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27 Dresses (2008)

Director: Anne Fletcher

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From Time Out New York

You might be rolling your eyes and groaning at the thought of yet another nuptial-frenzied rom-com. In fact, you might just want to forgo the movie altogether and sit at home and read Rebecca Mead’s One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding in protest. But if you are dragged to this, you may be pleasantly surprised by the personable qualities of its leads and antagonists, Katherine Heigl and James Marsden.

Still, the film has plenty to make you grumpy. The most tedious shots of the New York skyline signify the general mediocrity of this tale of Jane (Heigl), a perennial bridesmaid and an enabling assistant to an eco-mogul (Burns) whom she’s also in love with, and Kevin (Marsden), a journalist stuck in the “taffeta ghetto” writing wedding announcements. Director Anne Fletcher, a choreographer whose helming debut was the bad boy–good girl dance drama Step Up (2006), can at least film a convincing electric slide. The script by Aline Brosh McKenna shows little of the assistant-lit zing evident in her screenplay for The Devil Wears Prada. But verbal sparring is presented as a virtue, and anger redeemed as energy. They’re no Hepburn and Tracy, but Heigl—her quivering double chin a welcome sight in a profession of dangerously low BMI—and Marsden skillfully find the believable traits in their characters and turn them into some semblance of adults. And after her hideous love object in Knocked Up, it’s nice to see Heigl’s Jane end up with a more worthy companion.

Author: Melissa Anderson 2008-01-15 17:46:13

Time Out New York Issue 642: January 17-23

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  • Julia said...
    Posted on Jan 23 2008 02:33 I'm sorry that I will have to be the 32543543534th person to say this, but I cannot stress enough how offended I am by this quivering double chin comment. While it is true that today's women are battling dangerously low BMIs, comments such as these do not reinforce their sense of self-appreciation and do not raise their self-esteem. Melissa Anderson, you should be sincerely ashamed of yourself - that out of all the constructively critical comments you could have made, you have only managed to offend your readers, offend a rather talented actress, and contribute to the general sense of despair many women are forced to feel when confronted with statements such as yours.
    Please do consider doing something more valuable and more considerate with your time and not waste ours with this absurdity you call a review.
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  • lala said...
    Posted on Jan 22 2008 21:34 quivering double chin??
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  • Patti said...
    Posted on Jan 21 2008 22:03 It was a very sweet, predictable date movie. Well, worth the price of a matinee ticket!
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  • Leyna said...
    Posted on Jan 21 2008 17:53 Melissa, I noticed that you didn't post your picture on your review. Perhaps your true double chin has made you a bit on the bitter side. Looks aren't everything dear, especially not the main component of a movie. Search a bit deeper next time.
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  • cara said...
    Posted on Jan 21 2008 03:44 As a woman with no insecureties I can safely say that the chin is not double and far from quivering! This reviewer does prove one point though; Women are theirown worst enemy
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  • Tee said...
    Posted on Jan 20 2008 23:48 I'm no rabid Heigl fan, but as other posters have said, the quivering double chin comment is just ridiculous. As a writer and all, surely you could have come up with a more witty (and accurate!) way to reflect the actress' state. Though I suppose that's one convenient way to get people talking about what you have to say.
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  • Cate said...
    Posted on Jan 20 2008 18:35 OK, I'm glad to see so many other people have already commented on this but again, WTF!!! What the HELL is wrong with anyone that has to refer to Katherine Heigl's "quivering double chin". Are you KIDDING ME? Is this a jealous, petty attempt made by an insecure woman with low self-esteem? SERIOUSLY. I'm not a huge Katherine Heigl fan, but this movie was cute. And throughout the movie, I was struck by how slim she is. Give me a break! Quivering chin! A comment like that only encourages girls to strive for that "dangerously low BMI".
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  • gigi said...
    Posted on Jan 20 2008 12:49 Ohhhhkaaaay. Double chin? I do seriously hope you are joking. Perhaps you are so used to seeing women with NO flesh on their faces that a woman without hollows where her cheeks should be looks like she has a double chin. My God, get some perspective.
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  • Weasel said...
    Posted on Jan 19 2008 12:18 Right...Katherine Heigl is a behemoth. Her BMI probably puts her squarely in the "morbidly obese" category. Hopefully she'll see your review and get the help she so desperately needs.
    I echo my fellow posters. Are you serious? Or just retarded? Gets some glasses or eat a sandwich or something.
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  • jessica said...
    Posted on Jan 19 2008 00:55 Oh yea, and to add to my comment below. I saw this movie tonight. I thought it was really and truly awful. Like, TERRIBLE. So cliche. Though, others around me seemed to enjoy it...
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  • jessica said...
    Posted on Jan 19 2008 00:48 Maybe the profession wouldnt have so many "dangerously low BMIs" if people didnt make comments such as Melissa Anderson's, referring to the very slim Heigl's "double chin". Shes a slim woman and does NOT have a double chin. To qoute Nick, above: WTF?
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  • Nick said...
    Posted on Jan 18 2008 01:59 WOAH Katherine Heigl does NOT have a double chin...wtf?
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  • jane said...
    Posted on Jan 17 2008 18:51 well, im going 2 see this movie(27dresses) saturday. is it good? is there any bad parts? please post on this site if there are thanx!!!
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27 Dresses

Cast & crew

Director: Anne Fletcher

Cast: Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Edward Burns, Malin Akerman, Judy Greer, Randy Edelman, Peter James full cast

Genre(s): Comedy

Rated: PG-13

Duration: 107 mins

US Release: Jan 18 2008


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