
27
dresses centers on Jane (Katherine
Heigl), an idealistic, romantic and completely selfless woman… a
perennial bridal attendant whose own happy ending is nowhere in
sight. But when younger sister Tess captures the heart of Jane’s
boss – with whom she is secretly in love – Jane begins to reexamine
her “always-a-bridesmaid…” lifestyle.
Jane has always been good at taking care of others, but not so much
in looking after herself. Her entire life has been about making
people happy – and she has a closet full of 27 bridesmaid dresses to
prove it. One memorable evening, Jane manages to shuttle between
wedding receptions in Manhattan and Brooklyn, a feat witnessed by
Kevin (James Marsden), a newspaper reporter who realizes that a
story about this wedding junkie is his ticket off the newspaper’s
bridal beat.
Jane finds Kevin’s cynicism contrary to everything she holds dear –
namely weddings, and the two lock horns. Further complicating Jane’s
once perfectly-ordered life is the arrival of younger sister Tess (Malin
Akerman). Tess immediately captures the heart of Jane’s boss, George
(Edward Burns). Tess enlists her always-accommodating sister to plan
yet another wedding – Tess and George’s – but Jane’s feelings for
him lead to shocking revelations… and maybe the beginning of a new
life.
Learn more
about Katherine Heigl at her official website.
Movie review found on Amazon.com,
"Katherine Heigl is delightful as Jane, a self-effacing Gal Friday
so addicted to organizing weddings in her off time, that 27
Dresses opens with her character juggling two nuptials on the same
night. A perpetual bridesmaid, Jane’s hobby is discovered by a
matrimony reporter named Kevin (James Marsden), who hides a
romantic side behind his wall of cynicism. While Kevin gradually
develops feelings for Jane, the latter’s superficial sister, Tess
(Malin Akerman), pursues George (Edward Burns), Jane’s boss and
the object of her love. This romantic circle could go on forever,
except that Jane is unexpectedly moved by Kevin despite her
general irritation with him and without knowing that he’s on the
verge of sandbagging her with a ridiculing article in his
newspaper. The situation is absurd, but the emotions are not.
Heigl is very good, rooted in a long tradition of comely
comediennes playing characters who fly under the radar of life.
She makes Jane’s pain palpable and conveys her character’s
inability to say no without making her look unappealing or weak.
Marsden perfectly captures the part of a rumpled, underdressed
writer with repressed passions, Akerman is as convincingly
shrewish here as she was in The Heartbreak Kid, and Burns is fine
as one of those guys so busy saving the world he barely pays
attention to the people in his life. The script by Aline Brosh
McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) is fun if predictable, and Anne
Fletcher’s direction is vibrant. --Tom Keogh"