Underplayed Gems

My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)

My Best Friend's Wedding poster
Directed by
P. J. Hogan
Genre
romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 2,907 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman learns her best friend is getting married to a younger woman. She realizes she is in love with him and tries to break up the wedding before it happens.

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What happens

My Best Friend's Wedding is a 1997 American romantic comedy film directed by P. J. Hogan from a screenplay by Ronald Bass who also produced. The film stars Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, and Rupert Everett. Roberts plays a woman who discovers that her longtime friend is engaged to a much younger woman. She realizes she loves him herself and sets out to prevent the two from getting married, with only days before the wedding. My Best Friend's Wedding received positive reviews from critics upon release and emerged as a global box-office hit. The soundtrack song "I Say a Little Prayer" was covered by singer Diana King and featured heavily in the film, making it a U.S. Billboard Hot 100 hit. The soundtrack featured a number of Burt Bacharach/Hal David songs. My Best Friend's Wedding was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score (James Newton Howard), in addition to 3 Golden Globe Award nominations – Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress – Musical or Comedy (Roberts) and Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture (Everett). Post-release, it has often been cited as one of the best romantic comedy films of the 1990s and of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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