27 Dresses

A single woman who has served as a bridesmaid a shocking 27 times wrestles with the prospect of supporting her sister at the altar on number 28, despite having fallen helplessly in love with her smitten sibling's handsome husband-to-be. Jane (Katherine Heigl) has the kind of altruistic traits that ...more

The idiom "Always a bridesmaid, never a bride" literally rings true for Jane Nichols (Katherine Heigl), a self-confessed wedding addict who savors every sappy ceremonial detail in 27 Dresses, a frilly and thoroughly enjoyable rom-com that basks in its twee lovability. Though predictably similar to other movies of the same ilk, it is a refreshing take on familiar romantic fodder, with Heigl—this generation's answer to Meg Ryan—using her rosy-cheeked appeal and natural comic talent to support a ...more