Made of Honor (2008): Dir: Paul Weiland / Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Sydney Pollack, Kevin McKidd, Kathleen Quinlan: Durable romantic comedy about integrity. Patrick Dempsey plays a bachelor who only dates. Michelle Monaghan plays his best friend who goes to Scotland on business only to return with an engagement ring. This bothers Dempsey who accepts the offer to be her maid of Honor in hopes of possibly breaking off the engagement. Setup establishes their friendship but it becomes predictable with director Paul Weiland using great Scottish scenery. Dempsey and Monaghan have fine chemistry. Dempsey grows to realize that his friendship with Monaghan is worth more than the surface and seeks union. She is blind to his feelings due too a long friendship. We know they will end up together but it works because we believe in the friendship theme. Kevin McKidd plays the Scottish fiancé and thankfully the role isn't the stereotypical competitive boyfriend but rather a normal guy set to be cheated. Sydney Pollack as Dempsey's often married father needed more screen time. This became his final role but far from his best. Kathleen Quinlan also seems above the material having done better in superior films. It isn't broad storytelling but it is great to see marriage and friendship that is honoured and applauded as opposed to be subject to mockery. Score: 6 ½ / 10

... 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?

OK, so I can't totally rubbish this film, it had its sweet and funny moments. However, as a Scot, I actually found the Scottish references and the depictions of Scottish life really quite stereotypical and really do hope that this isn't how we are viewed but the rest of the movie-going world.Whereas, as a nation we are steeped in culture and the location used is, what I can only guess, in the Highlands, may I point out the we Scots are just as developed as those who live in America, France, Canada and the likes. Our cities are thriving metropolises and we are certainly not backwater as this film suggests. We don't all wear kilts and drink whiskey; I have never heard of a Highland Games being a tradition for a groom deserving his bride and I feel that the way we have been portrayed as a nation is horrible.Anyway, rant over.

A 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".