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Critics Consensus: Thanks to a charming performance from Julia Roberts and a subversive spin on the genre, My Best Friend's Wedding is a refreshingly entertaining romantic comedy.
Critic Consensus: Thanks to a charming performance from Julia Roberts and a subversive spin on the genre, My Best Friend's Wedding is a refreshingly entertaining romantic comedy.
All Critics (59) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (43) | Rotten (16) | DVD (6)
The buoyant, bittersweet "Wedding" puts new fizz in an old form.
Although [Hogan] stages most of the scenes in a straightforward way for Friend's Wedding, there are some charming, offbeat touches here. One wishes he'd mined some of the story's kinkier subtexts a bit more, but hey ... this is a commercial-minded flick.
A bittersweet, modern-love morsel, this scrumptious drama should touch moviegoers' hearts in this action gorged summer.
We don't feel much of anything.
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.
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.
A poor imitation of a screwball comedy.
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.
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.
The Roberts audiences knew and loved is back--not only has the smile returned, but also the glow, the joy of performance.
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.
A romantic comedy that is both mawkish and subversive.
Every 10 years or so, seems like a good idea to rewatch this one. Not entirely sure why. Julia Roberts's character is horrible. No one in their right mind would be hoping she gets to steal Kimmy's (Cameron Diaz - perfect for this part) fiancee. I think this might actually be my final viewing, though. I never really gelled with Julia Roberts as a chick flick actress (though I don't dislike her and have enjoyed her in dramas). This movie feels too implausible and the gay best friend - it feels like a second rate Will & Grace minus the laughs. The singing scenes, the opening, meh. Then too much focus on Roberts at the end. Kimmy was the only one I truly liked here. Diaz can hold her own in a chick flick, but she's secondary here. I would rather watch one of her movies. Original 3 star rating holds.
Super Reviewer
A comedy about finding your heart and losing your head. Saw it again! Great Film! As usual, Julia Roberts' acting was great. Cameron Diaz was charismatic. The story is funny and its something that you can relate to and learn from, like to learn how to let go of someone. This is a romantic comedy and if you are not into this kind of movies then don't watch this. I really think that this movie is great because it is realistic. Try to put yourself in Julianne Potter's shoes and see if you can handle it. I recommend this movie to Julia Roberts fans!! This is probably one of her best films!! A woman who, by a promise made years earlier, is supposed to marry her best friend in three weeks, even though she doesn't want to. When she finds out that he's marrying someone else, she becomes jealous and tries to break off the wedding.
What's interesting here is that Roberts, the ex-girlfriend (at the wedding only to break it up), is someone smart, charming and "totally above such drama". We find out as she does (ala the screwball comedies of old) just how far she'll go to achieve her will ... and she's supposedly "not like that at all". Maybe she's driven to it as this is one of those films where folks break out into popular song whenever and so one can sympathize with her temporary insanity in this funny crowd pleaser from the good ol'days of 1997.
A classic! A must see!
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