One of the things that makes My Best Friend's Wedding such a terrific romantic comedy is that it refuses to play it safe.
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01/01/00
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... [More]
Starring: Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett
Director: P.J. Hogan
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Reviews for My Best Friend's Wedding
It’s funny as hell -- not in a rolling-in-the-aisles kind of way -- but in the sly smile, knowing glance, growling chuckle kind of way.
01/01/00
Any actress who can, in the same film, carry off slapstick, femme fatale-ism, nail-spitting cynicism, and sweet vulnerability has something special going for her.
01/01/00
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01/01/00
A cheeky comedy that rates at least three bouquets.
02/27/04
There are many humorous moments throughout, though some of the more outrageous segments seem too contrivedly wacky.
06/05/02
A screwball comedy that's decidedly lacking in screwballs.
01/01/00
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.
02/03/09
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.
02/03/09
Top CriticIn the eleventh hour, a little romance creeps into this distinctly unromantic comedy.
01/01/00
The screenplay has never been on autopilot; it just fooled us into thinking it was, in order to sneak up on the unpredictability.
01/01/00
Top CriticNot 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.
10/15/02
Light and frothy, enjoyable for some, irritating to others.
01/01/00
A disappointment.
01/01/00
Emotionally, this is a movie that just doesn't compute. You leave feeling cross, as if you've been tricked.
01/01/00
Top CriticContinuing his good luck with matrimony, director Hogan marries broad humor with subtle observations.
01/01/00
What I found unbelievable and unable to forgive, much of what the audiences were blindly exculpatory to, was the wicked, insideousness of Julia Roberts' character.
01/01/00
Roberts, despite being required to fall through doors and tumble from chairs more often than is truly necessary, handles the material with exactly the right level of skill and charm.
01/01/00
We don't feel much of anything.
02/03/09
Top CriticMy Best Friend's Wedding is a well-paced fun flick that women will enjoy and men will too if they are on a date.
04/17/02
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