Search

Confessions Of An American Bride

2004, Movie, NR, 90 mins

Confessions Of An American Bride: Review

starstarstarstar
This mix of sophomoric comedy and storybook romance is 90 minutes of sheer sappiness from the Lifetime movie template, starring a cast of twentysomething B-listers trying to hang on to the remains of their acting careers. Thirty-year-old advertising executive Samantha (Shannon Elizabeth), whose running voice-over commentary loses its introspective appeal far too soon, has the job of her dreams. Her personal life is another story: Boyfriend Ben (Eddie McClintock), is taking his own sweet time about proposing, and when he finally does get down on one knee, Samantha's delight is tempered by the realization that planning their wedding is a huge undertaking. Romance quickly takes a backseat to frantic multitasking; the very night Ben proposes, Samantha is up until 3 am surfing the Web for caterers. As the wedding creeps closer, typical-groom Ben drags his heels when it comes to signing up for dance lessons and picking out reception venues, but makes himself available for fun things like cake tasting and populating the high-tech gift registry — the scanner looks like a video-game gun. Samantha, meanwhile, is tearing her hair out trying to make sure everything will be perfect. Then a work project teams her with old crush/new coworker Luke (Geoff Stults); back when they were in school together, she considered him out of her league, but now that Luke is her peer, Samantha can't help wondering whether her college crush could blossom into real romance. The campaign forces them to spend time out of the office together, and Samantha and Luke grow even closer. The bride-to-be must make a tough decision: Who's the right guy for her? Though this romantic comedy tries hard to stand out from the crowd, its meddling-family complications inevitably recall MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING (2002), but with far fewer laughs. leave a comment --Allison Corneau
Advertisement

Advertisement

Related Websites

You might be also interested in the following websites:

Most Popular TV Shows

  1. Dancing with the Stars
  2. The Game
  3. NCIS
  4. American Idol
  5. Wife Swap
more popular tv shows

Most Popular Celebrities

  1. Michelle Obama
  2. Adam Lambert
  3. Tiger Woods
  4. Kym Johnson
  5. Donny Osmond
more popular celebrities

Most Popular Movies

  1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
  2. The Blind Side
  3. 2012
  4. Planet 51
  5. A Christmas Carol
more popular movies

Top Videos

  1. The View
  2. Nip/Tuck
  3. V
  4. NCIS
  5. Family Guy
more top videos