If you have just started dating a girl not for long, bringing her to watch “27 Dresses” would probably up your rating for a good few notches. She may even remember this chick flick as the movie for the both of you. So you better prepare to write down the date and place and what she wears for your future reference. Believe me, girls have super memory when it comes down to dates and clothes.
Despite my rather vehement protest of watching yet another romance comedy two days in a row, Cynthia leaped in joy when she heard the words “27 Dresses”. TK seconded that because he needed something to relax. In the name of democracy, I booked “27 Dresses”.
The close to 2 hours movie has quite a straightforward storyline of a perpetual bridesmaid (Jane) who has a secret crush with his boss (George) and one day, her sister (Tess) turns up and falls in love with George. Meanwhile, a journalist (Kevin) stumbles into Jane’s life and perhaps, having attended 27 weddings as a bridesmaid, it is time for Jane to start thinking about herself.
The chemistry between Jane (Katherine Heigl) and Kevin (James Marsden – the prince from Enchanted and the cyclop from X-men) is pretty good. I especially enjoy watching the performance of Katherine Heigl who is an Emmy-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American actress best known for her role in Grey’s Anatomy. There are sufficient humors in “27 Dresses” that keeps the movie entertaining to watch. Some scenes – though very much like scenes straight from a TV drama – are pretty memorable (such as the one when Kevin is trying to teach Jane how to say no). The overall plot is also pretty believable without making me cringe too much. Believe it or not, Cynthia did shed some tears in some parts of the movie.
If you like the chick flick genre, “27 Dresses” maybe for you. I personally get a bit “wedding overdose” at the end of the movie. “27 Dresses” has definitely a higher entertainment value than “Mr. Average” but scores lower in the area of originality.
12 replies on “27 Dresses – Girls Would Love This”
I’ve been begging my boyfriend and my friends to watch this too =P
Sylv – You have got to watch this then! Surprise your boyfriend with a pair of tickets (and dinner on him of course). Give him a choice of romance comedy or horror … do anything, just anything …
better make sure he can take horror. if not he may faint on u during the show :p
Kiat – I was more hoping that her boyfriend would pick the romance comedy instead 🙂
Ah… I would love to catch this movie!!! Now praying hard that it comes to India soon! 😀
JT – I am pretty sure this movie is coming your way very soon … judging at how popular this movie is in Singapore. If not, we always can fall back onto DVD or cable!
I wait for DVD. It would cost a more to watch in the cinema. At home can lie down and watch, or play mahjong while watching…. hehe….
ECL – Woah, you play mahjong also can watch TV! Must learn from you. I would surely lose big time. In fact, even when I put 100% attention on the mahjong table, from my distance memory, I still not winning much!
27 dresses? I wish I had that many. But again, I don’t think I wld wear them. Prefer just jeans +tees 😀
Tigerfish – In the show, all the dresses barely fit into the wardrobe. I think it is quite a lot 🙂
just a report.. i have watched the movie with bf and he loves it =D
Sylv – Ha ha ha … glad you both enjoy 27 Dresses!