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The people who wrote, directed and produced this movie would do well to take a crash course in Cukor, Capra, Hawks etc. Lazy, unimaginative writing and directing yield a script full of cliches and characters whose motivations abruptly shift directions with no justification whatsoever. Not at all believable.

Yet another romantic comedy with a cutesy premise. We all know what this movie is about. You either want to see it or you don't. I could say how the humor was insightful, and the characters had depth, but would you believe me? 3 stars = The ball is in your court

I'll admit it. Despite being a somewhat cynical, heterosexual male, I do have a soft spot for romantic comedies. I am certainly willing to shoot down the ones that are absolute crap, such as Kate and Leopold, or Maid in Manhattan, but I also have a very hard time turning You've Got Mail off when it comes on my HBO. So armed with a light, since-Roswell crush on Katharine Heigl and a close lesbian friend who serves as a great fake girlfriend, I found myself at a screening of 27 Dresses, the new romantic comedy from writer Aline Brosh McKenna. The movie has not been very well reviewed, and I went in with very low expectations. With that in mind I did enjoy it. I have not been very impressed with the slate of RomComs that have been dumped on us in the past few years, with such absolute drivel as Must Love Dogs and A Lot Like Love, but I was able to enjoy 27 Dresses despite a couple of script errors, and the blatant even to me anti-feminist notion that the importance of its protagonist as a person seems entirely wrapped up in whether or not she can find herself a husband. An odd contrast from McKenna's previous film, the adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada, which commented on the struggle of women to hold power without isolating themselves from human connection. A few things are out of whack in the script; I am willing to overlook the flawed logistics of the opening sequence where Heigl hires a cab to commute her between two simultaneous weddings, as it is an effective way of showing us the lengths she will go to in an effort to give every bride she knows what they need for their weddings. However, one major plot point of the movie is that Marsden, as a writer for the "Commitments" section of a popular newspaper, attends weddings and interviews the bridal parties for his column, yet Heigl, the maid of honor at a wedding he is writing about in the beginning, does not know who he is when they meet. Also, Heigl's character is painted as having basically no social life, being at the beck and call of her boss whom she secretly loves, yet she apparently knows enough people to have been the maid of honor or at least a very involved bridesmaid in 27 weddings so far. Where exactly did she meet all these other women, when it seems her only friend in the world is the perennial best-friend Judy Greer (brilliant, as always, I should add.) The reason why it does work is the chemistry between Heigl and the male romantic lead James Marsden, who I am rarely a fan of, which is an actual believable romantic connection, unlike the attempted chemistry between original object of Heigl's affection, Edward Burns, and her sister played by the human bobblehead doll Malin Akerman (seriously, what school of acting did she go to that taught her your head must always move whilst talking?) As much as I am a fan of Burns, I really only think he works as a tough Irish cop or taxi driver, and always seems to fall short as someone who is supposed to actually be loveable. The movie makes use of two way over-done RomCom staples, that being the clothing-montage and the group singing scene, yet somehow they both work and do more than just fill time between banter. I will confess to being something of a sucker for an earned sing-along scene; I will defy any one to try and shake my love of a bus full of 70's musicians singing Tiny Dancer, and indeed I quite enjoyed this movie's rendition of Benny and the Jets. The sing along scene, which takes place in an upstate New York dive-bar, also contains perhaps my favorite extras in any movie ever, so noticeable in how much they are enjoying the singing of Marsden and Heigl that I began to watch them more than the leads. One thing the movie does that I found myself very impressed by is that in the climax, our protagonist does something that is absolutely wrong of her to do, regardless of how awful her sister is. Typically in a movie such as this, a move in the same part of the script is something done with the best intentions or even more often, as is the case of most Ben Stiller moviesRye Silverman, the result of things happening that make their own efforts fall apart, Heigl's character does something that is nothing short of personal sabotage, and I have to give a bit of applause to McKenna for taking that direction, of making us see our heroine as someone who can actually do something cruel or manipulative and selfish without making us hate her for it.

Jane is idealistic, romantic and completely selfless--a perennial bridesmaid whose own happy ending is nowhere in sight. But when younger sister Tess captures the heart of Jane's boss--with whom she is secretly in love--Jane begins to reexamine her "always-a-bridesmaid..." lifestyle. This movie is pleasant by the likeability of its star, Katherine Heigl, and her chemistry with the affable James Marsden.

2008's superb "27 Dresses" features Katherine Heigl as Jane, a selfless girl friday secretly in love with her handsome boss (Edward Burns). While waiting for Mr. Right to notice her, she is the perpetual bridesmaid at the weddings of her many friends. Her relaxation is the romantic weekly wedding page commentary by a local newspaper writer. On a fateful night, Jane assists at two different weddings. In an hilarious sequence, she taxies back and forth between ceremonies, changing dresses in the cab. When Jane is knocked over in the rush for a bridal bouquet, she is rescued by Kevin (James Marsden), a scruffy, cynical writer who escorts her home and who challenges her romantic view of marriage. Kevin accidentally ends up with Jane's day-planner, which leads him to a great idea for a story and back to Jane. Jane's world begins to crumble when her attractive but selfish younger sister Tess (Malin Akerman) makes a play for her boss. Suddenly, Jane must plan her sister's wedding with the man she meant to marry. With the help of Kevin and of her best friend Marty (a pricelessly cynical Judy Greer), Jane will finally and hilariously take control of her own life. "27 Dresses" is good frothy fun, built around a solid cast and rounded out with some genuinely touching moments. It is highly recommended as excellent entertainment for fans of a good romantic comedy.

Reviews

The people who wrote, directed and produced this movie would do well to take a crash course in Cukor, Capra, Hawks etc. Lazy, unimaginative writing and directing yield a script full of cliches and characters whose motivations abruptly shift directions with no justification whatsoever. Not at all believable.

Yet another romantic comedy with a cutesy premise. We all know what this movie is about. You either want to see it or you don't. I could say how the humor was insightful, and the characters had depth, but would you believe me? 3 stars = The ball is in your court

I'll admit it. Despite being a somewhat cynical, heterosexual male, I do have a soft spot for romantic comedies. I am certainly willing to shoot down the ones that are absolute crap, such as Kate and Leopold, or Maid in Manhattan, but I also have a very hard time turning You've Got Mail off when it comes on my HBO. So armed with a light, since-Roswell crush on Katharine Heigl and a close lesbian friend who serves as a great fake girlfriend, I found myself at a screening of 27 Dresses, the new romantic comedy from writer Aline Brosh McKenna. The movie has not been very well reviewed, and I went in with very low expectations. With that in mind I did enjoy it. I have not been very impressed with the slate of RomComs that have been dumped on us in the past few years, with such absolute drivel as Must Love Dogs and A Lot Like Love, but I was able to enjoy 27 Dresses despite a couple of script errors, and the blatant even to me anti-feminist notion that the importance of its protagonist as a person seems entirely wrapped up in whether or not she can find herself a husband. An odd contrast from McKenna's previous film, the adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada, which commented on the struggle of women to hold power without isolating themselves from human connection. A few things are out of whack in the script; I am willing to overlook the flawed logistics of the opening sequence where Heigl hires a cab to commute her between two simultaneous weddings, as it is an effective way of showing us the lengths she will go to in an effort to give every bride she knows what they need for their weddings. However, one major plot point of the movie is that Marsden, as a writer for the "Commitments" section of a popular newspaper, attends weddings and interviews the bridal parties for his column, yet Heigl, the maid of honor at a wedding he is writing about in the beginning, does not know who he is when they meet. Also, Heigl's character is painted as having basically no social life, being at the beck and call of her boss whom she secretly loves, yet she apparently knows enough people to have been the maid of honor or at least a very involved bridesmaid in 27 weddings so far. Where exactly did she meet all these other women, when it seems her only friend in the world is the perennial best-friend Judy Greer (brilliant, as always, I should add.) The reason why it does work is the chemistry between Heigl and the male romantic lead James Marsden, who I am rarely a fan of, which is an actual believable romantic connection, unlike the attempted chemistry between original object of Heigl's affection, Edward Burns, and her sister played by the human bobblehead doll Malin Akerman (seriously, what school of acting did she go to that taught her your head must always move whilst talking?) As much as I am a fan of Burns, I really only think he works as a tough Irish cop or taxi driver, and always seems to fall short as someone who is supposed to actually be loveable. The movie makes use of two way over-done RomCom staples, that being the clothing-montage and the group singing scene, yet somehow they both work and do more than just fill time between banter. I will confess to being something of a sucker for an earned sing-along scene; I will defy any one to try and shake my love of a bus full of 70's musicians singing Tiny Dancer, and indeed I quite enjoyed this movie's rendition of Benny and the Jets. The sing along scene, which takes place in an upstate New York dive-bar, also contains perhaps my favorite extras in any movie ever, so noticeable in how much they are enjoying the singing of Marsden and Heigl that I began to watch them more than the leads. One thing the movie does that I found myself very impressed by is that in the climax, our protagonist does something that is absolutely wrong of her to do, regardless of how awful her sister is. Typically in a movie such as this, a move in the same part of the script is something done with the best intentions or even more often, as is the case of most Ben Stiller moviesRye Silverman, the result of things happening that make their own efforts fall apart, Heigl's character does something that is nothing short of personal sabotage, and I have to give a bit of applause to McKenna for taking that direction, of making us see our heroine as someone who can actually do something cruel or manipulative and selfish without making us hate her for it.

Jane is idealistic, romantic and completely selfless--a perennial bridesmaid whose own happy ending is nowhere in sight. But when younger sister Tess captures the heart of Jane's boss--with whom she is secretly in love--Jane begins to reexamine her "always-a-bridesmaid..." lifestyle. This movie is pleasant by the likeability of its star, Katherine Heigl, and her chemistry with the affable James Marsden.

2008's superb "27 Dresses" features Katherine Heigl as Jane, a selfless girl friday secretly in love with her handsome boss (Edward Burns). While waiting for Mr. Right to notice her, she is the perpetual bridesmaid at the weddings of her many friends. Her relaxation is the romantic weekly wedding page commentary by a local newspaper writer. On a fateful night, Jane assists at two different weddings. In an hilarious sequence, she taxies back and forth between ceremonies, changing dresses in the cab. When Jane is knocked over in the rush for a bridal bouquet, she is rescued by Kevin (James Marsden), a scruffy, cynical writer who escorts her home and who challenges her romantic view of marriage. Kevin accidentally ends up with Jane's day-planner, which leads him to a great idea for a story and back to Jane. Jane's world begins to crumble when her attractive but selfish younger sister Tess (Malin Akerman) makes a play for her boss. Suddenly, Jane must plan her sister's wedding with the man she meant to marry. With the help of Kevin and of her best friend Marty (a pricelessly cynical Judy Greer), Jane will finally and hilariously take control of her own life. "27 Dresses" is good frothy fun, built around a solid cast and rounded out with some genuinely touching moments. It is highly recommended as excellent entertainment for fans of a good romantic comedy.

Reviews

The people who wrote, directed and produced this movie would do well to take a crash course in Cukor, Capra, Hawks etc. Lazy, unimaginative writing and directing yield a script full of cliches and characters whose motivations abruptly shift directions with no justification whatsoever. Not at all believable.

Yet another romantic comedy with a cutesy premise. We all know what this movie is about. You either want to see it or you don't. I could say how the humor was insightful, and the characters had depth, but would you believe me? 3 stars = The ball is in your court

I'll admit it. Despite being a somewhat cynical, heterosexual male, I do have a soft spot for romantic comedies. I am certainly willing to shoot down the ones that are absolute crap, such as Kate and Leopold, or Maid in Manhattan, but I also have a very hard time turning You've Got Mail off when it comes on my HBO. So armed with a light, since-Roswell crush on Katharine Heigl and a close lesbian friend who serves as a great fake girlfriend, I found myself at a screening of 27 Dresses, the new romantic comedy from writer Aline Brosh McKenna. The movie has not been very well reviewed, and I went in with very low expectations. With that in mind I did enjoy it. I have not been very impressed with the slate of RomComs that have been dumped on us in the past few years, with such absolute drivel as Must Love Dogs and A Lot Like Love, but I was able to enjoy 27 Dresses despite a couple of script errors, and the blatant even to me anti-feminist notion that the importance of its protagonist as a person seems entirely wrapped up in whether or not she can find herself a husband. An odd contrast from McKenna's previous film, the adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada, which commented on the struggle of women to hold power without isolating themselves from human connection. A few things are out of whack in the script; I am willing to overlook the flawed logistics of the opening sequence where Heigl hires a cab to commute her between two simultaneous weddings, as it is an effective way of showing us the lengths she will go to in an effort to give every bride she knows what they need for their weddings. However, one major plot point of the movie is that Marsden, as a writer for the "Commitments" section of a popular newspaper, attends weddings and interviews the bridal parties for his column, yet Heigl, the maid of honor at a wedding he is writing about in the beginning, does not know who he is when they meet. Also, Heigl's character is painted as having basically no social life, being at the beck and call of her boss whom she secretly loves, yet she apparently knows enough people to have been the maid of honor or at least a very involved bridesmaid in 27 weddings so far. Where exactly did she meet all these other women, when it seems her only friend in the world is the perennial best-friend Judy Greer (brilliant, as always, I should add.) The reason why it does work is the chemistry between Heigl and the male romantic lead James Marsden, who I am rarely a fan of, which is an actual believable romantic connection, unlike the attempted chemistry between original object of Heigl's affection, Edward Burns, and her sister played by the human bobblehead doll Malin Akerman (seriously, what school of acting did she go to that taught her your head must always move whilst talking?) As much as I am a fan of Burns, I really only think he works as a tough Irish cop or taxi driver, and always seems to fall short as someone who is supposed to actually be loveable. The movie makes use of two way over-done RomCom staples, that being the clothing-montage and the group singing scene, yet somehow they both work and do more than just fill time between banter. I will confess to being something of a sucker for an earned sing-along scene; I will defy any one to try and shake my love of a bus full of 70's musicians singing Tiny Dancer, and indeed I quite enjoyed this movie's rendition of Benny and the Jets. The sing along scene, which takes place in an upstate New York dive-bar, also contains perhaps my favorite extras in any movie ever, so noticeable in how much they are enjoying the singing of Marsden and Heigl that I began to watch them more than the leads. One thing the movie does that I found myself very impressed by is that in the climax, our protagonist does something that is absolutely wrong of her to do, regardless of how awful her sister is. Typically in a movie such as this, a move in the same part of the script is something done with the best intentions or even more often, as is the case of most Ben Stiller moviesRye Silverman, the result of things happening that make their own efforts fall apart, Heigl's character does something that is nothing short of personal sabotage, and I have to give a bit of applause to McKenna for taking that direction, of making us see our heroine as someone who can actually do something cruel or manipulative and selfish without making us hate her for it.

Jane is idealistic, romantic and completely selfless--a perennial bridesmaid whose own happy ending is nowhere in sight. But when younger sister Tess captures the heart of Jane's boss--with whom she is secretly in love--Jane begins to reexamine her "always-a-bridesmaid..." lifestyle. This movie is pleasant by the likeability of its star, Katherine Heigl, and her chemistry with the affable James Marsden.

2008's superb "27 Dresses" features Katherine Heigl as Jane, a selfless girl friday secretly in love with her handsome boss (Edward Burns). While waiting for Mr. Right to notice her, she is the perpetual bridesmaid at the weddings of her many friends. Her relaxation is the romantic weekly wedding page commentary by a local newspaper writer. On a fateful night, Jane assists at two different weddings. In an hilarious sequence, she taxies back and forth between ceremonies, changing dresses in the cab. When Jane is knocked over in the rush for a bridal bouquet, she is rescued by Kevin (James Marsden), a scruffy, cynical writer who escorts her home and who challenges her romantic view of marriage. Kevin accidentally ends up with Jane's day-planner, which leads him to a great idea for a story and back to Jane. Jane's world begins to crumble when her attractive but selfish younger sister Tess (Malin Akerman) makes a play for her boss. Suddenly, Jane must plan her sister's wedding with the man she meant to marry. With the help of Kevin and of her best friend Marty (a pricelessly cynical Judy Greer), Jane will finally and hilariously take control of her own life. "27 Dresses" is good frothy fun, built around a solid cast and rounded out with some genuinely touching moments. It is highly recommended as excellent entertainment for fans of a good romantic comedy.

Reviews

Some others had reviewed that they are sized large. I do not agree at all. I'm ordering them as my bridesmaids' dresses. None of them fit; I had to go a size larger. My wedding dress is a size 8, and a large fit me perfectly. They are good quality, a nice length, and are flattering to most shapes and sizes. I recommend them, but do not buy smaller sizes as usual as others recommended.

I purchased this dress in white for my civil ceremony wedding in December - it arrived quickly, within a week of purchase. I ordered according to my measurements and it only needed a small adjustment for the bust, which was expected and and inexpensive. It is very well constructed and now that I am having a formal and religious ceremony I will have my bridesmaids order this same dress from PacificPlex.

I looked high and low for a burnt orange bridesmaid dress with very little success unless I wanted to spend a small fortune. I stumbled upon this lovely dress in pumpkin and both I and the bride found it to be the perfect color and a great simple style. It arrived quickly and painlessly. I took the advice of the other reviewers and completely ignored their size chart. I'm normally a size small top, so that's what I ordered, though my actual measurements are a bit larger than the size small on the chart. The dress fits great and stays up because of the boning. I've seen many of the designer dresses in person and most really aren't made any better or of better materials than this one. It's an amazing value for your money. The only thing that would improve this dress is a lining, though that would drive up the cost. I would highly recommend this dress for bridesmaids. So cute and easy on the wallet, plus it comes in a ton of great colors.

Not really crazy about purple but I was a bridesmaid....sized a little smaller than most clothing.

The color of this dress was spot on, baby pink, perfect. The dress itself though, just okay. It was somewhat thin in fabric. The boning in the dress was flimsy. I had to rip out the straps for hanging because they were sewn in at a weird angle and I couldn't hide them while wearing it. The length of the dress was just right also. The sizing I was nervous about when I bought it. SML just doesn't work for this item. Unfortunately I ordered an x-large and it was about 1-1 1/2 sizes too big. If there were a better sizing chart or numbers, that would help greatly! The shipping was very quick though. It left about 3 days after I ordered it and arrived (overseas) about 2 weeks later. For the price, it was good enough. Properly tailored this would be a very lovely dress.