Thrties screwball Hollywood comedy at its finest built up nonsense physical comedy sequences having no apparent connection to the ridiculous premise culminating in a seemingly tacked on ending not necessarily following from the plot. What is best introduced into this otherwise contemporary romantic comedy are some brilliant physical comedy sequences any time matching fine thirties screwball unfortunately marred by a too logical ending one can guess minutes from the opening credits. There are excellent photography end editing and fine character sketches in the supporting cast. What is lacking in my opinion is the casting of mild talking hunk Patrick Dempsey this time no longer a successful second male banana now the often seeming fish out of water leading man not always up to the ludicrous pace and tone of what is being filmed. Thirties screwball was certainly in many ways as risqué as anything today allowing the public at large into the auditorium. This is not always true of millennium romantic comedy in this case the bride's grandma tricked into wearing something not appropriate as her party necklace and unsuitable language beyond the obvious risqué visuals among them male and female performers both filmed in undergarments. The promise in many ways of movie excellence delivers this in some aspects yet merely mundane multiplex cinema expectations in others.
... View MoreI remember having watched this movie when it was released... I just didn't remember that I hated it till today when I re-watched it. There was nothing redeemable in this film whatsoever. Storyline - predictable at best, cast-forced chemistry if even, has the film-maker ever been to Scotland? I mean seriously? I read one review or message board thread about the movie being 'offensive to Scotland' and to that I can only say; in order for you to offend me I have to first care what you think....... there was no way this movie was taken seriously as a representation of Scotland and in that way cannot be offensive-let it be a comedy of stupidity on the part of the creators and we'll all laugh AT them not WITH them. And Patrick Dempsey is excellent at playing the a$$hole, he nails it- nothing is ever his fault,it's all about him, make sure he gets what he wants all the time-he plays it so well it's hard to ever look at him without feeling disgusted, like he must be like that in real life and be so self-absorbed he doesn't even realize what an dick he is....... I refuse to believe that is true OMG..... I just finished watching this and feel like I'm about to barf. So incredibly stupid and if I wasn't convalescing I would never have bothered...HATE, yes, I'm using the word HATE about this movie...... HATE very strongly......
... View More... as I Scot, I would be highly offended! I've only been to Scotland once but even without an actual visit, one - and especially the script writers, producers, and the director - should know better. I guess one cannot expect an "assembly line" (for the lack of a better word) production to contribute to cultural awareness, right? In regard to the movie's content, it is highly predictable in its story line, unimaginative, and, as mentioned before by others, nothing new. I've seen my share of shallow movies and most of them I can enjoy but this movie is not worth anyone's time. I do have to admit that one-third through the movie I remembered I'd watched it before but completely forgotten about it - how is this for a reference?
... View MoreA truly awful film, "Made Of Honor" should've been in contention for Razzi awards. It is so awfully made by the numbers for the masses that you'll be hard-pressed not to turn it off fairly quickly. We stuck it out through truly sad attempts at comedy and some of the worst screen-writing dull as ever. (spoilers) The story starts out relevant, but throws the whole thing out about 15 min into the run-time. It loses any weight after that, and you've got inane gossipy dialog milked for as much honey as possible, and terrible group-hug basketball pick-up games with supposed guy-talk. You can guess the outcome and story right after the 15 min prologue, and that sets off 4-alarm trash-heap sirens. Skip this complete turkey. If you're looking for a better movie of the same genre catch "The Proposal".
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