27 DRESSES - *ing Katherine Heigl, James Marsden & Edward Burns

6 times. :eek:

Nice long review. :yay:

I saw it for the first time today and thought it was very cute. I agree with everything you said, so I won't repeat. :lol:

The bar scene was definitely my fave. :love:
 
I convinced my friend to go with me to see the movie. But, I made it seem like she was talking me into seeing it. :lol: So, yeah... :smirk:
 
Oh don't get me wrong, I think she's stunning no matter what. I just didn't like that hair color on her. It could've been a lot worse though. :P
 
this movie was cute. I'be been too so many romantic movies where they don't even live up to the genre....I mean I don't expect it to be great..but even RCs have their standards...and this was the first in a long time that left me with a huge smile on my face.
 
I think they deliberately did Katie's hair to make Jane look mousey (it's hard to do!). I liked the dark hair Katie had in season 3 of Roswell.
 
I saw this movie for the first time a few days ago and I really loved it! It was predictable, but that's okay. It was light and sweet and it left me feeling good. The ending scene was so pretty.

By the way, was I the only one that was bugged by Katie's hair? That brownish-blonde was not working for her. Her usual blonde is so much prettier! Do you think they made her hair that color to make Jane seem a little more mousy?
 
It's one of those movies that after I was finished watching it, I immediately wanted to watch it again. James is so wonderful in it and I was charmed by him from the start.
 
I've seen the movie a total of 6 times and I can't believe I haven't posted a review yet so here goes...

27 Dresses is your typical romantic comedy and I don't mean that in a negative way because I'm a woman. I'm genetically programmed to like them. :lol:

The story was formulaic but I knew that coming in. Like Katie said, you'd kinda know how the story will end about 5 minutes into the film. I wasn't expecting to see an Oscar-worthy movie. This is a romantic comedy and the day one of those wins an Oscar would probably be the end of Oscar credibility.

While the the movie had it's share of Rom-Com cliches, I did like that they kind of deviated from the genre a little bit. First of all, Jane wasn't your usual ugly duckling. They darkened her hair a little but but they didn't make her so unattractive that it's easy to believe that no man would ever want her. She still looked good to me, if a bit uncomfortable in her skin. Maybe that was intentional, maybe not, but if it was then I salute them. They made Katie's understated acting tell the story. They didn't force us to believe that she's an ugly duckling who suddenly becomes a beautiful swan with a little mascara and a change of wardrobe. Which brings me to the second thing I liked----NO MAKEOVERS!!! :hurray:

Third, the other guy (a.k.a. George) wasn't the shallow, typical man's man we always see in these love triangles. He was a good guy and at times, he even made Kevin look like the bad guy. That made Jane's dilemma even harder. How would one choose between this great guy and the other great guy?

My fourth thing is, Jane is not perfect. She's not always a good girl like Rom-Com heroines tend to be. She can fight underhandedly like the time she was trying to expose Tess' lies on that baseball field or the time she suggested registering for the ugliest things in the store for Tess. She can also be straightforward. She told Tess to come clean when she found out about the lies before exposing her in that slideshow. I liked that Jane has a little dark side to her. It kept her from being one-dimensional.

Fifth, Jane's life is not in shambles. She is successful, she has a job she likes, she has a great apartment that's really big for NYC standards and, as we learn at the end of the movie, her perfect "pretty" sister envies her. I envy her myself. Everyone has love problems but not everyone in NYC has an apartment like hers. Lastly, while Jane is a pushover most of the time, she does know how to fight. She can be assertive when she wants to be. No pushover can be an unofficial wedding planner for all those weddings. She proved that the time she was forcing the baker to give Tess her dream wedding cake. :D

I wasn't expecting to be blown away by the performances because---lets' face it---they didn't have much to work with story-wise. I did like the acting, though. Katie really made me believe that she's insecure. Her every glance and every gesture radiated lack of confidence. Even her posture hinted at it. Her acting was very understated in this movie, no hint of Izzie at all, and I loved that. She did a good job. The supporting characters did well too. James was very charming as the leading man (with that 100 watt smile that can slay). Ed was cute as the boss Jane is in love with (and I totally understand why). Malin was also good as Jane's bratty sister.

I liked the movie overall. It's a feel-good movie. Its's a little escapist but isn't that what rom-com's are for? Besides, if you want a good laugh, that bar scene is totally worth the ticket. :D
 
James Marsden is so amazing xD

him and Katie have WONDERFUL chemistry :)

i loved the movie!
 
I saw the trailer for this film today at the cinemas, it looks great! And besides, James Marsden AND Katherine Heigl? It's a winner already :D
 
Just saw this movie tonight and I absolutely loved it! Katie and James had so much chemistry in it!
 
I finally saw this. It was cute enough....but a bit too cliche and predictable for my taste. James Marsden was the reason I was even interested and he did not disappoint. I'm with most, the Benny & the Jets singing in the bar was definitley my favorite scene. :love:
 
This looks really cute ... i'm sure i can already predict the ending but i dont care.. it just looks like a happy feel good movie and i cant wait to see it
 
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