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Description
With Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson as a pair of brazen wedding crashers,
this buddy/romantic comedy milks a few big laughs from its foolproof
premise. Under the direction of David Dobkin (who previously worked with
Wilson on Shanghai Knights), the movie ranges from bawdy romp to
mushy romance, and that tonal identity crisis curtails the overall
hilarity. But when the well-teamed costars are firing on all pistons
with fast-paced dialogue and manic situations, belly laughs are
delivered at a steady clip. Things get complicated when the guys
infiltrate the family of the Treasury Secretary (Christopher Walken),
resulting in a romantic pair-off between Vaughn and the congressman's
oversexed daughter Gloria (Isla Fisher) while Wilson sincerely woos
another daughter, Claire (Rachel McAdams), who's unhappily engaged to an
Ivy League cheater (Bradley Cooper). Walken is more or less wasted in
his role, but Jane Seymour and Henry Gibson make amusing appearances,
and a surprise guest arrives late in the game for some over-the-top
scene-stealing. It's all a bit uneven, but McAdams (considered by some
to be "the next Julia Roberts") is a pure delight, and with enough
laughs to make it easily recommended, Wedding Crashers will
likely find its place on DVD shelves alongside other flawed but
enjoyable R-rated comedies that embrace a naughtier, nastier brand of
humor with No need for apologies.
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