
Made of Honor, a harmless and fresh movie seems to be the best choice when we think of this month apparition.
After Katherine Heigl, Patrick Dempsey is the second protagonist of Grey’s Anatomy, his career at Hollywood starts to flourish on with help of this TV series. Even if he is the star in Made of Honor, the one that attracts all eyes to her is Michelle Monaghan, eternal “good girl”, which we saw close to Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible III, or close to Ben Stiller in The Heartbreak Kid.
Made of Honor is a romantic comedy without any glitters and with very predictable action, but with a charismatic couple. Made of Honor uses the old receipt of bad timing: he (Tom, Dempsey) is a good looking guy and mad after women, he cannot imagine himself to have a date with same women for more than 2 days. She (Hannah, Monaghan) is best friend of his, she guesses all intentions and fulfills every wish (sounds like an ad to a … wife, isn’t it?). Of course, something has to happen to open Tom’s eyes to see what a wonderful person she is and how much he cares about her, therefore Hannah goes for six weeks in Scotland, from where she gets back with a 80 kilograms luggage heavier: a fiancé, Colin (Kevin McKidd), with which she wants to marry no matter what. So she asks Tom to be her… bridesmaid.
Movie charm is less into dialogue, and more in bond, chemistry between Dempsey and Monaghan. After Enchanted, where she was “quiet”, Dempsey resorts tricks for bringing money to film. She juggles with dishes, dresses in kilt and in a scene cut out at American CNC, she undresses everything in a sport locker. Talking about Monaghan, she confirms that he has a pretty smile.
It can be spotted very easy that Dempsey is somewhere around 30 years old (actor has over 40 years) and as harder as this is to pretend that you don’t see lack of scenery inspiration, Made of Honor is a viable solution for lovers of romantic comedies, especially because July tends to lack this genre. Even more, Weiland’s movie represents last apparition on screens of Sidney Pollack, in Tom’s father role, which almost surpasses his son in adventures.

A piece of advice: if you are feminist and dream yourself in night surrounded by men, maybe it is a good idea to avoid Made of Honor. Weiland’s movie neglects this chapter, from Hannah which waits Tom for years (and for a long time you didn’t see such a misogynist hero), at other bridesmaids, one obsessed by Tom, other one obsessed to grow thin and get married (not necessary this order). Lovely and cool part are a grandmother and an aunt, but they don’t succeed to balance movie’s action.