Ronald Bass

A money-obsessed jackass takes his autistic brother on a roadtrip.

It feels a lot longer than it is, but even as an overly-long movie it's never quite boring. And the music is terrible. But otherwise, it's a great movie, the sort that can really effect you. I kept thinking about it for a while after watching it.

One thing that struck me re-watching this is occasional shots that give you a sort of alien sense of the world, especially the snap-shots that run over the credits. They somehow twist show more ordinary and easily-identifiable images to look like abstract shapes. show less

I did enjoy this! It's the story of Julianne, who has been 'best friends' with Michael for nine years, and suddenly realises she's in love with him.... when she's invited to his wedding. His fiancée is bright, enthusiastic, and also very much in love with Michael, but Julianne determines to do all she can to break them up.

It's a bit surreal at times, with a table full of guests breaking into song at one point, Julianne's gay boss flying to her rescue after a frantic phone call, and even a show more spoof Bond-style car chase. But it was exactly what I needed for an evening's relaxation with my husband. Decidedly a 'girly' film, but he liked it too.

Julia Roberts stars, and is believable, if a little over the top at times.

Latest longer review here: https://suesdvdreviews.blogspot.com/2019/12/my-best-friends-wedding-julia-robert... show less

Watch it.
The first six and a half minutes taken as a whole are amazing and worth it. Scattered throughout are complex bits on love and family (how, being strong can be a way to hide, how some things we do we think are loving are hurtful for others--see his relationship with his son, and how he resolves these things).
I find the opening scene of falling in love works and doesn't work. The following scene of the bittersweetness of family life with the comedian in a suit is moving. But in the show more movie it's a carcrash that kills their children, which I find more useful as a metaphor for their jobs killing their inner children. I think the movie would've been better if she had killed herself because their lives had become slowly twisted into something they hated, rather than because of arbitrary car crashes. (It would've been both more disturbing, and more true.)
I also think the climax doesn't quite work, but there's something true to it nonetheless.
It's a beautiful film that made me cry for sorrow and for joy at points, and made me think and feel differently about life. show less

A woman tries to sabotage her friend's relationship.

2.5/4 (Okay).

It's off-puttingly unsympathetic, but a couple scenes are very funny.