely the showing of the hideous bridesmaid dresses. Even I found most of them truly hideous and I have a serious fashion disability. In the end, lessons are learned, impromptu karaoke happens, and the right girl and guy get together.
Dodginess
27 Dresses manages a staggering 2 on the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man scale, only because of four scenes. The opening sequence in which Jane is a bridesmaid in two weddings on the same night, the aforementioned showing of the dresses, the slideshow at her sisters rehearsal dinner and by far the dodgiest moment in the film, the impromptu karaoke. Fortunately, before the karaoke starts, they are shown consuming copious amounts of alcohol. This makes the commencement of singing a little more believable, but not any less dodgy.
Rewatchability Rating
Not one you’re ever going to watch by yourself, but you may find yourself watching it more than once. On the plus side, it is possible to watch it repeatedly with no adverse effects. It gets a 3 on the rewatchability index.
Most Memorable Quote
Surprisingly, all three quotes occur in the same scene, “The showing of the dresses.” (that makes it almost sound exciting, like “the running of the bulls” although no one gets gored in this. After seeing the “Gone with the Wind” bridesmaid dress, the question is asked “What was the theme? Humiliation?” and in the conversation following “the showing of the dresses” about Jane’s life. “Don’t you have any needs?” “No I don’t. I’m Jesus.” A little sacrilegious, but we won’t let that bother us. The best line is “I feel like I just found out my favourite love song was written about a sandwich” I can understand, after all, I’ve had some great sandwiches.
Final Thoughts
27 Dresses is a fairly formulaic romcom, and will earn you many brownie points, especially if you suggest it. And it’s not a bad way to build up credit for that next superdodgy superhero movie that you know is just around the corner.