Thanks so much forJulianne Potter (Julia Roberts), is a difficult food critic, who's been best friends with sports writer Michael O'Neal (Dermot Mulroney) for nine years, without realizing she's hopelessly in love with him.But when she gets a phone call from him informing her that he's getting married to the rich and lovely Kimberly Wallace (Cameron Diaz), she gets on a plane to Chicago with a covert plan to break up the wedding, and make Michael see that his place is with her."He adored ME for nine years." She tells her editor and friend George Downes (Rupert Everett), who -although gay- may harbor some secret feelings for her.When she arrives in Chicago, she is greeted by the glowing Kimmy who is only too eager to make her rival her best friend, and within ten minutes of meeting Julianne asks her to be her maid of honor.And when George visits her three days later (all her schemes are failing miserably up to that point), Julianne, on impulse, claims he's her fiance.It's a lie that unleashes one of the funniest set of subplots ever conceived in a romantic comedy.Rupert Everett, and Cameron Diaz shine like new pennies in their roles.They are positively radiant, and give the movie it's light.Julia Roberts is perfect as the scheming Julianne, whose actions get increasingly more desperate -and hilarious- as the story progresses.Dermot Mulroney is very well cast as Michael.He does a good job of conveying that he loves both women, and literary leaves the audience in suspense about which one he's going to chose.Relentlessly hysterical, and charming, this is one of the freshest most original comedies I can remember seeing.The ending (which in this case makes or breaks the movie), is as terrific as it is unpredictable:You'll never see it coming, yet it'll make you want to applaud.A stunning conclusion to a first rate story.Originally, Review #153Posted On: December 17, 2011

I love My Best Friend's Wedding. I don't know if IMDb gives more weight to the "jaded/cynical/edgy" vote because 6.3/10 (as at 19 October 2016) is hard to believe (with nearly 100,000 votes). Amazon has My Best Friend's Wedding at 4.3/5, and that's more like it at least.This was Julia Roberts's comeback movie (just like The Truman Show was Jim Carrey's comeback film) and both movies have one thing in common...an Australian Director. PJ Hogan directed My Best Friend's Wedding, and Peter Weir helmed The Truman Show.My Best Friend's Wedding doesn't have a conventional, happy Disney- type ending, it's quite a somber ending, but still uplifting and I guess realistic. All the characters hold their own. Rupert Everett (George) owns this movie and I read in his book that the original script only had a few lines for him, but his incredible and magnetic performance encouraged the production to thankfully enlarge his role.I especially like the scene where George leads a stirring rendition of I say a little prayer in a restaurant.

My Best Friends Wedding stars Julia Roberts,a woman who falls in love with her best friend(played by Dermot Mulroney). Problem is however he is engaged to be married to someone else called Kimberly(played by Cameron Diaz)who Robert's best friend is in love with. So Roberts teams up with her gay friend played by Rupert Everret(who also starred with Diaz in that 2004 animated film Shrek 2) to help her stop her best friend(and the man she secretly loves)not to marry Kimberly. But will she change her mind?Bottom line I really liked this film. The story has been done to death before as in 2008 Patrick Dempsey starred in a film similar to it called Made Of Honor,the cast is good I was always a fan of both Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz and as for the rest it was pretty good too.Not Oscar material here but it is an enjoyable flick. B+

From what I've read here on IMDb this one split the vote straight down the middle, seems you either love it or loathe it. I found a lot to admire and little to dislike. It comes out of a long tradition that dates back to the earliest talkies; attractive, affluent people, living in luxurious apartments/houses, wearing expensive clothes, dining in expensive restaurants and generally being charming and romantic. We've been there with Cary Grant and Irene Dunne, Grant and Katherine Hepburn, Grant and Ingrid Bergman, Fred and Ginger, Claudette Colbert, Audrey Hepburn, Franchot Tone, Bill Holden, Doris Day, Rock Hudson and now the new generation, epitomized here by Julia Roberts. The story is relatively unimportant, all we ask is twelve reels of escapism, a set piece or two, a song or two, lots of laughter balanced by the odd tear, a soufflé' that segues into a lemon mousse and sends us out into the night with a smile on our face and warmth in our heart. This one delivers as well as any and better than most.