Marginally entertaining, rarely funny

Rating: 4/10 (26 July 2005)

I had reservations about this movie just from seeing the previews, but reviews were high, and people seemed to like it so I caved. Lesson learned.
The chemistry between castmembers (expecially Vaughn and Wilson) is undeniable, they worked off of each other flawlessly. And Isla Fisher stole almost every scene she was in.
The first 45 minutes were slow, with a wedding montage that didn't ever seem to end. It started to pick up a little as the movie moved into an actual plot but eventually the scenes began to drag again. About an hour and a half into the movie (it seemed more like two and a half hours) who comes along but Will Ferrell to save the end of the movie. Will Ferrell plays a supporting character that is in maybe a quarter of the film and he is the funniest character in the movie, his was the only one the audience was quoting afterwards.
I honestly don't know where this film went wrong, great cast, good script, funny idea in general, and several great comedic bits, but just not a funny movie. Your 9 dollars and two hours can be much better spent elsewhere.