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Perennial bridesmaid Jane always puts the needs of others before her own, making her the go-to gal whenever someone needs help with wedding plans. After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, Jane wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with.
27 Dresses is formulaic, predictable and unoriginal, but romantic comedies would be burned at the stake if they didn't follow the strict guidelines above - it's almost kinda fun seeing it hit all of its marks.
Well cast, slickly produced and performed with enough spirit to somewhat counterbalance its frequently stupendous lack of originality and plausibility. Still not quite good enough, though...
October 18, 2008
Ebert & Roeper
Talk about setting the woman's movement back by about a half-century.
January 22, 2008
Salon.com
The biggest disappointment of 27 Dresses is that it inhabits a Harlequin romance New York City, one remarkably short on homosexuals and divorce.
there's a desire to see their characters displaced into a better film with more on its mind than to be better than it should be because of its casting director.
hops along merrily enough thanks to an engaging turn from Heigl, who's nailed the unusually-pretty-girl-next-door act while embracing physical and risqué comedy.