Movies We Watch

The moral of this film is either “a doormat is bound to eventually explode” or “true love is out there”. I guess it depends on how you look at the film. The nicest thing about it was that no one was murdered or died. First film of the weekend that didn’t happen and one of the main reasons it was chosen to end the weekend.

Jane is one of those “have to take care of everyone” people. I had a friend like this and it made it impossible to go to her vacation house. It wasn’t a vacation for her because she was continually making sure everyone had anything they might need and it was no vacation for me because I was continually being fussed over. Now some people enjoy that and take advantage of people that can’t say no. This poor girl appeared to have participated in 27 wedding that she pretty much planned. By all accounts, she would have been a millionaire if she had a wedding planning business in NYC.

After multiple people tell her she can’t say no, her sister finally pushes her too far and she sabotages the wedding. A wedding that shouldn’t have happened anyway, but still a low move. But I sort of respected her for it.

Of course there is a happy ending. After all, it was a big chick flick Hollywood film.

My favorite scene was the montage of all of the hideous bridesmaid dresses Jane had saved. It is amazing how bad so many bridesmaid dresses are. I have only stood up in one wedding and the dress was bad. An emerald green princess-ey number with butt bows and giant sleeves. But of course, the bride said, “and it is probably something you could wear again”. One friend did…as a halloween costume.

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After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister’s side as her sibling marries the man she’s secretly in love with.