Triple-threat Edward Burns' greatest strength and worst weakness are one and the same: No thought passes through his head without being incorporated into the script he happens to be writing. The pleasant surprise of this drama about old friends gathered for a wedding is that his thoughts have grown somewhat more interesting, though his infelicitous knack for dialogue that alternates between the painfully clunky and the perfectly pitched remains the same. Journalist Paulie (Burns) is getting married to his seven-months-pregnant girlfriend, Sue (Brittany Murphy), and his groomsmen are gathering from points near and far to help him prepare for the ceremony, which means ...
Released:
2006
Rated:
R
Length:
98 mins