Made of Honor (2008)

Regista:

Paul Weiland

Writers (WGA):

Adam Sztykiel (screenplay) and
Deborah Kaplan (screenplay) ...

Data di uscita:

2 maggio 2008 (USA)

Genere:

Comedy | Romance

Slogan:

It takes a real man to become a maid of honor.

Plot:

A guy in love with an engaged woman tries to win her over after she asks him to be her maid of honor.

Plot Keywords:

Kilt | Father Son Relationship | Bar | New York City | Basketball

Premi:

1 nomination

Recensioni degli utenti:

The best rom-com of 2008 so far

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Cast

Patrick Dempsey	...	Thomas 'Tom' Bailey
Michelle Monaghan	...	Hannah
Kevin McKidd	...	Colin McMurray
Kadeem Hardison	...	Felix
Chris Messina	...	Dennis
Richmond Arquette	...	Gary
Busy Philipps	...	Melissa
Whitney Cummings	...	Stephanie
Emily Nelson	...	Hilary
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Joan
Selma Stern	...	Grandma Pearl
Sydney Pollack	...	Thomas Bailey Sr.
James Sikking	...	Reverend Foote
Kevin Sussman	...	Tiny Shorts Guy
Beau Garrett	...	Gloria

Alias:

Made of Honour (Australia) (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language. (edited; originally Rated R for some sex-related material.)

Durata:

101 min

Nazionalità:

USA | UK

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Divieti:

Sweden:Btl | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-7 | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) (certificate #44056) | Spain:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Venezuela:PG-13 | UK:12A | Canada:G (Québec) | Argentina:Atp | USA:R (original rating) | Australia:M | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:IIA | Denmark:7 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Ireland:15A | Brazil:10 | Netherlands:AL | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | South Korea:15 | Iceland:L | Norway:A

Luoghi delle riprese:

Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Curiosità:

Sydney Pollack's final acting role.

Errori:

Anacronismi: In the opening party sequence, a logo sheet can be seen hanging on Hannah's dorm room door displaying various Cornell logos and insignia, including the redesigned crest logo, which wasn't in use until 2004. In 1998, the official Cornell logo was still the oft-mocked "Big Red Box", which was frequently criticized as looking too much like a clone of the square J.C. Penney logo.

Citazioni:

[last lines]
Tom: Oh, Monica...
Hannah: Oh, Bill...

Movie Connections:

Fa riferimento a Casablanca (1942)

Colonna sonora:

Stolen

The best rom-com of 2008 so far

I wasn't sure what to expect from this movie. I'd never heard of it before the trailers started playing a week before its release, and I wasn't that impressed by said trailers. I still went to see it, because, well, I go see everything, and boy am I glad I did... This is definitely the best romantic comedy of 2008 so far, knocking 27 Dresses out of my top spot. The plot has already been seen plenty of times and will continue to be seen plenty of more times, but that doesn't really matter does it? It's the classic story of one person figuring he's in love with someone and then desperately trying to "get" his love before it's too late. Once again in these types of movies, it isn't the story that's important, it's the execution. Patrick Dempsey is excellent here as playboy-in-love Tom, and this is truly his show. He was fine in Enchanted but here he's another league entirely. Director Paul Weiland (responsible for a few "Mr. Bean" episodes) does a really good job here and keeps things fun as the movie is literally hilarious from beginning to end. It seems this movie wasn't a big success in the US which is probably why its rating (as of now) is only 5.2, but hopefully more people will see it on DVD and the rating will go up to a more deserving grade. Obviously if romantic comedies make you vomit this isn't the movie for you, but if you can enjoy a movie independently of its genre, then you're in for a treat. Enjoy.