hyped garbage

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

I liked this movie and loved the Benny and the Jets bar scene, is the cast over the top too good looking..yep, but worth watching

Career-oriented pushover Heigl finally has enough when another woman swoops in on the man she secretly loves (Burns), the only problem… the woman is her sister (Åkerman). Ugh. Then there's Marsden's character pushing his way into conflict, as a cynical writer who tries to win the heart of Heigl. Typical chick-flick that offers as little originality as it does laughs. While the acting may not be terrible, it certainly is insincere—maybe the cast had a difficult time hiding their frustration with being a part of such a dull and empty movie. Even the Elton John music can't lift this cookie-cutter rom-com.*½ (out of four)

I just had the sad misfortune to witness this spineless, witless pile of pap.111 minutes of my life totally wasted. There so many far better examples of this genre.It tries to exude an air of smug satisfaction and sophistication, yet I literally cringed at every creaking plot "twist" and baulked at it's puerile attempts at adult entainment. The should be laws against this kind of brain-rot. Just because it is a Rom-com, it doesn't mean that it should get away with the bare-minimum of effort. The only good thing about this film was Bloc Party on the soundtrack

Apparently the female world still centres around the concept of marriage, especially when losing your mother at an early age. Jane (Katherine Heigl) fetishizes weddings to the extreme, gathering all 27 dresses, where she functioned as a bridesmaid and dedicating to them a grand closet. Essentially treating it as her calling she takes great pride in functioning as the organiser, consoler and mind behind the event. Everyday life has her work as a personal assistant for philanthropist George (Edward Burns), who is also an object of obsessed puppy love. When Jane's sister, Tess (Malin Åkerman), comes to visit the situation complicates itself, as the younger sibling captures the eye and ultimately heart of George. Meanwhile Jane's exploits as a mass-bridesmaid captures the interest of cynical commitment newspaper journalist with a post-crash test helmet hair-do Kevin (James Marsden), witness to Jane servicing two weddings during one night.Female characters are formed in such a way, that were it helmed by a male the term misogynist could very easily surface due to its outdated stereotyping, where females live the childhood dream of marriage as their sole goal, while men are cynical towards the whole concept. Still somehow the storyline found relative appeal amongst the target group, hence despite the stance of Jane being passé the idea of a grand white wedding has not entirely lost its magic. The problems with "27 dresses" don't stop there, as occasionally borderline race stereotypes are ventured in a poorly conceived manner, once even with a cringe-worthy depiction of all Asians as being short. Ultimately these flaws can be glossed over and focus probably best diverted to the satisfaction level offered by the simplistic and clichéd story, which offers no surprises and main strength lies in the graceful allurement of Katherine Heigl. Humour levels lay pretty low, so despite an enticing portrayal of a romantically lost and somewhat ungainly Jane the pull of the movie makes it a replicable and quickly forgettable affair.