My Best Friend's Wedding
TriStar Pictures | Release Date: June 20, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
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Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
9
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
Austin ChronicleRussell Smith
It does effectively recall those bygone days when impossibly attractive, charming, and endearingly flawed characters dressed to kill, smoked like creosote plants, and behaved atrociously on the way to rapturous romantic consummation. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
One of the pleasures of Ronald Bass' screenplay is the way it subverts the usual comic formulas that would fuel a plot like this. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMark Caro
More thoughtful than advertised. And as a confection, it's less sweet and more flavorful than your average wedding cake. [20 June 1997]
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Julia Roberts is brighter and spunkier than usual, and Rupert Everett steals the show. Read full review
70
Film.comSean Means
Best of all are the supporting players. Everett (who played the Prince of Wales in "The Madness of King George") is smartly urbane, giving a polished refinement to the stereotypical "gay best buddy'' role.
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Feels repetitive at times, but its star power and willingness to undercut convention come through at the end. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The film makers understand that it's possible for a romantic comedy to appeal not only to the heart, but to the mind as well. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
The real casting disaster is Mulroney. His blandness in the role makes it impossible to believe two beautiful women would fight over him. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Although there are definite lags here, those "glittering" set-pieces are funny enough (at least one is hilarious) to stave off any prolonged yawns. Read full review
63
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
Mulroney is a drip with not a milliliter of chemistry with either woman. Roberts doesn't really seem to care about him so much as the fact that life is passing her by. Though, that may be the point. Read full review
80
VarietyLeonard Klady
Ultimately, My Best Friend's Wedding works for some very old-fashioned reasons: It skillfully engages us in the story and its characters. And, for no additional cost, it has something to say about how we live, act, commit and relate.
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