Penny Leeman – Google

Hilarious. I’ve seen this at least a dozen times since it’s release 21yrs ago now, and it still always slaps! Sure, it may not have aged well in the eyes of some, but for the other half.. it’s comedic gold. No such thing as comedy that “didn’t age well” if it was funny then, it’s funny now.. maybe just less politically correct. Either way, it’s a great feel-good / funny watch. 👍🏽 Edit* - Half the people in the comments complaining of racial slurs, conveniently have the whitest names. You don’t need to be angered about racism at every turn, this is comedy that all races can appreciate. When it comes to comedy, someone is always bound to be offended in some type of way.. it’s subjective, in the eye of the beholder and it can’t cater to everyone’s sense of humour or moral code. That being said, pushing the limits and teetering that fine line is what made the movies of old so enjoyable and more importantly.. re-watchable! There is a VERY small list of anything made in the last several years, that I would care to put myself through watching again, and quite frankly.. I don’t know if they even apply, because the only ones I can think of are actually series. Because series and limited series alike, are the new “movies” of this generation.. that’s right, binge watching is where it’s at now! Right on par with the rest of the crap that’s come our way over the last decade. Gentrification. Anyway, all that to say.. you’re watching a movie, likely amongst loved ones or by yourself.. you can let go of that white guilt and just appreciate a comedy that was incredibly funny and well cast during it’s era. That’s not racist.. it’s appreciating cinema in all it’s glory!

I do love Kate Hudson.. (although not a huge Anne Hathaway fan) she typically plays her repetitive character roles well, and I do tend to enjoy the movies she plays in. After all.. Princess Diaries came out when I was just 8yrs old, and I’ve grown up having watched it more times than I’d like to admit. That said, I’ve seen this movie at least thrice since it came out nearly 16 years ago, it’s an entertaining and easy watch rom com when I’m feeling like watching something mindless. However as I age, and with the rise in inflation.. the idea of a “dream wedding” seems like less and less of a dream, and more like a giant headache and price tag, simply for a monotonous “look at us” party, in order to achieve an end result which can be obtained at your local courthouse for less than $300.. or perhaps only a few thousand if you want to dress the part and throw a party. Or.. scratch that, and take a little vacation down south just the two of you.. bring along your wedding apparel, hire a photographer, and you can achieve the same results for a fraction of the price with some beautiful photos on the beach, a tan, and the memory of a vacation/honeymoon/wedding together with margaritas in hand.. instead of a giant debt to start your lives out. I dunno maybe that’s just me. That being said though, the movie is set in 2009 New York City.. where these sort of social events actually matter in the grand scheme of day to day life, far more than they do for someone like me, residing in the capital of Canada lol. The point is, while I do enjoy this movie.. I really can’t relate to it, and I think I speak for pretty much everyone I know when I say, they can’t either. Nobody I know would ever risk sacrificing a lifelong friendship over something as cliché as a wedding.. good friends are hard to come by these days man. All that to say, not a bad movie.. not the best, but definitely entertaining and watchable / re-watchable in my books.