Vaughn & Wilson make a fine comic duo; Fisher steals the uproarious comedy

Rating: 8/10 (18 July 2005)

WEDDING CRASHERS (2005) *** Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher, Christopher Walken, Jane Seymour, Bradley Cooper (Cameo: Will Farrell) Frequently uproarious high-concept comedy  two best buddy divorce consultants (Vaughn and Wilson making a dynamite comic duo) sneak into weddings to hook up with bodacious babes until one fine event where Wilson falls for the beautiful McAdams, the daughter of the US Secretary of the Treasury (the wily and weird Walken) which proves for a problematic and unforgettable weekend of wills. Vaughn with his rapid fire amalgam persona of Tom Hanks/Bruce Willis/Bill Murray/Michael Keaton is hysterical with his touchy-feely aggressive womanizer and instigator to Wilson's trademark cool breeze low-key softer 'dude with 'tude' compliment one another through most of the film until the weak final act that feels like a mitigated tack on by scribes Steve Faber & Bob Fisher despite some welcome R-rated sexual hi-jinks and crude humor with a solid hold by director David Dobkin letting his pair of jokers on a free reign of debauchery cum aging frat boy histrionics. Relative newcomer Fisher steals the film as McAdams' younger deceptive sister whose pristine demeanor shields an inner-wild child. Fast and funny.