Why don't you two not talk?

Rating: 4/10 (30 July 2005)

Greetings again from the darkness. Often with comedies, the trailer gives away all the funny parts. What is really sad is when the trailer is BETTER than the movie. Let me start by saying I am a huge Vince Vaughn fan. The man is funny and talented. So when he swings and misses, I will usually give him the benefit of doubt. We have come to expect more misses than hits from his cohort, Owen Wilson. To put it nicely, this is a miss. To put it bluntly, this is god-awful.
The premise is terrific! Couple of single guys BSing and charming their way to "success" at weddings of people they don't know. Problem is these guys seem old and cartoonish. Just can't believe very many women would fall for their ridiculous set-ups. Watching the scenes with Owen and Vince had me convinced they just rolled the camera and edited miles of film. Many of the scenes are choppy and abrupt. The soundtrack has a couple of the worst songs I have ever heard anywhere outside an elevator.
As far as the good stuff, Isla Fisher ("I Heart Huckabees") is outstanding in her quirky role and Rachel McAdams ("The Notebook" "Mean Girls") appears primed for stardom. She has quite the screen presence. Christopher Walken goes through the motions as the head of the Kennedy-esquire clan and Jane Seymour is downright awful as the drunk, miserable maternity figure. Will Ferrell (had to be him or Ben Stiller) has the predictable cameo as Chaz, the Wedding Crasher guru who has moved on to an even more despicable pastime. There is a semi-interesting early scene with Dwight Yoakum and Rebecca DeMorney, but no matter how hard I try, there is very little worth watching here.