Laugh out loud funny!

Rating: 10/10 (16 July 2005)

Wedding Crashers was great! We decided to go see it on a whim, not having much information about it -- I think it was best that way, as many movies are spoiled by their best scenes being shown in the previews. Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn are perfectly paired as good-natured, bickering buddies with obvious affection for one another. I think it was a perfect casting for parts requiring a ton of dialogue.
The movie sets up the premise very well, making Wilson and Vaughn believable as best friends with a long history. Theirs is a very light-hearted, madcap existence and it's easy to relate to the experience of being at a wedding. When they get to the wedding that leads them through the rest of the movie, a great cast of characters is introduced. Rachel McAdams is bright, funny, and even speaking as a female you can't take your eyes off her. Christopher Walken, Jayne Seymour, Isla Fisher and Keir O'Donnell are instrumental in making the rest of her family the rich, crazy dysfunctional unit that it is. And the grandmother! Priceless. I think it is by design that you will hate McAdams' fiancé on sight. It's fun having someone to root against.
Throughout the movie you will probably find yourself rooting for Vaughn's and Wilson's characters, and they are ultimately the key to this being a funny movie. As men who are unafraid to express their feelings, they say a lot of things that men might think but would never say.
There are a lot of funny, if somewhat shocking, moments as this movie puts it all out there. Nothing is off-limits -- definitely not a movie for children, but a great date movie if you've been together with someone for a while. Probably not a great first date movie! It's also refreshing that the movie is not completely predictable -- for a comedy, there are abundant twists and turns, taking the story in directions you might not have thought of.
There will be some great memorable quotes from this movie. In all, it's funny, lovable and you will not have wasted your time or money to go see it!