27 Dresses

Name: 27 Dresses
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: January 18, 2008
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 47
Cast: James Marsden, Katherine Heigl

2008

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Fox 2000 Pictures | Release Date: January 18, 2008 | PG-13

Starring: James Marsden, Katherine Heigl

Summary: Jane has always been good at taking care of others, but not so much in looking after herself. Her entire life has been about making people happy – and she has a closet full of 27 bridesmaid dresses to prove it. One memorable evening, Jane manages to shuttle between wedding receptions in Manhattan and Brooklyn, a feat witnessed by Kevin, aJane has always been good at taking care of others, but not so much in looking after herself. Her entire life has been about making people happy – and she has a closet full of 27 bridesmaid dresses to prove it. One memorable evening, Jane manages to shuttle between wedding receptions in Manhattan and Brooklyn, a feat witnessed by Kevin, a newspaper reporter who realizes that a story about this wedding junkie is his ticket off the newspaper’s bridal beat. Jane finds Kevin’s cynicism counter to everything she holds dear – namely weddings, and the two lock horns. Further complicating Jane’s once perfectly-ordered life is the arrival of younger sister Tess. Tess immediately captures the heart of Jane’s boss, George. Tess enlists her always-accommodating sister to plan yet another wedding – Tess and George’s – but Jane’s feelings for him lead to shocking revelations…and maybe the beginning of a new life. (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Director: Anne Fletcher

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 111 min

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Chris Kaltenbach

Predictable but utterly engaging, 27 Dresses will likely be remembered as the film that made Katherine Heigl an A-list star. Read full review

Sean Axmaker

It delivers everything you expect on a timetable you can predict to the minute. It's filmmaking as a cross between a carefully choreographed dance and an elaborate pageant. Read full review

Wesley Morris

A sporadically entertaining cupcake of a movie. Read full review

Carina Chocano

27 Dresses dutifully privileges its formulaic plot over its stick-figure characters, slapping a happy ending on a setup that, say, "Happiness" director Todd Solondz could have gone to town on. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Katherine Heigl makes an official bid for America's Sweetheart in her sophomore effort, 27 Dresses, a romantic comedy that -- despite her undeniable, apple-cheeked appeal -- sags like a day-old bouquet. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

No worse and no better than the majority of chick flicks. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

It gets worse and worse as it goes along and finally ends just as it's becoming unbearable. Read full review

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Vi_joe

Oct 7, 2021

This isn't a cinematic beauty but as far as rom com's go this way a hit in my book! You grow to love the characters and just enjoy watching her try to help any and everyone.

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AdrianL.

Jan 23, 2008

Of course it was predictable, it's a romantic comedy. It was one of the best written in the genre that I've seen in years.

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JessicaR.

Feb 18, 2008

I loved this movie, predictable but a true funny, warm and adorable chick flick.

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awesomefastguy

Jul 31, 2014

I'd like to start this review making a point that one would think is obvious. '27 Dresses' is a rom-com. It is the most typical rom-com you will find. Anyone who gave this a bad reviews obviously doesn't like rom-coms. It is filled to the brim with cliches and I imagine that most peopleI'd like to start this review making a point that one would think is obvious. '27 Dresses' is a rom-com. It is the most typical rom-com you will find. Anyone who gave this a bad reviews obviously doesn't like rom-coms. It is filled to the brim with cliches and I imagine that most people can predict the entire plot of the film within the first twenty minutes. Despite this, I like romantic comedies. They are brainless, fun and pass the time. As they go, this is the perfect rom-com; it was well written, has an adorable ending and has two or three particularly funny gags. I'm not saying this film is amazing, because it's not; there are plenty of moments where there are no good jokes and it could easily be funnier with a better script. What I'm saying is that if a person likes chick-flicks/ rom-coms, they will almost certainly enjoy this film.… Expand

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harvdog03

Oct 30, 2018

Nothing new here but had some good moments that made it tolerable and not a complete waste of time.

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Ashiiee

Jan 14, 2018

A predictable and extremely corny movie but i've watched it several times and still have some favourite moments from it. Just a good girlie movie to watch when you want to watch something romantic.

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MonoApe

Apr 3, 2008

Utterly predictable. Cringingly not funny. Uses every cliché known to lazy scriptwriters. I'm sure I came out more stupid than I went in.

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