Flawed but very very funny.

Rating: 8/10 (4 January 2006)

Wedding Crashers - Two men (Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn) crash weddings for food, parties and women. However their plans go awry when they both discover love in two sisters (Rachel McAdams and Isla Fisher), one of them with a boyfriend, the other a freaky crazy girl. This movie has some very funny moments. Wilson and Vaughn make a good strong team. Not only were there numerous giggle points, but I had my head buried in my hands about 15 times throughout the movie in laughter. The dinner table scene easily tops that of the one in Meet the Parents.
The movie could've set out to do more than the whole "get the girl" scenario that has been done ad nauseum, but it's probably among the best attempts at the silly romantic/comedy. The violence isn't purely comedic. These tackles and punches really hurt and had me "Oohhing" (and saying other things, but those are R rated) in commiseration. However, some of the silly scenes (like the Will Ferrell shtick) don't really fly, and it sticks out like a big ol' sore thumb, but it leads to one of the biggest "OH MY GOD" moments in the movie.
Some people that are more politically correct than I might have problems with certain characters in the film. Whatever I say. The problem for me was that the movie goes on for about 20 minutes too long. It could've done with some editing. If you go for this sort of comedy, as I do, that you'll like it. If you don't, you'll still laugh and probably enjoy yourself. This gets a B+.