John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random hook-up. But when John meets Claire, he discovers what true love – and heartache – feels like.
Owen Wilson
John Beckwith
Vince Vaughn
Jeremy Grey
Christopher Walken
Secretary William Cleary
Rachel McAdams
Claire Cleary
Isla Fisher
Gloria Cleary
Jane Seymour
Kathleen Cleary
Ellen Albertini Dow
Grandma Mary Cleary
Keir O'Donnell
Todd Cleary
Bradley Cooper
Zachary 'Sack' Lodge
Ron Canada
Randolph
Henry Gibson
Father O'Neil
Dwight Yoakam
Mr. Kroeger
Rebecca De Mornay
Mrs. Kroeger
David Conrad
Trap
Jennifer Alden
Christina Cleary
Geoff Stults
Craig Garthe
Diora Baird
Vivian
Kathryn Joosten
Chazz's Mom
Naureen Zaim
Hindu Woman
Norma Michaels
Old Irish Woman
James Carville
Himself (uncredited)
Will Ferrell
Chazz Reinhold (uncredited)
John McCain
Himself (uncredited)
Lindsay Schoneweis
Woman in Hat (uncredited)
Kelsey Wedeen
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Rachel Sterling
Brunette
Camille Anderson
Camille
Ivana Bozilovic
Ivana
Tanaya Nicole
Woman at Jewish Reception
Brian T. Lynch
Funeral Mourner
Director
David Dobkin
Writer
Steve Faber
Writer
Bob Fisher
January 11, 2025
6
"He thought "Moby Dick" was a venereal disease" - made me smile at the start of this, but after I while I really did wonder if it was ever going to end! "John" (Owen Wilson) and his pal "Jeremy" (Vince Vaughn) are a couple of amorous types who have quite a successful habit of crashing other folks weddings - usually without knowing a soul - and chancing their arm amongst the hormonally vulnerable. Then something unexpected happens and they end up at the mansion of the US Treasury Secretary (Christopher Walken) where the most convoluted of love pentangles occurs between the two boys, "Claire" (Rachel McAdams), "Gloria" (Isla Fisher) and the pompous "Sack" (Bradley Cooper) - and that's before "Todd, the gay son of the house (Keir O'Donnell) takes a bit of a shine to one of them, too! Not only has romance gone into overdrive, but the relationship between the men is starting to strain. Thing is, the family believe the boys are something quite different from their real selves, and the question is as inevitable as the sun coming up. Will they get found out or be forced to admit who they really are, and will they escape with their lives? It has it's moments this, but it's far too long and padded out with most of the fun out of the way after the first twenty minutes. That leaves us with an increasingly orchestrated series of escapades along the rather puerile lines of "American Pie". These men do have comedy timing and their delivery is slick nd professional, but their humour is childish and predictable, as are the scenarios and jokes. It's not that it's bad, it's just dated and unsophisticated. Ellen Albertini Dow quite engagingly keeps up the spirit of Una O'Connor and Mlldred Natwick as the outrageous and curmudgeonly grandmother, but otherwise this wasn't really for me.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$40,000,000.00
Revenue:
$288,500,000.00