A group of college friends reunite at the wedding of two (Anna Paquin, Josh Duhamel) of their old crowd. But in the next 24 hours before the wedding, loyalties, friendships and romantic attachments are tested. Written (and based on her novel) and directed by Galt Niederhoffer, this is a shallow and trite dramedy that thinks it actually has something to say. What it is, is a cliched, poorly acted (with one exception), badly photographed, clumsily directed piece of poppycock! These are supposed to be sophisticated late 20 something Yale graduates but they act like high school kids partying with no adults to supervise them. We're actually supposed to buy Josh Duhamel as a Keats spouting Yale graduate? Yeah, right. Katie Holmes (unflatteringly photographed) as the bride's maid of honor is supposed to be a published New York writer but her behavior is so idiotic that one wonders what she could possibly write about. It's the kind of film that telegraphs everything. When someone tries on the bride's gown, you groan because you just know she's going to tear and sure enough ... she does. One's inclination to call the bland cast the dregs of their profession is tempered by the fact that they're stymied by the inept script. Paquin's in denial bride was the only character I had any feeling for and she somehow manages, unlike the rest of the cast, not to embarrass herself. With Candice Bergen (who has a couple of good scenes as Paquin's mom), Elijah Wood, Adam Brody, Malin Akerman, Rebecca Lawrence, Jeremy Strong, Rosemary Murphy and Will Hutchins.
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