A sure-fire cult classic

Rating: 9/10 (6 February 2006)

Vince Vaughan is Hollywood's most underrated funny man. In Wedding Crashers, Vaughan plays Jeremy Grey, a wise-cracking serial wedding crasher intent on picking up as many girls as possible. He is joined by his best friend, John Beckwith (Owen Wilson). Together the two wreak havoc on the weddings of total strangers, as they sleep with a bevy of beautiful women.
When our two conniving heroes crash the town's biggest wedding, things start to go awry. Beckwith becomes immediately smitten with Claire Cleary (played with ease by Rachel McAdams). To make matters worse, Claire is the daughter of Treasury Secretary William Cleary (a brilliant Christopher Walken). Meanwhile at the same wedding Grey meets Gloria Cleary (played by Aussie starlet Isla Fisher). While she seems nice enough, Grey quickly discovers she is not what he expected. The rest of the movie follows the two leads as they weasel their way into the Cleary family circle, all the while trying to win the hearts of their respective crushes. While the movie (and subsequently the laughs) fall away slightly near the end, there is no doubt this movie will become a cult classic over time. There's even an unnecessary, terrible cameo from Will Ferrell (hey, I love the guy but he is useless in this). Vaughan is clearly having a ball in this, while Wilson does a great job of playing the foil. Pop this DVD in the player and enjoy a riotous time.