Wedding Crashers

Director: David Dobkin
Release Date: July 15 2005

 

Cast:
Ann Darrow: Naomi Watts
Carl Denham: Jack Black
Jack Driscoll: Adrien Brody
Captain Englehorn: Thomas Kretschmann
Preston: Colin Hanks
Kong / Lumpy: Andy Serkis
Hayes: Evan Parke
Jimmy: Jamie Bell

 

Finding new and interesting ways to meet girls is a driving force in the lives of John and Jeremy (played by Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn respectively). They have been given a series of rules to help them find willing girls; the basic outline is to attend weddings, meet girls who are driven mad with wedding fever (and some champagne) and score a one night stand. The film follows our two heroes as they successfully manage to crash wedding after wedding; they not only crash the parties but often become the hit of the evening.

The film follows John and Jeremy as they crash the wedding of the daughter of a very important government official. As hoped they manage to find two girls but unfortunately they disobey their own rules and become romantically attached. The girls each have their own complications (one even has an existing boyfriend of dubious quality) and the boys can’t seem to decide how to solve the issue. Take the plunge and have a grown-up relationship or move on and continue crashing weddings?

The film is fun and light and both Wilson and Vaughn bring their comedic skills to the fore. They are well matched here, they play off each other nicely and there is no clearly dominant comedian. The supporting players, including Will Ferrell as the guru of wedding crashing, are excellent. The plot moves along quickly and the climax of the film is both funny and touching. It’s nice to see these two playing buddies because it comes across that they really are friends and they are the kind of guys you would want to hang out with. The chemistry between the two leads is what makes the movie so watchable.

 

 

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