Surprised I Liked It So Much

Rating: 8/10 (15 January 2006)

I'm such a movie snob that I'm surprised I liked this so much. But, truth be told, this is actually a funny, not-too-unintelligent film. It ain't Kubrick by any means, but it's funny. Hilarious, even, in parts.
Wilson and Vaughn play two guys who like to crash weddings--hence the title--and pick up tipsy, turned-on bridesmaids. They use fake names and back stories to make themselves more alluring, even going so far as to use fake tears to seem like they are moved at the ceremony.
The whole thing goes awry when Wilson becomes genuinely enamored of one of his targets and follows her to her family's New England island, an unwilling Vaughn in tow. The scenes on the island are funny, and the dinner sequence will have even intellectuals guffawing, especially the looks on Vaughn's face as his incredibly cute love interest "passes the butter" under the table.
Recommended. B.
Things to look for: Christopher Walken surveying Vaughn's fetters, gay son's painting, semi-clever allusions to "The Graduate" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid."