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My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) Rank 3 Reviews
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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
An out-and-out blatant chick flick from the first frame on, My Best Friend's Wedding will be as enjoyable to its female patrons as it is frustrating to its male ones. Yes, Julia Roberts is back, and in fine form -- playing Julianne, the bad girl, ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Dan Kim
Mulroney is effective if boring as the nice but confused groom to be. Diaz throws her body and soul into her role as the rich but unspoiled and highly energetic bride. Keep an eye on her face, not because it's nice to look at (well, ok that too), but her ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at Dan Kim
Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
This rom-com, much like its two leads' friendship, has more to it than you might at first think. ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
David Rind
MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING is a wonderful film. It opens with a sweetly choreographed lipsynch number under the opening credits and has several more magical scenes over the course of the movie. Although the plot and dialog are a bit thin, this is more than ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at David Rind
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Scott Renshaw
That premise sets the stage for some potentially outrageous comedy of the "all's fair in love and war" variety, but Roberts never looks entirely comfortable with being outrageous. The interpretation of Movie Stardom adopted by Roberts, screenwriter ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at Scott Renshaw
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
People bursting out in song. It's not the sort of thing that you expect in a non-musical, yet it happens quite often in My Best Friend's Wedding, and exemplifies the type of movie that it is: Light and frothy, enjoyable for some, irritating to others. ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Austin Chronicle (Russell Smith)
Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
My Best Friend's Wedding is the estrogen alternative to the vast quantity of testosterone being pumped out by the other major June releases: Con Air,Speed 2, Batman and Robin, and Face/Off. As the summer's centerpiece romantic comedy, My Best Friend's Wed ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Although My Best Friend's Wedding is intended to be relatively light entertainment, it
briefly addresses some interesting, serious issues regarding the nature of friendship, jealousy, and
love (real and idealized). There's a wonderfully ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Dragan Antulov
Director P.J. Hogan became famous in Australia due to MURIEL'S WEDDING, romantic comedy significantly darker, more realistic and more intelligent than Hollywood examples of the same genre. Traces of that approach are present in his Hollywood effort, but ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at Dragan Antulov
Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
After Pretty Woman, Sleeping with the Enemy and Flatliners, Julia Roberts' movie career has been less-than-sizzling. Yes, she's been in some fairly decent movies but, apparently, if a female movie star doesn't rake in $100 million everytime out, she's ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
Palo Alto Weekly (Jim Shelby)
Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Howard's capabilities in the comedy genre may be
largely forgotten by film score collectors, but My Best Friend's
Wedding is a capable, lovely, and understated score. It is indeed a
cross between the rhythmic moments of Rachel ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Every once in a long while, along comes a refreshing change like My Best Friend's Wedding , a movie whose appeal rests largely on its knack for defying our expectations by riffing off, even undermining, a familiar genre. ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Parent Previews
If your teens decide to attend this wedding, it's best if mom or dad escort them down the aisle.
Rod ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at Parent Previews
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
When she dumped Michael as a boyfriend in college, Julianne made him her new best friend. And they made a pact: If they were still single at 28, they'd marry each other. Now they're almost ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
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Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
"A romantic comedy that is both mawkish and subversive." ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
More gratuitous garbage-ah, the joys of summer-this one a relentlessly cheery romantic comedy that entertains with as much reckless abandon any of those bloated boy toys, such as SPEED 2 or CON AIR, only with broader laughs and big, goofy grins in place ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
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outrate.net (Mark Adnum)
MediaCircus (Anthony Leong)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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Edinburgh U Film Society (Fiona Clague)
David N. Butterworth
Hogan's new film is, disappointingly, a little more mainstream than "Muriel." This means, for example, that Julia Roberts, who plays Julianne, plays off America's recent fascination with the spectacle of beautiful women falling down, popularized by ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at David N. Butterworth
Steve Rhodes
I have not met anyone who has seen Australian director P. J. Hogan's MURIEL'S WEDDING who did not fall in love with the quirky story of the dateless girl from Porpoise Spit. For his second theatrical film, Hogan has been bankrolled by Hollywood and ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at Steve Rhodes
Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
At this writing, My Best Friend's Wedding seems poised to become the breakout hit of the summer of 1997. Holy counterprogramming, Batman -- it looks like audiences have already grown a little weary of dinosaur attacks, mad bombers, and Nick Cage with ...read the complete My Best Friend's Wedding movie review at Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
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