SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

seeingbystarlight Thanks so much forJulianne Potter (Julia Roberts), is a difficult food critic, who's been best friends with sports writer Michael O'Neal (Dermot Mulroney) for nine years, without realizing she's hopelessly in love with him.But when she gets a phone call from him informing her that he's getting married to the rich and lovely Kimberly Wallace (Cameron Diaz), she gets on a plane to Chicago with a covert plan to break up the wedding, and make Michael see that his place is with her."He adored ME for nine years." She tells her editor and friend George Downes (Rupert Everett), who -although gay- may harbor some secret feelings for her.When she arrives in Chicago, she is greeted by the glowing Kimmy who is only too eager to make her rival her best friend, and within ten minutes of meeting Julianne asks her to be her maid of honor.And when George visits her three days later (all her schemes are failing miserably up to that point), Julianne, on impulse, claims he's her fiance.It's a lie that unleashes one of the funniest set of subplots ever conceived in a romantic comedy.Rupert Everett, and Cameron Diaz shine like new pennies in their roles.They are positively radiant, and give the movie it's light.Julia Roberts is perfect as the scheming Julianne, whose actions get increasingly more desperate -and hilarious- as the story progresses.Dermot Mulroney is very well cast as Michael.He does a good job of conveying that he loves both women, and literary leaves the audience in suspense about which one he's going to chose.Relentlessly hysterical, and charming, this is one of the freshest most original comedies I can remember seeing.The ending (which in this case makes or breaks the movie), is as terrific as it is unpredictable:You'll never see it coming, yet it'll make you want to applaud.A stunning conclusion to a first rate story.Originally, Review #153Posted On: December 17, 2011

studioAT Your enjoyment of this film rests squarely on one thing - can you ignore the fact that the main female character is actually a horrible person? Judging by the positive comments about this film and the box office takings people clearly can, and that's largely down to the performance given by Julia Roberts.Away from that though this film is only half decent. It's a bit slow and none of the characters are that endearing. Throw in some weird jokes, an odd musical sing a long and some paint by numbers supporting characters and apparently that's all you need.Julia Roberts is a shining light in another wise forgettable film.

slightlymad22 Whilst light on laugh out loud moments, this movie has a certain charm that makes it irresistible to dislike.The brilliant Rupert Everett completely steals this movie, and that is no small feat given the fact that the three leads (Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney and Cameron Diaz) are all excellent.Plot In A Paragraph: When a Julianne's (Julia Roberts) long-time friend Michael (Dermot Mulroney) says he's engaged to be married in three days to Kimmy (Cameron Diaz), she realises she loves him herself... and sets out to get him, with only days before the wedding, she finds herself as maid of honour with the bride determined to make her, her best friend. The movie does not take you down the road you think it will, veering off unexpectedly in places. You start off rooting for Julia Roberts to pull off her mission, but as she resorts to more and more underhand tactics, (the email was simply devious) you actually start to hope she fails and want Diaz to keep Mulroney and the wedding to go ahead.All the leads are superb, smiling that killer smile, Roberts has never been better, while Diaz is excellent in one of her first good roles and the handsome Mulroney makes an engaging romantic couple with both Roberts and Diaz. But even with that fantastic trio, Everett steals every scene he is in. The sing a long around the table is nothing short of fantastic.

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.