27 Dresses Critic Reviews

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Variety | Joe LeydonAdd Critic to Favorites

Frothy, funny and formulaic, 27 Dresses is a pleasantly predictable romantic comedy that sees Katherine Heigl following “Knocked Up” with smooth moves at the wheel of her first starring vehicle.Read the full review

USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites

27 Dresses is like one of the many bridesmaid dresses featured in the film: frothy, predictable and over the top.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

A sporadically entertaining cupcake of a movie.Read the full review

ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites

There's not a surprising moment in the movie yet it works in spite of the stale, insipid storyline. That has a lot to do with lead actress Katherine Heigl and a little to do with the glowing embers between her and her co-star, James Marsden.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

27 Dresses is a movie geared to a pitch of high matrimonial-princess fever.Read the full review

The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

As the director, Anne Fletcher, methodically cuts back and forth between two weddings, she makes the reasonably insightful, moderately funny point that modern American weddings, however they may strain for individuality and specialness, are all pretty much alike. The problem is that much the same could be said about modern American romantic comedies.Read the full review

Washington Post | Ann HornadayAdd Critic to Favorites

Katherine Heigl makes an official bid for America's Sweetheart in her sophomore effort, 27 Dresses, a romantic comedy that -- despite her undeniable, apple-cheeked appeal -- sags like a day-old bouquet.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Keith PhippsAdd Critic to Favorites

It's a tangle unknotted in the most predictable fashion by Aline McKenna's script, and with little flair from choreographer-turned-director Anne Fletcher.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

So flimsy it gives froth a bad name.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Carina ChocanoAdd Critic to Favorites

27 Dresses dutifully privileges its formulaic plot over its stick-figure characters, slapping a happy ending on a setup that, say, "Happiness" director Todd Solondz could have gone to town on.Read the full review

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