Ah, My Best Friend's Wedding. Add it to the compose heap of films which rely on Julia Robert's supposed charm to carry them. I'm sorry, but I cannot figure out for the life of me what is so enthralling about Julia Roberts (see my review of "The Runaway Bride" for further elaboration).
While I don't agree that this is "just another romantic comedy," I greatly dislike the aspects which make it unique. First and foremost, we are presented with a heroine who possesses no likable traits. Jules, the female protagonist (Julia Roberts), is one of the most despicable creatures in film today. Years previous, Jules and her male best friend made a pact that, if neither were married by a certain age, they'd marry each other. When Jules finds out that her friend is about to be married, she shows up bent on sabotaging his impending nuptials. Chaos, intended to be funny, ensues.
Why does she do this? Does she have some noble purpose? Does she discover deep down that she is in love, true love, with this man? No. Does she discover that he's truly in love with her? No. Does she find out that his fiancee is all wrong for him, or is some sort of terrible human being? No. Perhaps she's old and dying, and has no other soulmate left in the world? Of course not.
She does it because, when she hears of his engagement, she feels a spark of panic, perhaps even jealousy. Perhaps even fear at having no guy to "fall back on."
Good reasons to wreck what is supposed to be the happiest day of her best friend's life? Not by any reasonable definition.
So, who do you love in this film? Nobody. There are people that you "kinda" like, maybe even get a kick out of. There were occasional laughs. Mostly, this movie made me angry.
If I wanted to be angry, I wouldn't have chosen to watch a comedy. I agree with a previous comment: read a book instead.
While I don't agree that this is "just another romantic comedy," I greatly dislike the aspects which make it unique. First and foremost, we are presented with a heroine who possesses no likable traits. Jules, the female protagonist (Julia Roberts), is one of the most despicable creatures in film today. Years previous, Jules and her male best friend made a pact that, if neither were married by a certain age, they'd marry each other. When Jules finds out that her friend is about to be married, she shows up bent on sabotaging his impending nuptials. Chaos, intended to be funny, ensues.
Why does she do this? Does she have some noble purpose? Does she discover deep down that she is in love, true love, with this man? No. Does she discover that he's truly in love with her? No. Does she find out that his fiancee is all wrong for him, or is some sort of terrible human being? No. Perhaps she's old and dying, and has no other soulmate left in the world? Of course not.
She does it because, when she hears of his engagement, she feels a spark of panic, perhaps even jealousy. Perhaps even fear at having no guy to "fall back on."
Good reasons to wreck what is supposed to be the happiest day of her best friend's life? Not by any reasonable definition.
So, who do you love in this film? Nobody. There are people that you "kinda" like, maybe even get a kick out of. There were occasional laughs. Mostly, this movie made me angry.
If I wanted to be angry, I wouldn't have chosen to watch a comedy. I agree with a previous comment: read a book instead.
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