27 Dresses (Guest Review)

Special Guest Reviewer:

miss.those.we.do.not.speak.of

aha. finally!
so happy to have a contribution from you! wahahaha
more to come i hope.

okay go.

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This is purely a chick flick so guys, if you don't wanna hear the "So when are WE getting married?!" speech from your girlfriends, I suggest you stay away from this one.

Jane (Katherine Heigl) is the girl who's always the bridesmaid, never the bride. She's been a bridesmaid 27 times hence the movie title, cause she literally owns like 27 bridesmaid dresses. And she keeps every single one of them. One particularly dreadful one was from a theme wedding where they dressed her up like Lil Bo Peep! Oh the horror! Anyway, she's like secretly in love with her boss (Ed Burns) and just when she finally plucks up the courage to tell him her true feelings, her stupid bratty bitchy Bridezilla of a sister (Malin Akerman) comes along and ruins everything. Then, Kevin (James Marsden) comes into the picture and he's intrigued by her idealistic nature about love and marriage.

So like all chick flicks the guy always gets the girl in the end but it's always fun to see how they screw up along the way. Heigl is charming as Jane, the selfless girl who takes care of everyone but herself. Other than being utterly gorgeous, she has a dorky and clumsier side to her, very reminiscent of Sandra Bullock (Miss Congeniality) or Julia Roberts. You can't help but be on her side. James Marsden is well. . . dreamy. A little on the short side but still. . . dreamy. So I forgive him.

The movie is pretty predictable but Heigl saves it from being too . . . sappy. Just a light-hearted watch for girls everywhere who believe in love and finding the One.

note from Adam:
i'll watch it for Heigl in that Bo-Peep outfit.
in fact.. i think i'll PEEP at her. geddit? bo-peep? peep?

Miss Iz's Verdict: 3 out of 5