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(About Our Ads) "27 DRESSES" (2008) (Katherine Heigl, James Marsden) (PG-13) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Heavy Minor Heavy Minor None Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Moderate None None Minor Heavy Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Heavy None Moderate Moderate Minor QUICK TAKE: Romantic Comedy: While she tries to ignore a newspaper reporter who's interested in her, a perpetual bridesmaid hopes to woo her boss only to be undermined by her younger and more vivacious sister who swings into town and sweeps him off his feet. PLOT: Ever the epitome of the old saying, "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride," Jane (KATHERINE HEIGL) has a closetful of hideous, one-day dresses to prove it. While her randy friend, Casey (JUDY GREER), has no problem guy chasing, Jane is more reserved, particularly since she's secretly in love with her boss, George (EDWARD BURNS). She's also a romantic at heart, always clipping the wedding announcements and such in the commitments section of the local paper, unaware that the column's writer, Kevin (JAMES MARSDEN), is also a fledgling reporter out doing his first big story and annoying her in the process. Having observed her racing back and forth from one wedding to the next on the same day, he's now latched onto her, not only as potential for his story, but also because he's attracted to her. She has bigger fish to fry, however, when her younger and more vivacious sister, Tess (MALIN AKERMAN), rolls into town and proceeds to sweep George off his feet. It's not long before the two are engaged, with Tess asking her big sis to be her bridesmaid. From that point on, and as she contends with Kevin always being around, and the discovery of Tess using George's "little brother" Pedro (DAVID CASTRO) as her personal housecleaner, Jane must decide how she's going to proceed. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they're fans of anyone in the cast or romantic comedies, they just might. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13 For language, some innuendo and sexuality. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: KATHERINE HEIGL plays a New Yorker and perpetual bridesmaid who can't get up the courage to tell her boss how she secretly feels about him. Accordingly, she must then watch as her sister swings into town and proceeds to sweep him off his feet. She uses profanity, drinks (once to the point of intoxication), ends up sleeping with Kevin despite initially not liking him, and must deal with her jealousy regarding her sister's actions. JAMES MARSDEN plays the commitments writer at the local paper who wants to be a feature reporter, and thus does a story on Jane, Tess and George. He then falls for and sleeps with Jane after drinking heavily with her. MALIN AKERMAN plays Jane's younger and more vivacious sister who tells white lies to snare George (with whom she presumably fools around), drinks, and there's talk of old photos showing her presumably promiscuous past. EDWARD BURNS plays Jane's boss who's unaware of her secret crush on him and thus falls for Tess. He uses some profanity and drinks some. JUDY GREER plays Jane's randy friend who's more sexually forward than her. She drinks and uses some profanity. DAVID CASTRO plays George's "little brother" who ends up working as Tess' unofficial housecleaner, but sees that as a potential jumping board for him professionally. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this romantic comedy that's been rated PG-13. Profanity consists of at least 1 "f" word, with several other barely incomplete ones, other expletives, and some colorful phrases also being uttered. Sexually related dialogue is present, as is making out, while off-screen sex occurs. Cleavage is present, as are views of women in other revealing attire. Characters drink in various scenes, including two becoming intoxicated and then sleeping together. Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, while sisters have a falling out over both being in love with the same man. Some behavior may be enticing to imitate, and some crude humor is present, as is a little bit of slapstick material, while a woman slaps a man while mad at him. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE Jane sarcastically asks Casey if she can't "keep it in your pants" about being at a wedding, with Casey replying the only reason to wear a bridesmaid's dress is to have some drunk guy rip it off with his teeth. Miscellaneous people have drinks at a wedding. After Jane is accidentally knocked out at a wedding, Kevin assists her and asks someone to get, among other things, some liquor for her. Casey comments about a party where guys will be bringing tequila and bubble wrap. Tess states she's going out to have drinks, with Jane commenting on one sort of liquor being in the freezer and another in the fridge. Jane, Casey, and others drink at a party. Tess arrives and has a drink with George, while Kevin wants Jane to have a drink with him, but she declines the offer. Miscellaneous people have wine at a party. Kevin makes a comment about Jane giving wine of the month club gifts, with Jane saying she's a member of the club. Jane has a drink and Kevin has a beer in a bar where others drink, and where Kevin takes a sip from her drink to prove a point about her being unable to say no. After Casey jokingly says she's going to kick Jane's rear, she says she's going to have some drinks. Miscellaneous people drink in a bar, where Kevin orders a Scotch and then convinces Jane to have a drink as well. Sometime later, we then see them drinking various shots (with Kevin stating that the one thing he likes about weddings is the open bar), while others continue to drink around them. They then drunkenly start singing an Elton John song, and then do so while standing up on the bar as others cheer them on. Miscellaneous people have wine in a restaurant, where Jane grabs a drink and guzzles it down, with Casey reminding her that it's not water. Later, Tess and George have champagne, and then Jane holds a glass of champagne while doing a toast for them. Miscellaneous people drink at a wedding. Casey and Kevin's coworker talk about buying each other a drink at a wedding. BLOOD/GORE In a flashback, there is a comment about young Tess having to pee. We see separate shots of Jane helping separate brides urinate by holding up part of their dresses as they sit on toilets. We don't see the actual act, or see any nudity, but we do hear the urination. About one of Jane's old bridesmaid dresses that's green, Kevin jokingly asks, "What color is that, vomit?" About her own wedding, Jane comments on not being asked to do the usual thing she does at weddings, such as holding others' dresses while they pee. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE About Kevin's newspaper prose regarding weddings and other such matters, his male coworker says in disbelief, "And you're not getting laid." That man then asks Kevin if he knows what he can do to women like that being in that marriage state of mind, and Kevin replies by asking if he means women who are about to be married. The coworker then says yes and that it would in essence be a one night stand (not his exact phrase, but what he's implying). Jane is jealous of her sister dating and then being engaged to George. Tess tells various white lies to George about herself to try to make him like her. Jane comments about not liking a person from her past who asked her if she had joined the "itty bitty t*tty" club. Tess then comments that Jane eventually did get her "boobs" but did so after high school. Jane is upset when her father gives Tess their mother's wedding dress, and when Tess chooses to have her wedding at the same place their mother and father did (all because Jane wanted to be the one to do that). Kevin states that his wife left him for his college roommate. Although he ends up being reluctant to continue with the story after sleeping with Jane, Kevin does not inform her that he is actually writing a newspaper story about her instead of just the wedding announcement bit she believes he's writing about George and Tess. Tess unofficially "employs" young Pedro as her housecleaner. A woman makes a condescending remark about Jane looking good despite a recent newspaper article about her always being the bridesmaid. In reply, Jane sarcastically states that she gets to have hot, random, hate sex with strangers and thus feels better. Wanting to inform George of Tess' true nature, but also wanting to get revenge on her for stealing George, Jane presents a slideshow at a dinner for them that points out what Tess is really like, and publicly embarrasses her in the process. FRIGHTENING SCENES Although played for comedy, some viewers might find the following scene a little suspenseful: While arguing with Kevin while driving her car at night, Jane ends up hydroplaning across the road and then sliding down a hill, until her car is stuck in the mud. GUNS/WEAPONS None. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: An incomplete "What the f*ck?" and a barely incomplete "M*therf*cker" (yelled out), "No f*cking way," "Oh sh*t," "Someone needs to blow that sh*t right open," "You're sh*tting me," "No bullsh*t," "Are you sh*tting me?" "Please don't pretend you give a sh*t," "Can you keep it in your pants?" "Itty bitty t*tty club," "The bitch said up," "Jeez," "Where's the fun if no one is naked?" "Who is that and where can I get one?" "Are you insane?" "Please find somebody else to be creepy with," "Which one sucks less?" "That selfish whore," "I'm gonna kick your ass" (said playfully), "You're an asshole," "What color is that, vomit?" "What the hell / is that/happened/is she doing here/was I thinking?" "Fine, be a jerk," "Useless crap," "Entertaining as hell," "Poor sucker," "We're in East Deliverance, New York," "Poor bastard," "In the New York friggin' Journal," "Bitch," "Nuts" (crazy) and "Are you crazy?" We see a miscellaneous woman with spiked hair (looking like a punk rocker). We see Jane as a bridesmaid at a punk wedding, where she and others wear spiked collars around their necks. Kevin and Jane drunkenly start singing an Elton John song, and then do so while standing up on the bar as others cheer them on. In a slideshow of Tess' past, we see a photo of the young girl holding a cat upside down by its back feet. As a wedding boat is leaving dock, Jane runs and leaps over the open water to land on the boat. JUMP SCENES None. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) None. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) A song sounded like it had the line "Cut the crap." While intoxicated, Jane sings what she thinks are the lyrics to the Elton John song "Bennie and the Jets," but she replaces the term "electric boots" with "electric boobs" and Kevin then repeats that word in mock surprise. PROFANITY At least 1 "f" word (with 2 other, barely incomplete ones, including one with "mother"), 9 "s" words, 2 slang terms for sex ("laid" and "shag"), 4 for breasts ("boobs" and "t*tty"), 7 hells, 4 asses (2 used with "hole"), 3 craps, 12 uses of "Oh my God," 5 of "Oh God," 2 of "God" and 1 use each of "Good God" and "Oh Good God." SEX/NUDITY We see Jane in a strapless wedding dress sporting a bare back. From the front seat as well as the cab driver's point of view in the rearview mirror, we see Jane changing from one bridesmaid's dress to the next in the back seat (however, due to the relatively low camera angle we don't see any nudity, although it's implied the male cab driver might see a little). Jane sarcastically asks Casey if she can't "keep it in your pants" about being at a wedding, with Casey replying the only reason to wear a bridesmaid's dress is to have some drunk guy rip it off with his teeth. About having seen Jane racing from one wedding to another in the same night (and hurriedly changing clothes in between), Kevin jokingly states that he loved her thong, adding that he saw it in passing. About Kevin's newspaper prose regarding weddings and other such matters, his male coworker says in disbelief, "And you're not getting laid." That man then asks Kevin if he knows what he can do to women like that being in that marriage state of mind, and Kevin replies by asking if he means women who are about to be married. The coworker then says yes and that it would in essence be a one night stand (not his exact phrase, but what he's implying). Obviously aware of Jane's infatuation with George her boss, Casey comments on him taking Jane into the office and making sweet love to her for hour after hour, but then adds that she (Casey) got nothing (presumably referring to sex) after spending time doing something else. Casey talks about her idea of Jane's plan with George including some inter-office sex, an accidental pregnancy, and a marriage. She also asks where the fun is if no one is naked. Jane shows varying amounts of cleavage in different dresses throughout the film. Liking the way Kevin looks, Casey asks Jane, "Who is that, and where can I get one?" Jealous of her sister being on a date with George, Jane poses the question of nothing happening between them (when Tess returns home late at night). Tess smiles and acts coy, suggesting that something did. At a Little League baseball game, George says he's going out to shag (chase and catch) some balls with Pedro. He then asks Tess to join him, and she playfully ask, "Are we gonna shag now?" (With her not understanding what George meant by the term "shag"). Jane walks in on George and Tess making out on the sofa, clothed. After he proposes to her, George and Tess passionately make out while clothed and standing. Tess shows a little cleavage. Jane comments about not liking a person from her past who asked her if she had joined the "itty bitty t*tty" club. Tess then comments that Jane eventually did get her "boobs" but did so after high school. About a sudden opening at a wedding location, Tess says that apparently the bride-to-be slept with members of the groom's family. We see a woman in a sports bra doing yoga. In a montage showing Jane in various bridesmaid dresses, we see a brief shot of an underwater wedding, where some men are in just swim trunks. About her helping out her various friends as their bridesmaid, Jane says she does various things including caulking. That prompts Kevin to say into his digital voice recorder, "Likes caulk" (with the pronunciation almost making it sound like he's using a slang term for male genitals). Kevin and Jane make out while clothed and standing in a bar, and we then see them making out and frantically beginning to undress back in their car that is stuck in the mud. They then lean back against the front seat which then falls backwards, and the scene ends there, with sex implied between the two. The next morning, Kevin returns to the car with coffee or the like, and Jane is there with one dress strap down off her shoulder. She seems embarrassed and says that she never does this, with Kevin saying he knows because she kept repeating that last night. While intoxicated, Jane sings what she thinks are the lyrics to the Elton John song "Bennie and the Jets," but she replaces the term "electric boots" with "electric boobs" and Kevin then repeats that word in mock surprise. Tess often wears fairly short dresses. We see Tess in a bustier as well as a mini slip as she prepares to try on her wedding gown. A woman makes a condescending remark about Jane looking good despite a recent newspaper article about her always being the bridesmaid. In reply, Jane sarcastically states that she gets to have hot, random, hate sex with strangers and thus feels better. In a slideshow of Tess' past, we see provocative photos of her, such as showing a great deal of leg as a cheerleader while surrounded by some football players, and another of her in a bikini washing a car with a man. After hearing that Jane had a crush on him, George suddenly and passionately kisses her, but both note that it did nothing for either of them. They then try again, but then agree that there are no sparks between them. Jane and Kevin passionately kiss while clothed and standing. SMOKING None. TENSE FAMILY SCENES We see a flashback to eight-year-old Jane at a wedding, and there's a comment that was the first big family event since her mom had died. Jane is jealous of her sister dating and then being engaged to George. Jane is upset when her father gives Tess their mother's wedding dress, and when Tess chooses to have her wedding at the same place their mother and father did (all because Jane wanted to be the one to do that). Kevin states that his wife left him for his college roommate. Wanting to inform George of Tess' true nature, but also wanting to get revenge on her for stealing George, Jane presents a slideshow at a dinner for them that points out what Tess is really like, and publicly embarrasses her in the process. Due to all of that, Jane and Tess end up having a strained sisterly relationship, but eventually make up. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT The notion of always being a bridesmaid but never a bride. Jane is jealous of her sister dating and then being engaged to George. The wedding industry and the pressures on brides-to-be. VIOLENCE Jane goes to catch the wedding bouquet, but it is knocked aside and apparently knocked out (all played for comedy). Jane accidentally hits her head on her kitchen cabinet. Jane is mad about the newspaper story that Kevin has written about her, and thus slaps him on the face. While mad at her for embarrassing her and ruining her pending marriage to George, Tess throws various things at Jane in frustration and anger (they're soft and/or light and thus do no harm). Reviewed December 27, 2007 / Posted January 18, 2008