DVD Release
Date: September 16, 2008 Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony) Starring:
Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd, Kathleen
Quinlan, Sydney Pollack Genre: Comedy, Romance MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content and language)
Review: Patrick Dempsey makes his full transition to romantic-comedy stardom in
Made of Honor, flashing those winning dimples and twinkly baby
blues to full fetching effect. The camera truly loves him, and his
considerable affable charm calls to mind early Hugh Grant, winsome even
in utter confusion. Dempsey plays Tom, a nice guy but a serial dater
with a girlfriend in every zip code of New York; Michelle Monaghan is
Hannah, Tom's BFF since college, who's decided she wants marriage and
family. When she becomes unexpectedly engaged to Colin (Journeyman's
Kevin McKidd, rather McDreamy himself), Tom realizes what the viewer's
known all along--that Hannah is in fact his dream woman. It's When
Harry Met Sally... meets My Best Friend's Wedding--but
thankfully, Dempsey's Tom is far more sympathetic than Julia Roberts'
snide schemer. The plot isn't exactly full of surprises, but the
cast--and their amazing chemistry--are so winning that the film makes
for the perfect date movie...more
DVD Extras: Commentary by
director Paul Weiland.
Blu-ray Extras: Commentary by director Paul Weiland,
deleted scenes, "Save the Date" making-of featurette, "Three Weddings and a
Skyline" behind-the-scenes featurette.
Movie Spotlight
Made of Honor Release
Date: May 2, 2008 Studio: Columbia Pictures (Sony) Director: Paul Weiland Screenwriter: Adam Sztykiel, Deborah Kaplan, Harry
Elfont Starring: Patrick Dempsey, Michelle Monaghan, Kevin McKidd, Kathleen
Quinlan, Sydney Pollack Genre: Comedy, Romance MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for sexual content and language) Official Website: MadeofHonor-movie.com
Plot Summary: For Tom (Patrick Dempsey), life is good: he's sexy,
successful, has great luck with the ladies, and knows he can always rely on
Hannah (Michelle Monaghan), his delightful best friend and the one constant in
his life. It's the perfect setup until Hannah goes overseas to Scotland on a
six-week business trip... and Tom is stunned to realize how empty his life is
without her. He resolves that when she gets back, he'll ask Hannah to marry him
– but is floored when he learns that she has become engaged to a handsome and
wealthy Scotsman and plans to move overseas. When Hannah asks Tom to be her
"maid" of honor, he reluctantly agrees to fill the role... but only so he can
attempt to woo Hannah and stop the wedding before it's too late.
EN 5 Second Review:
Counterprogramming at its best, a chick flick to go up
against Iron Man, but not a good one.
Made
of Honor is a nice cookie-cutter comedy, no more and no less Owen Glieberman: Entertainment
Weekly
Dempsey, with his relaxed charm, and Monaghan, with her soft
and peachy sensual spark, rise to the challenge of making friendship
look like the wellspring of true love...more
A
Vow of Unoriginality Colin Covert: Minneapolis
Star-Tribune
Does anyone ever demand a refund for a romantic comedy that
looks awfully familiar? Let's hope not, or the folks behind
Made of Honor will have to do some serious
reimbursement...more
EN 5 Second Review:
Counterprogramming at its best, a chick flick to go up
against Iron Man, but not a good one.
Made
of Honor is a nice cookie-cutter comedy, no more and no less