Great Idea, Great Actors, Formulaic Hollywood Movie

Rating: 3/10 (22 January 2006)

What a hilarious idea!! Guys who crash weddings to get laid! The stories they have to make up to get the women! The Rules created by their mentor that they follow by the number! The montage in the beginning is So funny and SO energetic that the movie basically shoots its wad within the first 15 minutes. Then it becomes a mainstream love story with Owen Wilson as his usual casually corny self and an admittedly adorable Rachel McAdams (this girl is going places since her twin, Jennifer Garner is out of commission). Isla Fisher, the wacky sister is absolutely amazing. She was also in "the Swimming Pool" for you movie hounds. The writing is so mainstream and so pedestrian that I am left fantasizing about all the missed opportunities - which creative types could conjure simply from reading the 100 rules of crashing a wedding. Christopher Walken's serious Dad here has a hint of humor behind his eyes which is so fun to watch. But then his role is smooshed down with the rest of the mainstream Hollywood movie ending. Corny, formulaic; you see the next scene around just about every corner and laugh only because the actors are so good. I gave this a bad rating because I'm surprised that this movie has such high votes.It's funny but could have been so much better if it went the "indie" route and not the 'hollywood' sidewalk.