27 Dresses (2008)

This is really a delightful movie. Yeah, it’s chick-flick, but a really good one. 27 Dresses could have been a summer release. I am really not sure why it isn’t.

What I really like about this movie is how it is two stories, kind of like T.V. in that way, except that it is perfectly interwoven together. The first story is the underdog story. Our heroine Jane (even the name is plain), played by Katherine Heigl, is the girl who does everything for everyone else; basically she is taken advantage of by everyone in her life. She has become a wedding planner/fixer for her friends at no charge. She loves Weddings and is a big sap. (Watching this I think, I am starting to understand Women’s obsession with weddings. I think it is big dress up party with lots of planning, where the woman can be Princess for the day. If you have any thoughts on the matter, please leave a comment) While at one of her crazy New York Weddings she meets this guy, who is really annoying to her. This is the second story. There is a little Jane Austen thrown in here. So, as you guess it, he is annoying till she loves him.

James Marsden, Kevin, the guy, does a really good at playing a sensitive emotional guy who hides it over an abrasive veneer. Heigl makes her part believable giving a nebbish countenance throughout the movie. You can overlook how soooooooooooooooooooo beautiful she is and believe that she is this Cinderella type character. By the way, James Marden plays the Prince in Enchanted. The supporting cast is rounded out by Judy Greer; who looks really old; who plays Jane’s bitchy friend, and Edward Burns who plays Jane’s boss who Jane is also in love with.

The drama comes in when Jane younger sister comes in and goes after George (Burns). In the chick-flick storyline, there is “the bitch,” which is sadly Jane’s sister. The one, Jane has to stop the Wedding because of, but should Jane be with George or Kevin?

The movie works because it has a smart script and smart cast. It is another movie set New York City. Again, much of the same locations are used in this movie as they are in Enchanted, Cloverfield, and Definitely, maybe.


I think if you love Weddings, you will love this movie. It is always about Weddings and it leaves out the stressful parts. There are plenty of good puns and watch out for British humor. The title 27 Dresses are the 27 bridesmaid dress that Jane has, and are plenty of jokes about that.

I really liked this movie. I really didn’t expect to, but I did. I highly recommend it, especially if you are a girly girl : ) It’s really cute!