You can find happiness at a wedding, especially if it is not your own

Rating: 8/10 (17 July 2005)

(Synopsis) John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn) are business partners and lifelong buddies. They are divorce mediators with a recreational hobby of crashing weddings to pickup chicks. They've been given a secret set of wedding crashing rules by Chaz (Will Ferrell) the guru of wedding crashing. John and Jeremy crash any and all weddings and pretend to be brothers working as venture capitalists or some other line of work. They are so charming that they are able to bluff their way through each wedding when relatives ask who they are. Each spots a beautiful woman and catches her eye. Eventually, each wins the chosen woman's heart, and then it's on to the next wedding! They never stay in the background, but actually get in all the action and pictures of the cutting of the cake, the carrying of the wedding couple, and dancing with the bride. They become a hit at each reception. The daughter of Treasury Secretary William Cleary (Christopher Walken) is getting married, and it will be the social event of the year. After crashing the wedding, John and Jeremy set their target on the two Cleary sisters, Claire (Rachel McAdams) and Gloria (Isla Fisher). Jeremy is able to get close to Gloria, but John has Claire's boyfriend to contend with. John and Jeremy are able to get invited to a weekend party at the Cleary family estate, where they learn a few lessons about love.
(Comment) The movie is hilarious from the beginning to the very end. Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn are naturals when performing their verbal and slapstick comedy. There are several scenes that may make you bust a gut laughing. This movie will help single men by revealing some of the rules and giving them a few pointers on how to pickup women. The moral to the story is that you can find happiness at a wedding, especially if it is not your own. This is one chick-flick you must see. (New Line Cinema, Run time 1:55, Rated R)(8/10)