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My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

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Reviews Counted:53

Fresh:39

Rotten:14

Average Rating:6.5/10

Consensus: Julia Roberts and Rupert Everett dazzle in this screwball comedy.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When Julianne made a deal with her best friend Michael to marry each other if, by the ripe old age of 28, they had not yet found their true love, she never really doubted it would come to pass. But... When Julianne made a deal with her best friend Michael to marry each other if, by the ripe old age of 28, they had not yet found their true love, she never really doubted it would come to pass. But jealousy rears its ugly head when she discovers he's engaged to another woman, and, what's more, that she's perfect for him. What's a jilted bride-to-be to do? A hijinx-filled romantic caper. Academy Award Nomination: Best Original Musical or Comedy Score. [More]

Starring: Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett

Starring: Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett, Philip Bosco, M. Emmet Walsh, Rachel Griffiths, Susan Sullivan, Carrie Preston, Chris Masterson, Paul Giamatti, Rose Abdoo, Paul Gleixner, Scott Kuhagen, Shale Marks, Harry Shearer, Ray Uhler

Director: P.J. Hogan

Director: P.J. Hogan
Screenwriter: Ronald Bass
Composer: James Newton Howard
Producer: Ronald Bass, Jerry Zucker

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Dec 9, 1997

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We don't feel much of anything.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment 1 Comment
02/03/09
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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The draggy narrative of this 1997 comedy is tough to sit through -- there are even several overproduced musical numbers -- but it does have an intriguing subversive element that I don't want to give away.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
02/03/09
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
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Hogan's follow-up to Muriel's Wedding rolls smoothly over the bumps in the plot, oiled by a witty acerbic script and strong central performances.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
02/03/09
Channel 4 Film

This amiable comedy may not be hugely sophisticated, but Hogan does manage to make his attractive leads look like complete idiots, no mean achievement in image-obsessed Hollywood.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
02/03/09
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Anchored by skilled comedienne Julia Roberts, this skewered variation on jealousy and the wrong woman doing battle in the aisles is a winning balance of the familiar and the novel.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/03/09
Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Variety
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The Roberts audiences knew and loved is back--not only has the smile returned, but also the glow, the joy of performance.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
10/13/07
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

The film's brazen amorality gradually freezes the smile on your face.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Time Out

For those of us not so enthralled with Ms. Roberts, you'll have to endure the movie, but will be mildly entertained with good, old music and some stellar comedy provided almost entirely by Rupert Everett.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

A romantic comedy that is both mawkish and subversive.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
03/10/04
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A cheeky comedy that rates at least three bouquets.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
02/27/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

A romantic comedy significantly darker, more realistic and more intelligent than Hollywood examples of the same genre.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
01/22/04
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

This delightful comedy about love, friendship and the hazards of lying comes not a moment too soon for anyone overwhelmed by the current glut of summer movie mayhem.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Jim Shelby
Jim Shelby
Palo Alto Weekly

[The film's] virtues...make such a vivid and appealing impression that we forget, ignore, or fail even to notice those elements that are less successful.

Full Review Source: Nick's Flick Picks | comment Comment
01/10/03
Nick Davis
Nick Davis
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Not only does this modern-day screwball romp manage to be romantic and comical, it also offers Julia Roberts a chance to shine again in the kind of movie that she does best.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

Hey, I actually really liked this picture.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

A misbegotten attempt to update the genre that only proves the enduring -- if not downright inviolable -- appeal of the boy-meets-girl scenario.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
08/29/02
Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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[Julia Roberts] is at her vibrant best.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/18/02
Ruthe Stein
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle
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There are many humorous moments throughout, though some of the more outrageous segments seem too contrivedly wacky.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Christine Phillips
Christine Phillips
Boxoffice Magazine

My Best Friend's Wedding is a well-paced fun flick that women will enjoy and men will too if they are on a date.

Full Review Source: Film Scouts | comment Comment
04/17/02
Leslie Rigoulot
Leslie Rigoulot
Film Scouts

Every once in a long while, along comes a refreshing change like My Best Friend's Wedding, a movie whose appeal rests largely on its knack for defying our expectations by riffing off, even undermining, a familiar genre.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
04/12/02
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
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