Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Parker Lewis I love My Best Friend's Wedding. I don't know if IMDb gives more weight to the "jaded/cynical/edgy" vote because 6.3/10 (as at 19 October 2016) is hard to believe (with nearly 100,000 votes). Amazon has My Best Friend's Wedding at 4.3/5, and that's more like it at least.This was Julia Roberts's comeback movie (just like The Truman Show was Jim Carrey's comeback film) and both movies have one thing in common...an Australian Director. PJ Hogan directed My Best Friend's Wedding, and Peter Weir helmed The Truman Show.My Best Friend's Wedding doesn't have a conventional, happy Disney- type ending, it's quite a somber ending, but still uplifting and I guess realistic. All the characters hold their own. Rupert Everett (George) owns this movie and I read in his book that the original script only had a few lines for him, but his incredible and magnetic performance encouraged the production to thankfully enlarge his role.I especially like the scene where George leads a stirring rendition of I say a little prayer in a restaurant.

Kirpianuscus a special film. for the flavor of romantic comedies from the golden age of Hollywood. for the seductive performance of Rupert Everett. for extraordinary Julia Roberts who use , step by step, each possibility explored but her character and for the surprising work of Cameron Diaz. after the wave of chick - flick, it is an useful dose of fresh air. for the smart script, for the inspired acting, for the wise mixture of black humor and pure romanticism. for Dermot Mulroney, hostage of a role who seems not the most attractive but who could be the perfect piece in this energetic puzzle of revenge, emotions, desire and an end who is not exactly typical. a beautiful comedy. who remains, always, real delight.

rebekahscheys Although it is perhaps most well-known for its unconventional ending, My Best Friend's Wedding should be known, for its perfect blend of romance and comedy, as the definitive rom-com. Julianne Potter (Roberts) is a New York food critic, who, after receiving a mysterious voicemail from her former lover and long-time best friend, Michael (Dermot Mulroney), realizes her affection for him. Unfortunately for her, upon returning Michael's call, Julianne learns that the new-found man of her dreams has himself met someone and intends to marry her within four days.Unaware of Julianne's recently acquired feelings for him, Michael insists that she join the wedding party in Chicago and support him in his hour of need. After some goading from her other best friend, George (Rupert Everett), Julianne decides to go in the hope of breaking up the couple before they can say their "I dos." The ensuing madness is both enchanting and hilarious, as Julianne finds herself being continually and innocuously bested by Michael's fiancé, Kimmy (Cameron Diaz), resulting in a series of hilariously irate phone calls to George, who always happens to field them at the worst possible times (i.e. his entire family gets an earful from the answering machine over dinner.)Diaz and Roberts are perfect comedic matches for one another as the innocently saccharine fiancé and the plotting best friend, and Mulroney is so suave and sexy as "the man of our dreams" (as Roberts puts it) that it's incredible more of the film's female population aren't fighting for his affection. Everett is equally well cast in the role of George, the gay best friend who plays it straight at one point for Julianne's sake. His scenes provide some of the film's funniest moments, particularly when George teasingly embarrasses Julianne in front of the rest of the wedding party by launching into his rendition of "I'll Say a Little Prayer (For You)."Aside from just its comedy, which is considerable, and its romance, which is unorthodox, "My Best Friend's Wedding" succeeds because its characters are fully-formed, dimensional beings who live in a very real world. Julianne, with all of her charm and charisma, is really just a desperate, wavering soul who fears what might happen if everyone finds happiness besides her. Kimmy, instead of being flat and static (as the "other" girl is wont to be in a romantic comedy), is a likable and endearing character that the audience can empathize with. Michael, however, is perhaps the most fascinating character of them all.Michael is both the perfect best friend- teasing and adoring, while never crossing the line- and the perfect boyfriend. He balances his affection for both of the women in his life and draws his own line regarding the ways in which he can love each of them. His decisions and character both break the traditional mold of a romantic comedy's "dream guy" by injecting a measure of reality and at the same time uphold it, by demonstrating that there is a way in which a strong, selfless, and moral man can exist without becoming a mere fantasy.

Desertman84 My Best Friend's Wedding is a film that stars Julia Roberts.A woman realizes that friends can be lovers, but now has to convince the friend in question in this romantic comedy.Cameron Diaz, Dermot Mulroney, Rupert Everett, and Philip Bosco co-star to play key supporting roles.It was directed by P. J. Hogan.Michael and Julianne were romantically involved in college, and after breaking up, they have managed to remain close friends. For years, they have had a pledge that if both were single when they turned 28, they would get married. Shortly before her 28th birthday, Julianne is lamenting the sad state of her love life when she gets a call from Michael, who announces that he has important news. Julianne is convinced that Michael is going to ask her to marry him, and she is crestfallen when he announces that he's engaged to Kimmy Wallace. Kimmy seems like the perfect woman for Michael because she's sweet, pretty, bright, and adores Michael, and her wealthy family is just as fond of him as she is. But now that Julianne has realized how much she loves Michael, she's not about to give him up without a fight and isn't afraid to fight dirty. Julianne's uneasy ally in the battle for Michael's affections is her friend and editor George Downes, a cheerfully out-of-the-closet homosexual who is not prepared when Julianne asks him to pose as her boyfriend.One of the best romantic comedies of the 1990's, My Best Friend's Wedding not only gave Julia Roberts a delightful vehicle for her crowd- pleasing comeback, but it further distinguished itself by avoiding the conventional plotting of the genre.Thanks to her charming performance and a subversive spin on the genre, this movie is a refreshingly entertaining.Rupert Everett scored rave reviews for his scene-stealing performance as Robert's gay friend who goes along with her scheming, and even as she makes her character's needy desperation disarmingly appealing, Roberts wisely allows Diaz to capitalize on her charming time in the spotlight. As the romantic outcome remains uncertain, the viewer is held in a state of giddy suspense, and director Hogan pulls off some hilarious scenes that could easily have fallen flat in the hands of a less talented filmmaker.Also, Hogan does manage to make his attractive leads look like complete idiots, no mean achievement in image-obsessed Hollywood.No wonder it happens to be the second most popular film of Roberts after Pretty Woman.