Movie Review: 27 Dresses

Rating: 2.5/5
Overall: Great Sunday Night chick flick to watch while getting ready for the next week
Light moments: Lots
Need a box of tissues: Not. Manages to be mushy and funny in the right proportions and strikes all the right cords
Overall Theme: Life cant always be planned - There's something to be said about giving the unexpected a chance and you never know when you actually meet someone - what role they might end up playing in your world...
Plot Summary:
Jane is this pretty girl with a good job, great EQ and a smile for everything.
The problem is that it seems like she is the only single woman - everyone she knows ..knows anyways. So much so that she's been a bridesmaid 27 times. Sometimes in two weddings on the same night.
But she goes on with Life and being in Love with her very nice boss...until he actually ends up meeting this other girl and gets engaged to her. What makes things harder is that he is actually a very nice guy - not the average scumbag who loved the attention but wasnt ready for something more. So she continues to work at her place ...just a few cracks in her otherwise sound heart. Meanwhile, a chance encounter at wedding 26 and 27, brings Kevin into her life. Kevin is the exact opposite of her boss...not as hunky ..great warm big personality..very spunky and spontaneous and the exact opposite of anything Jane's ever seen herself with.
27 Dresses is about Jane's struggle to not take herself ever always so seriously and let things be and take a chance every now and then.
Quotes that had me laughing happily:
Kevin: "Love is patient Love is kind ..Love is slowly going out of your mind"
Jane: "I just found out that my favorite love song was about a sandwich"
Casey: "He asks if you want a drink. You smile and say, 'Vodka soda.' If you already have a drink, you down it. Then there's some flirting, some interoffice sex, an accidental pregnancy, a shot gun wedding, and a life of bliss. How many times do we have to go over this? "
Tess: "My idea of a pet is a rock"
50 Cents:
Its not easy getting through life alone and not everyone is lucky enough to find someone they love. And then even if you do ..what are the odds that they will love you right back ?
Meanwhile - Life goes on. Its upto you to get real and give life a chance. I think my killer moment in the movie was when Casey tells Jane " If it was the right thing to do..you'd feel better. Do you feel better?" .. Thats a pretty good compass for anything we treat our hearts to I'd say.
Life's a funny business. We always say about how good it is to have someone show up for us and care about us ..but the thing is .. it feels even better when you feel like you want to be there for someone.. and thats what this movie is about. The simple stuff
Worth a watch: Yup..most definately
Would I watch it again: Yes, on a rainy week night perhaps