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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
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Editorial Review:
One of the best romantic comedies of the 1990s, 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. Julia plays a prominent Chicago restaurant critic whose best friend (Dermot Mulroney) is a former lover from her college days with whom she'd made a binding pact: if neither of them were married by the age of 28, they'd marry each other. Just when they're about to reach the deadline of their agreement, Mulroney arrives in Chicago to introduce Roberts to his seemingly perfect fiancée (Cameron Diaz) and announce their wedding in just three days. That leaves the shocked Julia with just three short days to sabotage the wedding and marry the man she now realizes she's loved all along. With potential heartbreak waiting in the wings, she'll either get what she wants or pay the price for her selfish behavior, and Ronald Bass's cleverly constructed screenplay keeps us guessing to the very end. Rupert Everett scored rave reviews for his scene-stealing performance as Robert's gay friend who goes along with her scheming (but only so far), 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 P.J. Hogan pulls off some hilarious scenes (like a restaurant full of people singing the Dionne Warwick hit "I Say a Little Prayer") that could easily have fallen flat in the hands of a less talented filmmaker. It's no surprise that this was one of the box-office smashes of 1997. --Jeff Shannon
My Best Friend's Wedding [Region 2] Reviews:
Love at the Crossroads 
2008-09-01 - Julia Roberts stars as the Commitment Phobic who finds that her best friend (Dermott Mulroney) is getting married. They had a pact that if neither of them had a partner they would marry each other. Julia is shocked to hear he is getting married and she is to be the "Best Man"!
She tries all means of underhandedness (if there is such a word) to derail the relationship. Cameron Diaz is the completely unsuitable (according to Julia) bride to be. She is everything Julia is not, ready to give up her career and all she loves for her man.
The addition of the gay other best friend(Rupert Everett) and sluttish members of the brides family make for great comedy. A light hearted easy to watch movie.
Pretty decent for a chick flick 
2008-07-29 - I normally don't do the romantic comedy thing. And I am not a fan of Julia Roberts. But this film wasn't all that bad. It has a good pace and did keep my interest for most of it. It doesn't follow the normal 'formula', if you will,
of the typical romantic comedy movie and sort of leaves you guessing. The acting is good, I could even stand Julia Roberts. Cameron Diaz and Rupert Everett have great supporting roles and are both a blast to watch in this.
All in all, a decent comedy with a few good moments and not as predictable as most.
Awesome movie for friends to watch 
2008-07-21 - I love this movie!! One of my all time favorite movies with a bitter sweet ending so to speak. I love all the actresses/actors that are in it, they did a great job!!
My Best Friend's Wedding
2008-06-30 - Movie was cute and I only bought it because I'm a HUGE Dermot Mulroney fan. I didn't like this as much as the Wedding Date.
More To Life Than Ourselves
2008-05-01 - While this is not your typical romantic comedy, it is in fact the differences that make this a true masterpiece. The move starts with Roberts having a meal with her good friend and editor George. (George happens to be gay.) It is interesting that George is not ashamed of being gay, but on the other hand he doesn't scream it from the rooftops either. He is to be the voice of reason in this comedy full of mishaps. Roberts is happy to get a call from her past romantic partner Michael, but this soon turns to panic when she realizes that he is getting married in less than a week to someone else. (Julia is basically getting an invitation to the wedding.) George tries to calm Roberts down, but to no avail. She is determined to break the wedding. Whether we are routing for her, or feel her actions are absurd and cruel, somehow, we do get the impression that she is fighting a doomed uphill battle. We meet Kimmy, and we have little reason to doubt that she and Michael are a proper match. To be sure, there is one weak point in the relationship that Roberts finds and exploits, but let's be fair. What relationship DOESN'T have some weak point? Roberts realizes that her plans have backfired, and she desperately calls George for help. George tries to be a real friend to Roberts, but Roberts's new idea starts to wear down even George's patience. (Having George pretend to be her future husband to make Michael jealous.) While George plays along, it is clear that he has had it with this whole thing, and in a bit of frustration, he in a musical and theatrical way, humiliates Roberts. George nails down the whole crucial crux of the matter when he says: "Do you really love him, or is this just about winning?" Roberts then starts to lie about George. Her determination to win this lost cause causes her to start being dishonest about her real friend George. It is interesting that when we see Michael and Roberts together, we can infer that their relationship had serious flaws. There is usually (if not always) a visible tension between Michael and Roberts. In a final desperate attempt to stop the marriage, Roberts does something that is not only deceptive and cruel, but flat out illegal. (FRAUD to say the least.) Only then does her conscience start to wake up. But even though she is starting to realize that there is more to life than our own passions and desires, she still fights desperately to win back this man who doesn't love her anymore. (This is underlined in a comical, but yet tragic car chase.) Only after Roberts realizes her cruelty as well as her absurd actions does she realize that if someone doesn't love you, you can't really make them. This movie a masterpiece complete with a a great story, superb acting, and a harmonious mixture of tragedy and comedy. But even more than that, it underlines that sometimes triumph comes NOT from getting what we want, but reaching the point where we can rise above our own passions and desires to do what is right. While there is a certain sadness in the restoration of order, we also know it is right. But joy reenters when George proves himself a real friend and is there for Roberts. I think this is one of the best movies one can watch on Saint Valentine's Day. In a commerical society that promotes romance, this movie reminds us that often our passions and desires have to take a back seat to what is morally right.
