27 Dresses

This is one of my favorite movies. It's like one of the 6 movies I like to watch whenever I am feeling blue or sick.  For those who haven't seen it, it's about this girl Jane, who is the ultimate bridesmaid and helper. She is super good at being a bridesmaid, and has been in 27 weddings. She's suffering from unrequited love with her boss, which everyone knows about except for him. (That's how I was with Andrew. For 2 years!) Her sister comes to town after failing at life, and "falls in love" with George the boss even though she's just super fake and gets caught up in the moment. They decide to get married after like a month of meeting, and Tess the bridezilla basically steals Jane's man and her dream wedding. Along the way we meet Kevin, played by the dazzling James Marsden. He's funny, sarcastic, cynical and still such a dreamboat. He's writing the Sunday spread about weddings and is writing an article about the Dream Wedding, and secretly Jane's story of bridesmaid-hood. Basically any scene that has Kevin and Jane interacting is great because they have good chemistry and are pretty funny. The best is of course when the get drunk and sing Benny and the Jets to a full bar. I think that was actually the first time I ever heard that song shockingly enough. Eventually after all hell breaks loose, and the story about Jane is out for the world to see and her sister destroys their mom's wedding gown and adds pieces of it to another dress. Fun fact: This dress is a mass produced dress by Amsale, and can sometimes be seen on the Oxygen show called Amsale Girls, which chronicles the work life of consultants and dress finding adventures at the Amsale Studio in NY.
(I'm still waiting for season 2 btw!!)

 Then, Jane grows a spine and finally stops being a pushover! She wreaks havoc on her sister at the rehearsal dinner and exposes the truth of Tess. But Kevin is there to comfort her and makes her go through one more loop after a long day riding her emotional roller coaster. In the end she finally gets the closure that George is not the man for her and the Kevin is. She gives a great speech on a yacht wedding and Kevin romantically tells her to "get over here!"

 
One year later they get married in a beautiful beach wedding.

It was fun watching this after just getting married, because I could be all corny throughout the movie and make Andrew wish he wasn't here with me. During the movie, Andrew decided that he was going to use my strategy of watching movies I've never seen before, which is to just ask questions all the time, predicting what's going to happen next. So he kept going on and on throughout the movie about what he thought was going to happen.  I actually caught him genuinely laughing during this movie, so whether he admits it or not, I'm pretty sure he enjoyed it!

I absolutely loved Katherine Heigl in this movie. This and Life as we Know It are my favorites. She nails all the comedic bits and also uses her Grey's Anatomy drama skills to deliver some killer zingers.(Ex: You're not my baby sister. You're just a bitch who broke my heart and destroyed my mother's wedding dress) Also she has really great clothes, and her hair is amazing. I wish I had her wardrobe and hair. Now I'm going to get all English Minor on you, and show how her clothes progress with her transformation throughout the movie. At the first big party we see her at, she looks pretty mousy and not confident in herself at all. Then when she is seeking revenge on her sister, she looks like a glamazon and really brings the drama and passion through in her look. Then in the final party outfit, she is comfortable with who she is and moving past being a pushover, and that alone gives a new glow about her, along with a sophisticated and understated look that is stunning.

 

Andrew's Closing Thoughts: After watching the 4 3 Ninja movies, this was the greatest movie I've ever seen in the whole wide world.

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