My Best Friend's Wedding

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I didn't like this film. The whole premise of a woman setting out to sabotage and destroy her best friend's wedding. Okay, so Julia Roberts plays the conniving woman - I guess that is supposed to make us fall in love with her and forget all the havoc she is wreaking. I for one didn't find it funny. In fact, most of the film annoyed me. Including, and especially, the stupid sing-along songs and those idiot twins. Okay, so they try to redeem the bad plot by having Julia not be successful in the end and we are all supposed to forgive her for being so ruthless - right? Wrong - it just didn't work for me. Not funny. Not funny. Still not funny...

As a rule, I never watch Hollywood mainstream movies, but this time I went to see this because I liked the trailer and because I was in the mood for some light-hearted fun. What's more, I knew the writer is the same of "Muriel's Wedding" (one of my favourite films of all times), so I had great expectations. But, alas, this film was a huge disappointment! I absolutely disliked it. The plot was boring, silly and inconsistent. Not even Rupert Everett could save this awful film. Definitely, Hollywood did no good to P.J. Hogan's work. This was so different from that little gem that was "Muriel's Wedding". After watching this film, I made two resolutions: never to watch another Hollywood romantic comedy and never to watch another film starring Cameron Diaz.

I can't believe some of the negative comments I read from other contributors reviewing this movie. I own this movie on video and have seen it many times and have enjoyed it each and every time. I think this is easily one of the best comedies to come out of the 90s and I actually place it on my personal best films ever list. I can't see what people don't like about this movie. First of all, these people who question how can they like a movie where the main character is so rotten just cracks me up. First of all, it's a movie people, it's not real life. Second of all, Julia Roberts' character is not a rotten person. Her character simply gets wrapped up in the moment and loses her judgment momentarily (it's a COMEDY people!!). Near the end of the movie her best friend played by Rupert Everett even asks her if she's sure she's acting out of love or out of some desire to win. I think the movie clearly shows that Julia's character and her long time friend and one time boyfriend played by Dermot Mulroney have had a long and deep friendship and that there are certainly strong feeling between the two. The fact that they made a pact years ago that if both were unmarried by the time they turned 28 they would marry each other underscores this. The movie plays itself out that Julia's character has basically always re-assured herself that if she weren't to find some knight in shining armor she would always have her old boyfriend who she does love (just not in a romantic way anymore, though she takes the length of the movie to realize this) to marry. The movie is extremely well directed. The blocking (where the actors stand in relation to the camera) and what is shown/revealed either to the audience or to other characters is top notch. The pacing is great with hardly a slowdown in the entire movie. Those times the movie does lessen the pace for a moment are to showcase a tender moment between Julia & Dermot. A particularly bittersweet scene is when Julia & Dermot share an afternoon taking a cruise through Chicago's downtown river. They share a song, a hug and look into each other's eyes and we as the audience wait to see if they profess their true love for each other, but the moment passes as they pass under a bridge and into the shadows and we realize that moments are fleeting and love can be fickle. The music is awesome in the movie with so much of it throughout the movie that the movie almost plays like a mini musical with various songs being sung in parts by characters throughout the movie. Rupert Everett is hysterical as the gay male friend and Dermot Mulroney is totally underrated in his thankless role as the put-upon groom. Cameron Diaz gives one of her best performances as the cute as a button bride. This is an outstanding example of what a mainstream, big Hollywood studio movie can be. Buy this movie. You'll enjoy it over and over for many years to come.

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I really liked this film. i thought it was fun and funny. it was an enjoyable watch and i recommend this film to everyone!

Rupert Everett is wonderful! His character is charming and funny and believable. The luncheon scene with him bringing the whole restaurant into the song is marvelous. The rest of the film was silly and stilted and disappointing.

I love Julia Roberts and I wanted to like this movie so badly. But her character is just not likable and at the end you don't even want her to get the guy. So in that respect the ending was the only one that made sense. On the other hand he wasn't really that likable either.. It kind of annoys me that nothing really changed throughout the movie. Her situation in the beginning is the same as in the end. He doesn't even once really doubt his feelings about his fiancé and ends up marrying her. So what really was the point of it all? I give it 7 stars because of the actors and their great performances - especially Julia Roberts. And because it was entertaining. But I have to say I did expect more from this movie since I've always been told that it's a classic and a must-see.

Jules and Michael are the best of friends. When Michael announces that he's going to marry Kimmy, Jules gets really jealous and tries to break off the wedding. Julia Roberts gives quite a good performance here as Jules, but Cameron Diaz who plays Kimmy does not and is really annoying here. Not as bad as Rupert Everett though, who is really bad. Everett is a terrible actor, who keeps playing the same role over and over again. Someone stop him! My Best Friend's Wedding is a good romantic comedy. The musical interlude at the beginning is nice too. I give My Best Friend's Wedding a 5/10.

I liked this movie a lot! It is both fun and sad; it awakens strong emotions and leave you with a feeling that you have experienced something important - in spite of all the Hollywood "sugar". Beautiful people, lavish props, staging, extras etc., high-budget, good visuals, fresh colours, many fine details to look at. But most of all I liked the ending. I am glad that the ending, just for once, was unhappy (for the heroine). Because that is what often happens in real life, and you have to go on even when you have lost - or never won - the person that you think about as the love of your life. Movies with "unhappy" endings - but which still show a heroin or hero who is coping with that - give comfort and inspiration for yourself to go on, too.