Made of Honor (2008)

Director:

Paul Weiland

Writers (WGA):

Adam Sztykiel (screenplay) and
Deborah Kaplan (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

2 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

It takes a real man to become a maid of honor.

Plot:

A guy in love with an engaged woman tries to win her over after she asks him to be her maid of honor.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Basketball | Scotland | New York City | Matrimony

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Patrick Dempsey	...	Tom
Michelle Monaghan	...	Hannah
Kevin McKidd	...	Colin McMurray
Kadeem Hardison	...	Felix
Chris Messina	...	Dennis
Richmond Arquette	...	Gary
Busy Philipps	...	Melissa
Whitney Cummings	...	Stephanie
Emily Nelson	...	Hilary
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Joan
Selma Stern	...	Grandma Pearl
Sydney Pollack	...	Thomas Sr.
James Sikking	...	Reverend Foote
Kevin Sussman	...	Tiny Shorts Guy
Beau Garrett	...	Gloria

Also Known As:

Made of Honour (Australia) (UK)
Quiero robarme a la novia (Argentina) (Colombia) (Mexico) [es]
Ægte mand, En (Denmark) [da]
Rakastunut bestman (Finland) [fi]
Témoin amoureux, Le (France) [fr]
Un amour de témoin (Canada: French title) [fr]
Verliebt in die Braut (Germany) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language. (edited; originally Rated R for some sex-related material.)

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Finland:K-7 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating, certificate #44056) | Iceland:L | UK:12A | Australia:M | USA:R (original rating) | Canada:G (Québec) | Ireland:15A

Filming Locations:

Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivia:

Whilst filming at the Park Lane Hotel, on Park Lane in London, some 30 extras had to be called in at short notice when the production team noticed the frequency of passing red double-decker buses, a common enough occurrence in London, but not in New York, where the scene is set. The extras were used outside the hotel to try to block the buses out.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Tom claims to have invented the paper cup sleeve when in reality it was invented by a man in California named Jim Chelossi.

Quotes:

Melissa: Service me bitch!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Bachelor: (#12.3)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Walkin' On The Sun

Same plot, different cover

I have stated before how much I hate romantic comedies, at least the one's that are the same concept over and over again, just different actors, but I had a chance to see Made of Honor for free today and I figured, why not? I mean, the thing is that you really have to give movies a chance, sometimes, you never know, your doubts are put behind you and you find yourself enjoying the movie. I mean, I love Patrick Dempsey and Michelle Monaghan, both great actors and are a lot of fun to watch on screen. So together it seemed like this movie might have stood a chance, but unfortunately once again, this is the exact same movie that we've seen five million times. I know that to people who haven't seen the romantic comedy genre, this is new, but Hollywood is just running out of idea's sadly. This story is no different from any other romantic comedy we've seen.

Tom and Hannah have been best friends since college, Tom is the player who has had every girl, except Hannah. She has feelings for him, but hides it and he doesn't notice, but when she goes to Scotland for work, he realizes how much she means to him out of no where. Hannah comes back, but she's got a new thing going on, she's engaged, and Tom's plan to tell her how he feels is now ruined when she asks him to be her maid of honor. But Tom figures that he has a good chance to point out that she doesn't know her fiancée that well and that her and Tom "truely" belong together.

The thing is, you can predict every moment before you know it's going to happen, it's sad when you could write a similar script, and just put different actors in it, there is a good chance that people will fall for it, at least it's good to have that kind of chance at making money. Made of Honor isn't the most horrible movie by any means, it had good intentions, but I would recommend if you really want to see it, just wait for the rental. As cute as Patrick and Michelle are, the chemistry is off and the script is just amateur. You've seen this movie five million times, believe me if you're into the romantic comedy genre.

3/10