"Wedding Crashers" is part buddy comedy, part frat comedy, and part romantic comedy/chick flick but it's got something for everyone. This is the kind of movie where it starts out raunchy and remains raunchy throughout but eventually dissolves into something of a sweet romance. But of course, Claire is torn between these two men in her life all the while, John and Jeremy must try to keep their true identities and intentions a secret from the family, which has shown them much hospitality. Claire, who John is falling head over heels in love with, also happens to have a boyfriend named Sack Lodge (Bradley Cooper) a preppy douchebag as only Bradley Cooper can portray. For instance, the Secretary has a gay son (Keir O'Donnell) who is also a skilled artist, and there's also a potty-mouthed grandma (a gag which isn't quite as funny as it might want to be). We learn so much more about the family in this visit, which we assume is brief (only a few days at the most). The family takes such a liking to the duo that they are invited to the family's seaside estate. John takes a particular liking to Claire and makes a successful attempt to get to know her father, while Jeremy claims Gloria, whom he learns, is a virgin after having deflowered her on the nearby beach. Afterwards, the pair meets the rest of the family in attendance: daughters Claire (Rachel McAdams) and Gloria (Isla Fisher) and the Secretary's wife (Jane Seymour). They pose as "Uncle Ned's kids", a gag which creates an absolutely hysterical scene on its own early into the reception. Secretary of the Treasury (Christopher Walken) is getting married, and that the wedding will be one of abundant food, women, and perhaps even gifts for those who attend. One day while looking through the paper, Jeremy discovers that the daughter of the U.S. There's a great montage in the beginning of the film illustrating multiple weddings - one Asian, one Jewish, and even an Italian wedding - and what awaits the boys whenever they crash one of them. Their incentive is to pick up women at the weddings and then go to bed with them on the same night. Every time they assume the position of a distant relative or family friend (their roles are usually purposely bizarre) and every time it works. And not "crash" in the sense that they cause a ruckus. It is then they spool through the local papers so that they may pick and choose which weddings they intend to "crash". pretty much year-round that is, until what they call "wedding season" kicks in. They work as divorce mediators in Washington, D.C. John (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy (Vince Vaughn) are a pair of peculiar male specimens. It's very unevenly crafted, but it's still reasonably and strangely satisfying fun. But ultimately it's the fact that Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson are in the movie itself that thankfully saves it, and it's quite enjoyable while it lasts. It doesn't help that it's pretty forgettable and completely empty. There's a hugely successful attempt at being a classy, high end, sophisticated comedy and it perfectly balances raunch with sweetness which is very hard to do, but it's plot is a mess and it's overlong and you leave feeling you haven't come to know the two great lead's characters. It's easy to admire it, all in due to the fact it has plenty of comedic ambitions. It's not a very well structured comedy and sometimes feel's very improvised. The script of this film is dissapointingly average and terribly overlong. But that alone can't really save the film in it's entirety. But there's just something about watching those two mess about, go wild and argue with eachother over the little things in life that really makes you want to laugh out loud.
but if the appropriate casting of these talented comedians never took place I feel strongly that it would have been a totally un-funny, hugely misfired disaster. What makes it work is the chemistry of Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. However mentioning that isn't really saying much. For a generic hollywood comedy, Wedding Crashers is actually a cut above most films of it's kind.