Best Men

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Summary: WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE
Review: BEST MEN surprised me very much; I wasn't expecting such a delightful, if a little bit depressing, movie. Directed by Tamra Davis with a keen eye on characterization and humor, this movie is one of those you smile most of the time, and have a good time with its surreal and zany plot.
Luke Wilson plays Jesse, a convict getting out of prison after a theft, and who is getting married to his sweetheart, Hope (Drew Barrymore). Along for the ride are his best friends (Dean Cain as a former Green Beret, who is gay; Mitchell Whitfield as the lawyer Saul, who was Wilson's lawyer; Andy Dick as the nerdy Teddy, who is in a bad marriage; and Sean Patrick Flannery, who plays Billy and is secretly the philanthropic bank robber known as Hamlet because he spouts off lines from the play when he robs the banks. Billy doesn't tell his buddies that he's planning on robbing a bank before the wedding, but one thing leads to another and all the men are holed up in the bank with the local sheriff (Fred Ward) who also happens to be Billy's father! Soon, the inevitably nasty FBI comes in, headed by the sadistic and cold agent, played with malevolent glee by the durable and dependable Raymond J. Barry (Dead Man Walking, The Chamber).
The movie moves from some very humorous scenes to a devastating finale. This dramedy works because the performances are top notch and the script while manipulative is honest. Brad Dourif gives one of his best performances since "Cuckoo's Nest" as the mentally challenged Vietnam vet. Fred Ward, Dean Cain, Sean Patrick Flannery and Mitchell Whitfield are also excellent. It's the best work I've seen Cain do.
The movie entertained me immensely, and I would recommend it to audiences who enjoy a dramatic comedy! Or is it a comic drama?
Cheers!

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Summary: Never Rob A Bank On You're Wedding Day!!!
Review: Hi, I'm 13 years old!
The reason I've said that I'm 12 is it doesn't go to my age!
Anyway.......................
Best Men is one of my favourite all time movies!!!
I love the way it sought of tells the story of these young guys and a girl who is gonna marry one of them!
Even though the rest of the characters were good, I absolutely fell in love with the character of Lt. John "Gonzo" Coleman! He's a character who's. .well, he's funny without meaning to be, if you know what I mean!
If you like a film with boys, comedy, disgruntled soldiers, good soundtracks and a good script, this is the one for you!!!

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Summary: a Drew fan
Review: I bought this movie because Drew Barrymore is in it and I'm collecting all her movies. I watched it for the first time today and to tell you the truth the end was a little to sad for what I thought it was gonna be.
To quote the back of the movie:
"Hope's (Barrymore) big mistake on her wedding day was sending the groomsmen to collect her jailbird fiance Jesse (Wilson) from Prison. For on the way from the penitentiary, the best man, Billy (Flanery), decides he needs a little cash infusion from the town bank...so he holds it up! But's it's not long before all of the groomsmen are held up - when the cops surround the place! And since neither hell nor high water will stop Hope from having her day...she rushes in to join her fugitive wedding party, at the risk of spending her honeymoon - not to mention the rest of her life- behind bars."
It was a wonderful cast of Drew, Luke Wilson, Dean Cain, Andy Dick, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Mitchell Whitfield. A good description of this movie is a different kind of shotgun wedding.

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Summary: Drew's in this movie, but barely...
Review: I received this DVD as a gift. The person who bought this knows that I am absolutely NUTS over Drew Barrymore. Even thought Drew is on the cover her actual role in the movie is minor. Her role here is comparable to her role in "Donnie Darko." The movie does start off a bit tepid and ends with a punch. Watch and listen carefully for there are some shocking surprises. I will say that the movie is well made and engrossing. However, if you must buy this movie, buy it for the fun of watching it and not for solely for seeing Drew.

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Summary: Dean Cain once again plays the "gay" character
Review: I'm surprised after the well received TV Series "Superman", Dean Cain can now only find roles in B-rated films. More suprisingly is the frequency Dean Cain plays a gay character once again. The movie as a whole was funny at times, but definitely a cable only viewing. Not once does Dean Cain even take off his shirt, which would have added to the character's development and my enjoyment. The idea of the "son" quoting Hamlet bored me to death. This movie needed the giant Monty Python foot to squish some characters for a good laugh thus improving the quality and rating of this film.

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Summary: A funny love story with a criminal edge
Review: This self-consciously quirky flick alternates between being a coming-of-age comedy and a hostage drama; unfortunately, viewers don't always get the best of both worlds.

It's a special day for Jesse Reilly (Hottie Luke Wilson) in more ways than one. Not only is it the day he gets out of jail after three long, hard years but it is also the day he gets married to his long suffering girlfriend, Hope (Barrymore). When his four best buddies -Pollock (Andy Dick), Military Stud Muffin, Buzz Thomas (Super Hottie Dean Cain), Billy Phillips (Sean Patrick Flannery) and Sol Jacobs (Mitchell Whitfield) meet him at the prison gates all dressed up in their dinner suits and bow ties, Jesse knows life can still be sweet, that is until Billy decides to rob the town bank because he needs a little. With spectacular stunts, great action, sparkling dialogue, and some unexpected twists, Best Men is a must-see action comedy.

Hoping for a fresh start, Jesse grows impatient with Billy, who unbeknownst to any of his friends, is the notorious "Hamlet Robber," who quotes Shakespeare as he conducts stick-ups and whose Robin Hood ways have made the Hamlet Robber very popular with the public, makes two dubious decisions when he decides to pull off this particular robbery. He decides to knock over a bank owned by his own father, Sheriff Bud Phillips (Fred Ward), and to involve his unwitting friends. While they recover from their shock, a standoff inside the bank has escalated into a hostage crisis.

Shots are exchanged and Teddy is wounded. Seeing an opportunity to nab the notorious Hamlet Robber, the FBI claims jurisdiction over Sheriff Phillips, who had the volatile situation contained. Bride-to-be Hope bursts through the barricade, the small-time robbery quickly transforms into a major fiasco leading to the lovebirds into exchanging their vows at the bank, and the FBI their witnesses!

Jesse demands that a preacher marry them; unfortunately, the reverend turns out to be a federal officer. After a shoot out with the preacher, who gets winged, the possibility of a peaceful resolution fades further away. Although the Feds grant Billy's request for an escape bus, the authorities bide their time. Can Billy's confederates anticipate the FBI's plans and vamoose to freedom without further casualties? This annoyingly sincere, let's-try-anything serio-comedy is a dog-eared trek through DOG DAY AFTERNOON territory. It tries to invest its characters with the weight of tragedy, and then consistently dilutes the story's serious aspects with broadly comic interludes.

Frankly, I wouldn't have seen this movie if it didn't star Dean Cain. When I first looked at the cover of video at blockbuster...I thought, hmm ok another cheesy movie...but it has Dean Cain, and surprisingly, it wasn't cheesy at all.

You might find this movie a bit "strange" at first... (What IS this movie??) but as the movie goes on and races towards the end, it becomes so powerful that you can't leave you seat until after the movie is over.

This movie has SOOOO MANY issues in it, and it sometimes feels like "too much".(Although, I personally liked the speech by Vietnam war veteran- he exactly knew what to say to Dean Cain's "Buzz") and in the end, it all comes down to one most valuable thing in the world.

Love, of course.

Best friends risking their lives, no actually sacrificing their lives just for their friend's happiness and sweet love.

The very talented Sean Patrick Flannery is ostensibly the film's star, but it's truly an ensemble piece with its share of ensemble-piece problems. Each character has his own story line - Buzz's dishonorable discharge and the "don't ask, don't tell" secret that haunts him; Pollock's wish for a more exciting life than his ho-hum marriage, Billy's falling out with his father and all of his daddy issues; and Sol Jacobs and his guilt over not doing everything he could to keep Jesse out of jail - but it's difficult to believe these characters would be together in any way, let alone be best friends. The only realistic portrayal of friendship comes between Billy & Buzz, when Billy delivers a gut wrenching soliloquy letting buzz know that no matter what, their friendship will outlast everything. The other friendships feel a bit contrived. No matter: The film has some solid performances and a surprising measure of wisdom, making this entertaining - and highly relevant - look at male friendships in contemporary life.