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Summary: I love this movie
Review: This is one of those rare movies that does not lose its charm after multiple viewings. Julia Roberts is a class act and Rupert Everett is hilarious as 'George'. Tomboy 'Jules' doesn't know what she wants - until someone else has it. Her best guy friend is about to marry 'Kimmy' (Cameron Diaz) and she sets out to sabotage their plans. But, in the end, she decides it would be a greater show of love to put his happiness first.
See this movie with your best friend and laugh your butt off at the restaurant sing-along!!
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Summary: sweetest movie ever
Review: i loved this movie. ok so im a guy but im also hopeless romantic. my 2 favorite parts of this movie were the end where she danced with george and when they were all singing say a little prayer for u. this was funny , sweet , and kimmys my ideal girl.
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Summary: Lots of fun
Review: Jules Potter is in love with her bdest friend Micheal, but he is about to marry someone else. Jules will do anything to mess up his big day. This movie is loads of fun and laughs. When they break out into song in one scene, you can't help but sing along. I love this movie and watch it often. It's one of my favorites with Roberts next to Pretty Woman.
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Summary: I don't normally like romantic comedies, but...
Review: Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) has everything that is required to be a romantic comedy heroine - wild hair, a huge smile, a gay best friend (Rupert Everett) and a dilemma in her love life. Her best friend/ex-boyfriend, Michael (Dermot Mulroney) has just called her out of the blue, leaving a message on her answermachine telling her to call him - urgently. Julianne remembers that years ago, she and Michael vowed to marry each other if they were both still single at 28. She's going to turn 28, and leaps to a happy conclusion. However, on returning his call, he drops the bombshell - he's getting married to somebody else. This weekend. Well, what's a girl to do? Armed with her afore-mentioned gay best friend, George, Julianne sets off to Chicago to see what she can do about breaking up the couple and securing Michael for herself. His fiancée, Kimmy (Cameron Diaz) is 20 years old and Barbie doll perfect. She doesn't even have a tiny flaw that Julianne can use against her. She is extra-super-nice to Julianne, giving her the position of Maid Of Honour within half an hour of meeting her and bringing all the defences down to admit to her that she is jealous of her relationship with Michael. Julianne is ruthless. She'll do whatever it takes to get Michael back - and she does a lot of it. She tries to embarrass Kimmy at a karaoke bar, but despite a terrible singing voice Kimmy has chutzpah and wins the audience around. In a bid to make Michael jealous, she convinces George to pose as her husband which he does with pizzazz (describing their first meeting, he muses wistfully, "I knew we'd end up like this - like some glittering Doris Day-Rock Hudson extravaganza"). And finally she writes a nasty email to Michael's boss, supposedly from Kimmy's father. This is the turning point of the movie. Up until now we have seen Julianne as the heroine and Kimmy as the foe who must be obliterated at all costs. And this is perhaps where we realise that maybe this isn't just another run-of-the-mill romantic comedy. But now, maybe we don't want Julianne to win any more. Maybe, just maybe, sweet Kimmy should be the one to end up with Michael. It's not so clear-cut now, and the script keeps us guessing until the end. Roberts gives a great performance here, making Julianne sympathetic even when we don't like her very much. She doesn't have much chemistry with Mulroney as Michael, but then nor does Diaz; perhaps this is the point of the movie. However it is Rupert Everett who manages to steal almost every scene he is in. It's very enjoyable, and slightly black - but only if you want to see that side of it. One to watch.
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Summary: Julia Roberts....is evil?
Review: Julia Roberts is an acerbic restaurant critic with just a few days to sabotage a boyfriend's wedding so she can grab the guy for herself. Flying to Chicago for the wedding, and keeping her agenda secret from all but her real best friend, Rupert Everett, she meets Kim (Cameron Diaz), her apparent rival. Impeccably sweet, pretty and noble, Kim latches onto Roberts' character clueless as to every plot thrown her way. Without an ounce of guile, and completely by accident, Kim manages to unwittingly outwit each scheme Roberts throws her way, forcing the critic to resort to ever crueler (and actually uninventive) plans. Dermot Mulroney plays the guy they fight over, though he seems too cold a guy to have ever fallen for Diaz's seemingly bottomless sunniness. Rupert Everett practically steals the movie as the only person Roberts is honest to...about anything. The humor doesn't depend so much on jokes as it does on Roberts' charachter confronting, if not at war with, the sweetness being bombarded on her from everybody in the wedding party. Still worth an evening of fun.
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Summary: My Best Friend's Wedding - ***1/2 Stars
Review: The institution of marriage is treated irreverentally from the onset in this romantic comedy, starting with an amusing musical number in which, through the medium of a saccharine song, an anonymous bride advises her bridesmaids and the audience on the best way to catch a husband. We then cut to the predicament of our protagonist: Julianne (Julia Roberts), a commitment-avoiding independent woman of the '90s, believes her best friend Michael ("Kansas City's" Dermot Mulroney) is going to ask her to live up to one of those pacts that movie characters tend to make--in which two friends agree to marry each other if they haven't met anybody else by a certain age. She worries about how to let him down but gets a shock when he instead asks her to fly down for his wedding to his new love, 20-year-old co-ed Kimmy ("Head Above Water's" Cameron Diaz). At this fall-on-the-floor moment, Julianne realizes that she wants to walk down the aisle with Michael, and decides to do whatever she can to break the duo up.
Unfortunately, her match-breaking mischief is not very fun or creative; at one point, she even admits that her ill-intentioned actions were "not even inventive," which seems to be more an apology from scripter Ron Bass than anything else. Mostly, though, the film suffers from a lack of a charismatic leading man. A guy would have to be pretty irresistible to incite a woman to go to such lengths to win him. But Michael is not very exciting and even a little boorish and insensitive.
Roberts and Diaz are both energetically exuberant as the dueling dames, but it's Rupert Everett ("Cemetery Man") who steals the show as Julianne's editor and second-best friend. He tries to help Julianne in her dilemma but becomes roped in as a fake fiance in a plan to make Michael jealous. But, in playful revenge, he creates a colorful persona for this faux beau, one who paws at Julianne and is prone to slap women's derrieres and burst into song. It's a nice surprise, as he's set up to be simply the friend who listens while the exposition is laid out; instead, he winds up chewing the scenery.
Although Everett definitely revivifies the proceedings, it's not quite enough. Because it's not shown what it is about Michael that's so great, there's no tension with regard to the outcome. Still, there are many humorous moments throughout, though some of the more outrageous segments seem too contrivedly wacky.
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Summary: Fun Romantic Comedy
Review: MY BEST FRIENDS WEDDING is a fun romantic comedy that stars Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Evert and Dermot Mulroney. The story involves Juliette (Julia Roberts), a food critic who realizes she loves her best friend Michael (Dermot Mulroney). Juliette finds out that Michael is getting married and decides to go to stop the wedding from happening, and to try to win him back. From the get go, Juliette is scheming to put a wedge between Michael and his fiancé Kimmy (Cameron Diaz). Her plans are often foiled and ultimately in the end, in a poignant moment, her friend George (Rupert Everett) asks her if she is chasing Michael and he is chasing Kimmy, who is chasing her? There are some real fun moments in the movie, like when Juliette pretends she is engaged to her gay friend in order to make Michael jealous. They end up singing "Say A Little Prayer" at breakfast. The movie is enriched by a great cast who have chemistry. Julia Roberts convincingly plays Juliette, who should be the enemy, but you end up rooting for her even through her hatched plans. Overall a fun romantic comedy fans of the genre should love.
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Summary: Julia Roberts as . . . Iago?
Review: Alternative Review Title: "It's a sculpture of the David" At the time of its release, this was one of the freshest, funniest screwball comedies in a long time. Having watched it on video a few years later, I find it unfortunate that some of the luster has worn off. Perhaps seeing it in a theater with a good crowd was the difference; perhaps it's actually noticing how much larger the cellphones in 1997 were than the ones today. (And what about in five more years . . . ?) This is not to say that it's not a good movie. It is, and the director and writer are to be commended for so many different, wonderful touches (the shadowed boat scene and smoking bellhop scene come to mind). Julia Roberts, beautiful and vibrant as always, shines as a New York food critic summoned on short notice by her best (male) friend, a former lover and possible soulmate (Dermot Mulrooney), to provide moral support at his wedding in Chicago. The plot revolves around Roberts' often backfiring efforts to break up the wedding and claim the groom for herself, usurping his rich, blonde, "perfect" fiancee Kimmie (Cameron Diaz), who may be more than she seems. Rupert Everett virtually steals the show as Roberts' gay friend George, who alternates between mildly assisting in the scheme and functioning as her counselor and conscience. A variety of characters, from the normal to the bizarre, round out the wedding party. (Note: the Amazon.com Essential Review is incorrect when it names Roberts' character as a Chicago food critic. It's clearly stated at one point that she's from NY, and she has to fly to the wedding. I mean, Chicago's big, but still . . .) A solid 3-1/2 to 4 star effort. Recommended for fans of Roberts and those looking for a film that incorporates both comedy and romance without quite being a romantic comedy--in other words, an energetic, bittersweet blend with a beautiful anti-heroine whose actions and motivations provoke sympathy and concern in equal measure. With music, dancing, singing, a chase in a bread truck and an ice sculpture of Michelangelo's David, this one just about has it all. A trustworthy rental or bargain purchase.
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Summary: GREAT romantic comedy that can be watched over and over!!
Review: I'm not the biggest Julia Roberts fan in the world, but I have yet to stumble across a film of hers which isn't purely great entertainment. And this little gem is no different. It's warm and fun, full of great laughs, sweet romantic moments, and irresistable characters. As Jules, Roberts sparkles with charm, and even though she screws up, you can't help but root for her in the end. Cameron Diaz is an absolute riot in this early role-I have yet to see her in a more charming, winning role.And Rupert Everett is simply flawless-his dry wit steals every scene he's in. This isn't "great cinema", but as far as light romantic comedies go, you can't go wrong with this one. Sure it's light and fluffy, but it's not dumb, and it never fails to touch you, and make you laugh. Loaded with heaps upon heaps of unforgettable scenes, this is everything a romantic comedy should be. If you're thinking of renting a light flick over the weekend, My Best Friend's Wedding fits the bill.Sweet, fun, intelligent comedy at its' best.
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Summary: My Best Friend's Wedding
Review: The actors in this film are great BUT if you are looking for a love story with a happy ending this is not it. If I were in the mood for just a story this one is great. I happened to be looking for a happy ending. Yes I know about reality, but I was in the mood to see Julia Roberts get some happiness. What I was looking for was disappointing. Too bad this type of film does not have a WARNING label (just my opinion). This one goes in the same catagory as Casablanca (Humphrey Bogart) and Roman Holiday (Audrey Hepburn).
Excellent talent and scenery. Just not my idea of a love story.
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