Tagline: It takes a real man to become a maid of honor.
Rated: PG-13 in the US for sexual content and language. (Mostly censored in Malaysia)
Hmmm... This movie reminded me why I never really liked romantic comedies. Not only did the main actor, Tom (Patrick Dempsey) and actress, Hannah (Michelle Monaghan) have no silverscreen chemistry (a big no-no for romantic comedies), they failed to make me laugh and the supporting cast and the plot was totally weak and insubstantial.
Somehow I can't help but think that this is the male version of "My best friend's wedding" (think Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz), but MOH somehow failed to emulate the wittiness and appeal of that 1997 hit. MOH makes a mockery of women i.e. the girls in this movie are either fat (Emily Nielson who plays bridesmaid Hilary), bitchy and hollow (Whitney Cummings as Bridesmaid Stephanie), vindictive and slutty (Busy Philipps as scorned Bridesmaid Melissa) or old and dumb (Selma Stern as Grandma Pearl). They didn't even accentuate the finer qualities of Hannah's character, whereby we are shown that her one and only forte is being able to guess Tom's cake order. I mean, C'mon, there must be more than that to a woman who have captured the heart of a Scottish royalty... and not to mention, tame a serial dater/womanizer!
Only consolation was the beautiful Scotish sceneries and culture exchange. Nothing honorable, but maybe passable as a teenage fairy tale flick.
Storyboard: 20 of 25
Cinematography: 20 of 25
Issues Discussed (connection with viewers): 8 of 25
Casting: 8 of 25
Total Score : 56 C
Source: http://www.imdb.com
Rated: PG-13 in the US for sexual content and language. (Mostly censored in Malaysia)
Hmmm... This movie reminded me why I never really liked romantic comedies. Not only did the main actor, Tom (Patrick Dempsey) and actress, Hannah (Michelle Monaghan) have no silverscreen chemistry (a big no-no for romantic comedies), they failed to make me laugh and the supporting cast and the plot was totally weak and insubstantial.
Somehow I can't help but think that this is the male version of "My best friend's wedding" (think Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz), but MOH somehow failed to emulate the wittiness and appeal of that 1997 hit. MOH makes a mockery of women i.e. the girls in this movie are either fat (Emily Nielson who plays bridesmaid Hilary), bitchy and hollow (Whitney Cummings as Bridesmaid Stephanie), vindictive and slutty (Busy Philipps as scorned Bridesmaid Melissa) or old and dumb (Selma Stern as Grandma Pearl). They didn't even accentuate the finer qualities of Hannah's character, whereby we are shown that her one and only forte is being able to guess Tom's cake order. I mean, C'mon, there must be more than that to a woman who have captured the heart of a Scottish royalty... and not to mention, tame a serial dater/womanizer!
Only consolation was the beautiful Scotish sceneries and culture exchange. Nothing honorable, but maybe passable as a teenage fairy tale flick.
Storyboard: 20 of 25
Cinematography: 20 of 25
Issues Discussed (connection with viewers): 8 of 25
Casting: 8 of 25
Total Score : 56 C
Source: http://www.imdb.com
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