27 Dresses
Fox 2000 Pictures | Release Date: January 18, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
22
Negative:
2
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75
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Predictable but utterly engaging, 27 Dresses will likely be remembered as the film that made Katherine Heigl an A-list star. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Mostly silly and always frothy, as sugary at times as wedding-cake frosting but tempered with a welcome strain of sour grapes, mostly doled out by the peerless Judy Greer as Jane's cynical, slutty best friend. Read full review
70
VarietyJoe Leydon
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 full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
It delivers everything you expect on a timetable you can predict to the minute. It's filmmaking as a cross between a carefully choreographed dance and an elaborate pageant. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
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 full review
63
USA TodayClaudia Puig
27 Dresses is like one of the many bridesmaid dresses featured in the film: frothy, predictable and over the top. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
A sporadically entertaining cupcake of a movie. Read full review
60
EmpireAngie Errigo
Cute, cute, cute. No bouquets for originality, but it pushes all the buttons of this mini-genre, and Heigl and Marsden ring dem bells. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
27 Dresses is a movie geared to a pitch of high matrimonial-princess fever. Read full review
58
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
The romantic comedy 27 Dresses will work best for people who have never seen a romantic comedy. If you have, you might find it amusing to tally up the steals – I mean, homages. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen
While Heigl is terrific, this uninspired romantic comedy is considerably less so. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
The jokes hit about half the time – the best bits have an off-the-cuff feel – and it’s pocked with the kind of rom-com clichés that are practically written in stone (screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna's script for "The Devil Wears Prada" was far sharper). Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
The eerily precise Heigl, who provided confident back-court support as the exile in Guyville also known as “Knocked Up,” has no trouble filling a leading lady’s shoes. She’s just snarky enough to be interesting, and she knows how to take a fall. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
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 full review
50
PremiereRyan Stewart
A chick-flick on a sugar high, so giggly-bouncy and nostalgic for the fantasy-girlhood of its audience that the DVD, which should follow relatively quickly, should come packaged in big pink bows and include a coupon for a free pony ride. Read full review
50
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
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 full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Light, formulaic and soft around the middle. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Almost everything about this starring vehicle for Katharine Heigl feels borrowed from some previous romantic comedy. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
No worse and no better than the majority of chick flicks. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
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 full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
For most of this romantic comedy, fatuous contrivances run neck and neck with what seem to be authentic observations about repressed sibling rivalry; some of the latter are too painful to be funny, and eventually the contrivances win out, but the cast keeps it all watchable. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
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 full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Marsden's natural charisma is totally wasted in an unlikable role, while Burns doesn't even try to hide his boredom. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Much as I gnashed my teeth during 27 Dresses, I genuinely enjoyed the warmth of Heigl's and Marsden's confident ease. While both might be a few minutes past their star-is-born moment, these troupers with more than 30 years of professional work between them have never shone so brightly. It may sound contradictory, but loved them, hated IT. Read full review
50
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
There are glimpses of the wit McKenna displayed in “Prada,” but these brief gasps of life are quickly suffocated by the inevitable schmaltz. Read full review
50
Rolling StonePeter Travers
So flimsy it gives froth a bad name. Read full review
42
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
The only bright spot is Marsden, a great actor who's always stuck playing the less-desirable romantic rival (see: "The Notebook," "X-Men," "Superman Returns"). He finally gets the fun-guy role for a change and does everything he can to rip it up. He can only do so much. Read full review
40
Village VoiceRobert Wilonsky
A forgettable, formulaic comedy so predictable that seeing it and skipping it are the exact same thing. Read full review
40
SalonMary Elizabeth Williams
The biggest disappointment of 27 Dresses is that it inhabits a Harlequin romance New York City, one remarkably short on homosexuals and divorce. Read full review
30
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
Katherine Heigl carries 27 Dresses when all else fails, which it does with great regularity. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
It gets worse and worse as it goes along and finally ends just as it's becoming unbearable. Read full review
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