Movie
description |
-Katherine
Heigl
IKNOCKED
UP's
Katherine
Heigl
stars
in
this
romantic
comedy
about
a
selfless
young
woman
who
is
trapped
in
the
role
of
perennial
bridesmaid.
Set
in
New
York
City,
the
film
opens
with
Jane
(Heigl)
racing
by
cab
to
appear
in
two
friends'
weddings
in
the
same
night.
She
is
the
maid
of
honor
for
both
fetes,
and
she
rushes
back
and
forth
in
time
to
shimmy
to
both
electric
slides.
She
meets
Malcolm
(James
Marsden),
a
cynical
young
man
who,
unbeknownst
to
her,
writes
for
a
newspaper's
wedding
column.
Malcolm
is
intrigued
by
the
sheer
number
of
times
Jane
has
played
bridesmaid,
and
he
secretly
decides
to
write
a
story
about
her.
To
further
complicate
Jane's
life,
her
younger
sister
Tess
(Malin
Akerman)
has
just
come
to
town
and
ensnared
Jane's
longtime
crush,
George
(Edward
Burns).
When
George
and
Tess
become
engaged,
Jane
faces
the
humiliating
prospect
of
playing
bridesmaid
in
the
wedding
of
her
sister
and
the
man
she
loves.
Meanwhile,
Malcolm
continues
hounding
Jane,
and
Jane's
life
and
closet
soon
explode
in a
taffeta-tangled
mess
that
forces
her
to
make
some
big
changes.
Heigl
is a
pleasure
to
watch,
as
she
has
the
kind
of
crowd-pleasing,
no-nonsense
presence
that
could
ground
any
film,
so
27
DRESSES
greatly
benefits
from
her
comedic
skill
and
charm.
While
the
film
features
all
of
the
hallmarks
of
chick
flick
fare
(wacky
best
friend,
dress-up
sequence,
obnoxious
but
strangely
attractive
love
interest)
the
story
often
veers
into
territory
that
may
leave
some
feeling
it
stretches
even
the
romantic
comedy
standards
for
suspension
of
disbelief.
Heigl
deserves
comparisons
to
Julia
Roberts
for
her
sheer
likability,
and
like
PRETTY
WOMAN,
women
will
likely
watch
27
DRESSES
as a
pleasant
diversion--aware
of
the
fantasy,
but
still
delighted
by
the
attractive
lady
in
the
different
outfits.
Rated
PG-13
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