O.K. ya'll...I usually poo-poo these blatant-chick-flicky-obvious-plays- for-tissue sales...BUT, saw this movie the other night and I do have to say it got me. Starts slow...but it picks up speed and really delivers some thought provoking and self-examination inspiring topics. Plus it has a bunch of scenes that are just damned funny.

So...for this week's selection...I give you 27 Dresses.

And yes...Katherine Heigl is just about as cute as a bug, and her timing and akward yet graceful beauty are flawless. But...this movie, in my eyes, belongs to Judy Greer (who played Fern in Jawbreaker and one of Charlie's many girlfriends on 2-1/2 Men...to save you from going "Where in the heck have I seen her before?"). Her character, Casey, in this movie so closely mirrors my own personality (which may or may not make you start to really dislike me) that I swear someone was spying on me while writing this screen play. I love supporting characters, and love watching the good ones, like Ms. Greer, silently act while the main characters are speaking. So do that while watching this chick-flicky-yet-very-enjoyable film.

Here's a little rundown of the storyline:

"Katherine Heigl is delightful as Jane, a self-effacing Gal Friday so addicted to organizing weddings in her off time, that 27 Dresses opens with her character juggling two nuptials on the same night. A perpetual bridesmaid, Jane’s hobby is discovered by a matrimony reporter named Kevin (James Marsden), who hides a romantic side behind his wall of cynicism. While Kevin gradually develops feelings for Jane, the latter’s superficial sister, Tess (Malin Akerman), pursues George (Edward Burns), Jane’s boss and the object of her love. This romantic circle could go on forever, except that Jane is unexpectedly moved by Kevin despite her general irritation with him and without knowing that he’s on the verge of sandbagging her with a ridiculing article in his newspaper. The situation is absurd, but the emotions are not. Heigl is very good, rooted in a long tradition of comely comediennes playing characters who fly under the radar of life. She makes Jane’s pain palpable and conveys her character’s inability to say no without making her look unappealing or weak. Marsden perfectly captures the part of a rumpled, underdressed writer with repressed passions, Akerman is as convincingly shrewish here as she was in The Heartbreak Kid, and Burns is fine as one of those guys so busy saving the world he barely pays attention to the people in his life. The scr i pt by Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) is fun if predictable, and Anne Fletcher’s direction is vibrant." --Tom Keogh - Amazon.com

Aaaaand here's a clippy!

Do enjoy. And perhaps...for some of you...it will bring some enlightenment.