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“Wedding Crashers” Movie

Yesterday I saw the movie “Wedding Crashers”, which starred: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christopher Walken, Rachel McAdams, Isla Fisher.

The plot involved the following: “Jeremy: ''Someday you'll look back on all this and laugh, and say we were young and stupid.'' John: ''We're not THAT young.'' And with these prophetic words, divorce mediators John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn)--lifelong friends whose hobby it is to crash weddings, get laid and never look back--embark on a journey of self-discovery. Well, maybe not a journey exactly, more like a weekend of debauchery. And maybe not self-discovery, per se, more a realization falling in love isn't such a bad thing. It all starts when the charismatic and charming duo crash the social event of the year, the wedding of Treasury Secretary William Cleary's (Christopher Walken) daughter. They stick to the Crashers Code, at first, setting their sights on two bridesmaids, Claire (Rachel McAdams) and Gloria (Isla Fisher) Cleary, creating clever back stories and becoming the hit of the lavish party. But while Jeremy is going about business as usual with the curiously randy Gloria, John is uncharacteristically falling hard and fast for the whip-smart and beautiful Claire. John eventually persuades a resistant Jeremy to bend the crashing rules and accept an invitation to an extended weekend party at the Cleary family compound. Uh oh. Once at the palatial waterfront estate, the dysfunctional members of the Cleary family put the guys through the wringer. It would be enough to send any confirmed bachelor running--except John really likes Claire and wants to make it work. And Jeremy, as he tells John, just wants to ''ice my balls and spit up blood.''

I give the movie a “B”, and the movie is worth the price of an admission ticket, a large popcorn and a small soft drink. It was a very funny romantic comedy. Will Ferrell almost stole the movie at the end.

posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 10:08 AM