Product Description
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Wedding Cers (DVD) (WS) (Unrated)
Academy Award-nominated Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn star as John
Beck with and Jeremy Klein, two partying divorce attorneys - and
committed womanizers - who have figured out a surefire way to
meet women: they c weddings. But the guys' happy-go-lucky
lives change abruptly when John unexpectedly falls in love with a
bridesmaid. Things become even more complicated when the men
discover that the object of John's affection is the daughter of
the US Secretary of the Treasury. Also starring Rachel McAdams,
Academy Award-winner, Emmy Award-nominee, and Golden Globe-
nominee Christopher Walken ("The Deer Hunter," "Catch Me if You
Can"), Golden Globe-winner and Emmy Award-winnerJane Seymour
("Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" "East of Eden"), and Isla Fisher
("Scooby Doo," "The Lookout"). Guest Starring Golden Globe and
Emmy Award-nominee Will Ferrell ("Anchorman: The Legend of Ron
Burdy," "Stranger than Fiction").
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With Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson as a pair of brazen wedding
cers, this buddy/romantic comedy milks a few big laughs from
its foolproof premise. Under the direction of David Dobkin (who
previously worked with Wilson on Shanghai Knights), the movie
ranges from bawdy romp to mushy romance, and that tonal identity
crisis curtails the overall hilarity. But when the well-teamed
costars are firing on all pistons with fast-paced dialogue and
manic situations, belly laughs are delivered at a steady clip.
Things get complicated when the guys infiltrate the family of the
Treasury Secretary (Christopher Walken), resulting in a romantic
pair-off between Vaughn and the congressman's oversexed daughter
Gloria (Isla Fisher) while Wilson sincerely woos another
daughter, Claire (Rachel McAdams), who's unhappily engaged to an
Ivy League cheater (Bradley Cooper). Walken is more or less
wasted in his role, but Jane Seymour and Henry Gibson make
amusing appearances, and a surprise guest arrives late in the
game for some over-the-top scene-stealing. It's all a bit uneven,
but McAdams (considered by some to be "the next Julia Roberts")
is a pure delight, and with enough laughs to make it easily
recommended, Wedding Cers will likely find its place on DVD
shelves alongside other flawed but enjoyable R-rated comedies
that embrace a naughtier, nastier brand of humor with no need for
apologies. --Jeff Shannon
On the DVD
The "Uncorked" edition of Wedding Cers adds about 8 minutes
of footage to the theatrical release. Of chief interest are
extended beach and bathroom scenes between Vince Vaughn and Isla
Fisher, and Vaughn's extended confession to her O'Neil (Henry
Gibson), but there are also new scenes featuring Keir O'Donnell
as the eccentric Todd and Ellen Albertini Dow as the
potty-mouthed grandmother. This edition is billed as unrated
because it wasn't resubmitted to the MPAA, but the sexier
bathroom scene and coarser confession aren't particularly
raunchier than the original film, and there's no additional
nudity. You can watch the Uncorked edition once to see the new
footage, but for subsequent viewings you'll probably choose to
stick with the theatrical release, which is also included on the
DVD.
Bonus features consist of two very good commentary tracks, one
by director David Dobkin and another by Vaughn and Owen Wilson.
Dobkin's is more technically informative, and he specifically
discusses why the added scenes were originally cut. Vaughn and
Wilson are a little more subdued than might be expected, but they
share some laughs, recall some material that was left out, and
wander into irrelevant territory such as football and Wilson's
dog. Other features include four deleted scenes with optional
commentary by Dobkin, and two featurettes covering the making of
the film (including the logistics of staging five different
weddings, and interviews with the "magic and balloon consultant")
and Vaughn and Wilson's meandering discussion of "the rules" of
wedding cing. For a more organized recap, there's a 24-screen
text-only list of all the rules. The opening menu is clever, but
slow to load after you've watched it the first time. --David
Horiuchi
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