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Made of Honor (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 100
Fresh: 12
Rotten:88
Average Rating: 4/10
Consensus: Sharp performances by Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan can't save this forgettable, formulaic chick flick from its comic failings.
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release: May 2, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $46,012,734
Synopsis: Patrick "McDreamy" Dempsey leads this big-budget romantic comedy, making optimal use of his many swoon-inducing charms. Dempsey is Tom, a wealthy womanizer living the high life in New York City. He happily hops from bed to bed, living by a... Patrick "McDreamy" Dempsey leads this big-budget romantic comedy, making optimal use of his many swoon-inducing charms. Dempsey is Tom, a wealthy womanizer living the high life in New York City. He happily hops from bed to bed, living by a firm set of rules that keeps him from becoming romantically entangled with anyone. The only woman he makes time for is his dear college friend, Hannah (Michelle Monaghan), whom he sees weekly, and whom he adores. When Hannah suddenly takes off for Scotland on a job assignment, Tom misses her terribly, and has a dramatic realization about their relationship. He makes a plan to tell her about it as soon as she gets back, but of course she returns with a handsome Scottish fiancé (Kevin McKidd) in tow. To make matters worse, she informs Tom that she must make wedding plans rather quickly, and would he please, please, please be her Maid of Honor? In typical rom-com fashion, the tale quickly escalates into over-the-top, barely believable plot twists, forcing the viewer to turn a blind eye to any holes in the story and instead focus on the pretty clothes and Dempsey's dimples. It shifts into full-on fantasy mode, with rugged lads on horseback, Scottish castles, and gargantuan New York apartments that only Bill Gates himself could afford. Monaghan is likeable and lovely in her role as the confused bride, but the star here is undoubtedly Dempsey. Despite being cast as a slick Casanova, he still manages to exude the fumbling charm from his CAN'T BUY ME LOVE days. His non-threatening grin will likely be put on repeat at slumber parties everywhere, charming yet another generation of teenage girls. [More]
Starring: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Sydney Pollack, Chris Messina
Starring: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Sydney Pollack, Chris Messina, Busy Philipps, Kevin Sussman, Richmond Arquette, Kadeem Hardison, Selma Stern, James B. Sikking
Director: Paul Weiland
Director: Paul Weiland
Screenwriter: Adam Sztykiel, Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
Story: Adam Sztykiel
Producer: Neal H. Moritz
Composer: Rupert Gregson-Williams
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Reviews for Made of Honor
Not much distinguishes this determinedly average Hollywood outing, but it can claim Sydney Pollack's final performance and Patrick Dempsey's first big-screen starring role since his career second-wind...
That we're now in such a safe sex cautionary era aside, turning a horny lecherous guy into Prince Charming is a tad more problematic than, say, transforming that mythic frog. A womanizer's guide to marital bliss.
My only consolation was that I saw this alone and no one else had to suffer these indignities with me...a baseless romance yearning to force itself into existence.
Although the film seems very proud of its clever gender bending "twist," there's really nothing fresh about Made of Honor. It's a one-gag movie that wears out its gag well before the halfway mark.
This is not the worst film of the year. In fact, it's not even really a bad movie. It's unoriginal, standard, and ordinary, but not terrible.
I felt like I was watching a fairy tale or something. It just didn't seem realistic at all.
The film just revels in gay jokes and marriage clichés. There's no actual awkwardness to Tom doing a traditionally female job, so they just call him gay over and over and over.
Made of Honor is like a paint-by-the numbers exercise in filmmaking, sealed with a misogynistic lacquer.
The fact that this is not in any way original isn't really much of a problem. The fact that it's completely awful is.
I know Julia Roberts, and you, Patrick Dempsey, are no Julia Roberts
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