Directed by:
David DobkinCinematography:
Julio MacatComposer:
Rolfe KentCast:
Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Jane Seymour, Ellen Albertini Dow, Keir O'Donnell, Bradley Cooper, Ron Canada (more)VOD (3)
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Divorce mediators John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey are business partners and lifelong friends who share one truly unique springtime hobby--crashing weddings! Whatever the ethnicity of the wedding party--Jewish, Italian, Irish, Chinese, Hindu--the charismatic and charming duo always have clever back stories for inquisitive guests and inevitably become the hit of every reception, where they strictly adhere to their proven "rules of wedding crashing" to meet and pick up women aroused by the very thought of marriage. At the tail end of another successful season of toasting brides and grooms, Jeremy learns that the daughter of Treasury Secretary William Cleary and his wife, Kathleen, is getting married in what is sure to be the Washington D.C. social event of the year. After infiltrating the lavish affair, John and Jeremy quickly set their sights on two bridesmaids, Claire and Gloria Cleary. With the lavish reception in full swing, Jeremy works his game plan to perfection in seducing Gloria, but John's flirtation banter with Claire is unexpectedly impeded by her pompous, Ivy League boyfriend Sack. Having uncharacteristically fallen hard and fast for Claire, John convinces a resistant Jeremy to bend the crashing rules and accept an invitation to an extended weekend party at the Cleary family compound. Once at the palatial waterfront estate, John and Jeremy endure a multitude of comical mishaps at the hands of the dysfunctional members of the Cleary family, but also learn a few unexpected lessons about love and relationships. (official distributor synopsis)
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The first half is truly excellent and relentlessly fun, the second is admittedly much weaker, with the story going off on a tangent, but I can't and don't want to raise any major objections. In fact, movies can always rely on a great cast that will pull them with all their might into the above average, and in addition to the likeable Wilson and Vaughn, who complement each other perfectly, there’s also the unmistakable Walken, in a role a bit uncharacteristic for him, the tough Bradley Cooper and the beautiful McAdams, for whom I would have gone through it all. The last few minutes are also enlivened by old friend Will Ferrell, whose cameo was brilliant this time :) Great fun, and perhaps the best of "Frat pack" team.
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It's definitely not a crazy romp, and doesn’t have the smart witty humour of the About a Boy type (I laughed about twice), and I didn't even think that this particular comedy had any traces of bizarre frat-pack humour. But the performances of all the cast, who were all beaming with how much they were enjoying their shooting days, the very pleasant romantic line with the perfectly working chemistry between Wilson and the lovely McAdams (1* for that one alone), and the fact that the story only occasionally slipped into awkwardness (the old mum's troubles), were all enough to give me a pleasantly amused smile that never left me throughout the film. It made me purr in satisfaction like a cat by the fireplace.
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This is how it should be. Transitioning smoothly from a hilarious hit to a romantic drama full of joy for the soul, that is art. To my surprise, the Frat Pack pulled it off with bravura, and even though the talkative grandma or the ultra-weird Todd spoiled the relaxed atmosphere, I mostly find words of praise. Otherwise, given the incredible verbal machine gun of Vince Vaughn or the grounding smile of Rachel McAdams, it's impossible not to. When the main hero confesses to all possible sins in a public confession, or when the unwanted competitor is a disgusting slimeball, those are clichés that I will always love.
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Wedding Crashers is clear proof that even American comedies can have cleverly devised plots that are not awkward and at the same time are funny. Of course, there are some flaws that contradict logic - like no one finding the rampage of two strangers at any wedding suspicious, but it would be a shame to dwell on that. The brisk pace, clearly set by the Vaughn and Wilson duo, easily carries even the weakest jokes (of which fortunately there are only a few), and it's a joy to watch their mutual chemistry, which works wonderfully. The crown on top of everything is the appearance of the hunted bridesmaids. Yes, the gentlemen from the "Frat Pack" can indeed make a decent romantic comedy, but there are a few spicy moments, and in many aspects, it even surpasses the wild Dodgeball.
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It took me about a minute to realize that both main characters of the story are extremely unsympathetic and that the humor won't appeal to me. About 10% of it is because I am a slightly older generation than the teenagers for whom the movie is primarily intended. And 90% is because it lacks the necessary quality. I understand that this type of romantic comedy works with completely different tools than an Oscar-winning drama, but too much of a good thing is bad. Tacky romance, awkward humor, and above all, incredibly cheap morals. That this made 200 million dollars just in the States? I'll have to be more careful with commercially successful comedies. There is sometimes quite a painful difference between my taste and the so-called mass audience when it comes to comedies... I was thinking for a long time whether I would find something that would justify giving at least one lonely star, and Rachel McAdams convinced me that there is, after all, one reason to find it in Wedding Crashers. Overall impression: 20%.
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