I loved this movie from the beginning to the end.
The story is simple: two ex's-turned-good-friends vowed to get married to each other if everything else fails by the time they are a certain age. On Jules' birthday (Julia Roberts), what's-his-name calls (Dermot Mulroney), and leaves a message that he needs to urgently talk to her. Her heart suddenly starts beating although she almost forgot all about that deal for years, but she literally drops down when all he has to ask her was to be the maid of honor on his sudden wedding! She charges up, and with the support of her best friend George (Rupert Everett, wonderfully gay and handsome), she sets a goal to win the guy, Michael, from the bride in the last four days prior to wedding. But, the young, rich and beautiful bride Kimmy (Cameron Diaz) isn't naive - oh no! She fights back -- flatters Jules, plays up her phobias and sets her up for failure as much as Jules sets up her. She uses all the charm and all the info she got from Michael, since Michael still talked about Jules in awe and respect. They are both jealous at each other. *** MILD SPOILER *** They are both good fighters, with some evil turns. They have totally different stands. While Kimmy is ready to drop out from college and follow Michael around, Jules, an independent, strong-spirited, and responsible woman with career ridicules both Michael's job and Kimmy's apparent lack of ambition. Kimmy returns strike with promise of unconditional love, which totally overwhelms Michael. However, we know that Kimmy is smarter than that: she'll promise everything in a rather shallow way, knowing that sooner or later, her rich father will take care of both her as well as Michael's career, but that Michael's pride would most likely drive him away if she offered all that bluntly and immediately. *** TOTAL SPOILER *** Jules figures that out, and succumbs to dirty scheming in order to show Michael how it's all going to end up one day AFTER he's already married to Kimmy for some time. And that's where the movie makes it clear that she is the bad guy. When her scheming goes much worse then she ever wanted it to go (a fake e-mail is mistakenly really sent instead of kept in 'drafts' for Michael to see), she almost succeeds... But then, on the wedding day, it turns out that she can't win either... And all those things come clear to her... (With George's help, naturally)... That it was all about winning, that she just felt like she'll lose everything if she doesn't win this guy, that she was a chicken and never told him her true feelings until the last moment because she really didn't feel what she tripped she did... She can do better than this guy... She needs to really believe in a guy... And it's okay if she lets Kimmy win... But she can give them her blessing, and ... dance! *** END OF SPOILER *** The movie is totally hilarious at times, especially the karaoke scene, and when George comes to the rescue. Also pay attention to BOTH the leading ladies scheming --- the movie is made so that only Jules' are 1000% apparent... But don't oversee the rest! A must-see romantic comedy.
The story is simple: two ex's-turned-good-friends vowed to get married to each other if everything else fails by the time they are a certain age. On Jules' birthday (Julia Roberts), what's-his-name calls (Dermot Mulroney), and leaves a message that he needs to urgently talk to her. Her heart suddenly starts beating although she almost forgot all about that deal for years, but she literally drops down when all he has to ask her was to be the maid of honor on his sudden wedding! She charges up, and with the support of her best friend George (Rupert Everett, wonderfully gay and handsome), she sets a goal to win the guy, Michael, from the bride in the last four days prior to wedding. But, the young, rich and beautiful bride Kimmy (Cameron Diaz) isn't naive - oh no! She fights back -- flatters Jules, plays up her phobias and sets her up for failure as much as Jules sets up her. She uses all the charm and all the info she got from Michael, since Michael still talked about Jules in awe and respect. They are both jealous at each other. *** MILD SPOILER *** They are both good fighters, with some evil turns. They have totally different stands. While Kimmy is ready to drop out from college and follow Michael around, Jules, an independent, strong-spirited, and responsible woman with career ridicules both Michael's job and Kimmy's apparent lack of ambition. Kimmy returns strike with promise of unconditional love, which totally overwhelms Michael. However, we know that Kimmy is smarter than that: she'll promise everything in a rather shallow way, knowing that sooner or later, her rich father will take care of both her as well as Michael's career, but that Michael's pride would most likely drive him away if she offered all that bluntly and immediately. *** TOTAL SPOILER *** Jules figures that out, and succumbs to dirty scheming in order to show Michael how it's all going to end up one day AFTER he's already married to Kimmy for some time. And that's where the movie makes it clear that she is the bad guy. When her scheming goes much worse then she ever wanted it to go (a fake e-mail is mistakenly really sent instead of kept in 'drafts' for Michael to see), she almost succeeds... But then, on the wedding day, it turns out that she can't win either... And all those things come clear to her... (With George's help, naturally)... That it was all about winning, that she just felt like she'll lose everything if she doesn't win this guy, that she was a chicken and never told him her true feelings until the last moment because she really didn't feel what she tripped she did... She can do better than this guy... She needs to really believe in a guy... And it's okay if she lets Kimmy win... But she can give them her blessing, and ... dance! *** END OF SPOILER *** The movie is totally hilarious at times, especially the karaoke scene, and when George comes to the rescue. Also pay attention to BOTH the leading ladies scheming --- the movie is made so that only Jules' are 1000% apparent... But don't oversee the rest! A must-see romantic comedy.