Review of The Groomsmen (2006) by Melvin W — 18 Aug 2011
"There's a difference between getting older and growing up.".
The Groomsmen was a pretty nice little surprise. It worked pretty well as a comedy. The drama is a little off, but not to bad that it ruins the movie as a whole. Edward Burns writes, directs and stars in this film. I'm fine wight he first two, but I wish he wouldn't have acted in it. He's unconvincing and weak as an actor in The Groomsmen. Plus he reminds me too much of Ben Affleck. The rest of the cast was really cool though. John Lugizamo, Brittany Murphy, Matthew Lillard, Donal Logue and Jay Mohr. Obviously that cast isn't a bunch of A-listers, but it's a cool cast for a little Indie comedy.
The movie is far from great. It does try to get too dramatic in portions and does get annoying every once in awhile. But for the most part I really enjoyed it. The movie centers around a group of friends during the week before one of them gets married. Secrets are revealed about each other, they fight, they drink and they learn to grow up. The story isn't groundbreaking, the relationships are nothing new; but the movie still works.
The Groomsmen was a lot better then I was lead to believe. It's a fun little comedy that may try a little too hard in portions; but at least it tried. That's more then you can say about a lot of mainstream comedies.
This review of The Groomsmen (2006) was written by Melvin W on 18 Aug 2011.
The Groomsmen has generally received mixed reviews.
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