On the way to a happily ever after, Jane has to get over her hopeless crush on George and her doormat tendencies, George and Tess have to get over themselves, and Kevin has to get in touch with his inner-romantic.

Heigl is gorgeous to be sure, but in 27 Dresses she embraces a silliness and a self-deprecating demeanor that makes her character relatable and fun to watch. She’s great in the scene where she nervously, and jealously, waits for her sister to return from a date with George. Yet she can shoot back in a dramatic scene just as effortlessly, like when she angrily confronts her sister for cutting up their mother’s wedding dress.

I also enjoyed the montage of Jane modeling all of the 27 dresses and flashing back to the weddings she attended in them. Do people actually have Gone With the Wind themed weddings? And, predictably, there is that musical number. This time it’s Jane and Kevin’s drunken rendition of Benny and Jets when they find themselves stranded at a dive bar. These two are able to take even the most cringe-worthy moment and make it adorable.

I am definitely the target audience for a film like this, and that may be exactly why I liked it. But let’s face it, nobody goes to a romantic comedy expecting to see something extraordinarily unique. They go to feel happy and uplifted. In that case, 27 Dresses is guaranteed to chase away those wedding bell blues.

Movie Grade: B+

Synopsis:

After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman (Heigl) wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with.