The Groomsmen (2006)

Great Film overall

Best movie ever!

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

This is a fine little film. It deals with 5 friends who come together to see Paulie (Burns) get married. Each of them have their problems and try to deal with it. It's all rather simple, straightforward and maybe even a bit sentimental. But it moved me. The guys are normal, everyday people who talk and act like normal people. That's a rarity these days in (American) films. what made this film special for me is that it hit home on many levels which I can relate to. I am 37, have kids, did play in a band etc. Burns wrote a very moving story that - while being cliché and obvious at times - really is worth seeing. The acting is good, with Leguizamo and Logue the stand outs. Burns should stop acting, he is bland an uncharismatic, as ever. In stead he should completely focus on writing and directing. He is really good at that.8,5 out of 10

"There's a difference between getting older and growing up." That is The Groomsmen's other, more appropriate tagline, but the one they used was "Till death do we party!". Having said that, one can say that The Groomsmen is a surprise; for one, it's not a laugh-out-loud comedy, despite starring sitcom staples and a misleadingly happy poster. It does have comedic elements but it is more dramatic than funny. The audience gets the feeling that Burns is trying to communicate honest men's points of view ala Sex in the City via such varied characters.Paulie (the incredibly talented writer/director/producer/actor Edward Burns) knocks up his longtime girlfriend Sue (Brittany Murphy), and so they plan to get married. A week before the wedding, he meets up with his four groomsmen, each with a different take on being a thirty-something and how that affects their friendship.Donal Logue (from TV's Grounded for Life) plays Jimbo, Paulie's older brother who is having marital and job troubles and frequents a strip bar. Mike (Jay Mohr) still lives with his father and was dumped by his hot girlfriend for being too childish. T.C. (John Leguizamo) was the one who went AWOL on them for eight years, harboring a personal secret and is finally able to come to grips with it by finally telling his childhood friends. Dez (Matthew Lillard) takes a startling turn as the responsible, got-it-together guy in the group, with the kids and the wife. Amazing that he gets this role after being typecast in such movies like Scream, Without a Paddle and Scooby Doo.While The Groomsmen suffers from being a tad flat, largely because of misled expectations, it is earnest, and deliberately takes its time, soaking in Burns' version of suburban New York.

This was potentially the worst movie ever. Terrible acting, places where there should be emotion completely lacked any effort. This appeared to be an "I owe you" movie with people that I considered decent actors completely flopping their roles for Edward Burns terrible directing and acting career to continue. Stay as far away as possible, don't even watch it if it is on TV, I cannot get that 2 hours back.Seriously, every copy of this movie should be burned. Edward Burns, while a decent looking guy is quite possibly the most uninspired actor ever. Shaggy is a one-role character that needs to stick to Scream and Scooby-doo, this was completely out of character and his acting was poor because of it. Donal Logue, who is the only actor worth seeing that appeared in this movie, gave a tremendously poor performance.

This movie contained an excellent cast. Matt Lilliard, Edward Burns, Brittany Murphy and more made this movie an excellent movie to watch and enjoy. Its a classic in the way that it portrays a group of good friends from high school grow up and come together for their friends wedding. It gives viewers all the emotions that makes a great movie. I would recommend you see it and if you like it pass it on to friends. Matthew Lilliard has always been a great fun actor, as you might have seen some of his past films. Hes in the movie Without a Paddle. In this and that he played a great character. This movie shows real life situations that are somewhat in most everybody's life.