review: 27 DRESSES (Blu-ray)

Fox  //  Buy from Amazon.com Katherine Heigl lights up the screen in this charming romantic comedy from the screenwriter of The Devil Wears Prada. Heigl stars as Jane, a romantic, completely selfless woman who's been a happy, helpful bridesmaid no less than 27 times. But her own fairytale wedding seems to be nowhere in sight. Until younger sister Tess captures the heart of Jane's boss - with whom she's secretly in love - inspiring Jane to change her "always a bridesmaid" destiny. Oh my god this movie was boring. Now, despite my fondness for b-movies, I'm not opposed to enjoying the odd romance, and in fact count a few films in that genre as some of my favorites ("The Notebook" for example)... and even the romantic comedy genre has spat out a few gems over the years ("Notting Hill" is a personal fave.) However, "27 Dresses" is a snoozefest that was painful to watch. Trite story, who-cares characters, call-it-in performances... who cares?! I'm sure it did well at the box office (ooh, Katherine Heigl - she's in "Grey's Anatomy!") but this one will never again grace my tv screen. Good riddance. Video Fox delivers this one in a 2.35:1 1080p high def transfer. Of course, it's Blu-ray, so you know the film is going to look spectacular, but I was surprised at how "flat" the coloring was in this film... but then again, it was only because the film bored me so much that I was even paying attention to the color palette in the first place. Audio DTS-HD Lossless Master Audio 5.1 surround mix is perfectly functional - it's a romantic comedy, so needless to say your surrounds won't get much of a workout with this one. Extras "The Wedding Party" featurette "You'll Never Wear It Again" featurette "Jane's World" featurette "The Running of the Brides" featurette deleted scenes trailers Closing Thoughts Weak script, boring story + nice assortment of extras = incredibly trite romantic noncomedy