Perhaps It's THE Funniest Wedding Comedy

Rating: Null/10 (7 April 2009)

David Dobkins's 'Wedding Crashers' is a laugh riot right from the start. Pretty much all the jokes are laugh out loud hilarious. It is an over-the-top comedy but what makes this one miles ahead of the likes of 'Meet The Parents', 'Bedazzled' etc is that the comic tracks fit the story and the film itself has excellent repeat value (which isn't easy with comedy). I had seen it in theatres during first viewing but even today it felt just as fresh. The story itself is quite new.
While the dialogues and situations are highly amusing, a comedy movie requires actors with comic flair and everyone here is wonderfully cast. Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are awesome as the crasher duo. The two actors appear to be really comfortable to work together and their off-screen friendship may have something to do with how well they click together on screen. The ravishing Rachel McAdams is cast as Wilson's love interest and she doesn't have much to do with comedy but nonetheless delivers a charming performance. Then there is a cute Isla Fisher as the oversexed, clingy, wild 'virgin', a sizzling Jane Seymour as the gorgeous but sexually starved hot mom and of course a delightful Christopher Walken as the clueless dad. There's also a funny appearance by Rebecca DeMornay at the beginning.
The film also succeeds on the technical side. The sets look quite nice and rich. The music is comprised of an eclectic soundtrack and adds energy. The camera-work and editing is great.
'Wedding Crashers' is funny as hell, perhaps one of my favourite over the top comedies from Hollywood, perhaps THE best wedding comedy. The humour is very adult thus watching it with your parents or with little children isn't exactly advisable but otherwise I'd recommend to watch the uncut version for more surprises.