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Katherine Heigl (Knocked up, TV's Grey's Anatomy) lights up the screen in this charming romantic comedy from the screenwriter of The Devil Wears Prada." Heigl stars as Jane, a romantic, completely selfless woman who has been a bridesmaid in no less than 27 weddings. Unfortunately her own happy ending seems to be nowhere in sight. Until her younger sister Tess captures the heart of Jane's boss -- on whom Jane has a secret crush inspiring Jane to change her "always-a-bridesmaid" destiny.

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Katherine Heigl is delightful as Jane, a self-effacing Gal Friday so addicted to organizing weddings in her off time, that 27 Dresses opens with her character juggling two nuptials on the same night. A perpetual bridesmaid, Jane’s hobby is discovered by a matrimony reporter named Kevin (James Marsden), who hides a romantic side behind his wall of cynicism. While Kevin gradually develops feelings for Jane, the latter’s superficial sister, Tess (Malin Akerman), pursues George (Edward Burns), Jane’s boss and the object of her love. This romantic circle could go on forever, except that Jane is unexpectedly moved by Kevin despite her general irritation with him and without knowing that he’s on the verge of sandbagging her with a ridiculing article in his newspaper. The situation is absurd, but the emotions are not. Heigl is very good, rooted in a long tradition of comely comediennes playing characters who fly under the radar of life. She makes Jane’s pain palpable and conveys her character’s inability to say no without making her look unappealing or weak. Marsden perfectly captures the part of a rumpled, underdressed writer with repressed passions, Akerman is as convincingly shrewish here as she was in The Heartbreak Kid, and Burns is fine as one of those guys so busy saving the world he barely pays attention to the people in his life. The script by Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) is fun if predictable, and Anne Fletcher’s direction is vibrant. --Tom Keogh

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Rating : - Insulting Romantic "Comedy"
I cannot believe how many women actually like this movie. I found it insulting that the audience could believe that there exists a professional woman in NYC completely obsessed with everything that is shallow about weddings in such a way that she has time to attend/coordinate them and be so close to 27 brides that she gets asked to be in their wedding party. Not only is the romantic plot hard to believe, a man who has been so harshly cynical about weddings, and possibly marriage itself, falls for a woman that is marriage and wedding-crazy (because I guess men secretly adore women who are desperate to get married), but it also has the most ludicrous scenes between the "lovers"!

The worst scene, in my opinion, was the one where she tries all the dresses for him, complete with hair and make-up (Was he in her apartment for days?). At this point she barely knows him, doesn't trust him, she acts like she's embarrassed by the dresses, but she happily models for this stranger anyway? It doesn't make any sense. And even less sense that a man would be entertained by this. The whole courtship seems forced, not natural at all.

Also unbelievable, the "relationship" that grows between the sister and the boss. How could a supposed intelligent, self-made man fall for a total air-head? He couldn't tell she wasn't really a vegetarian or liked to hike after a few weeks of dating? Why would the sister like him so much she's willing to lie about such basic stuff anyway? What a waste of Edward Burns.

The only reason I watched this movie was because I loved "the Devil Wears Prada" and this is from the same screenwriter. What a difference. Whereas "Devil" embraces the complexities of trying to keep a professional job and balance an actual relationship, this movie barely touches on anything that could possibly motivate the characters to do what they do or even "love" who they love.

Sometimes it feels like they make these movies for teenagers and not for adults: People in professional jobs act anything but, relationships are extremely shallow, and couples fall in "love" just because.

I'm all for romantic escapism, but I have my stupidity limits.