27 Dresses is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher, written by Aline Brosh McKenna, and starring Katherine Heigl and James Marsden.

One night, while she is attending two weddings almost simultaneously, she meets Kevin Doyle, who disgusts her with his cynical views of marriage.

Tess feigns interest in George's passion for the outdoors and animal rights, and their courtship progresses rapidly.

Kevin successfully returns Jane's planner but decides to use the contents as material for a piece on the "perennial bridesmaid" as a stepping stone to more serious journalistic pursuits.

When Jane's reckless driving causes the car to skid off the road and become stuck, the two seek refuge at a local bar, and enjoy drunken revelry while singing "Bennie and the Jets".

Remembering that Kevin once said the same thing as criticism, Jane quits and admits she only stayed at the job because she was in love with George.

Locations included Rosecliff and Marble House mansions, a beach in Charlestown, East Greenwich, and Providence.

Director Anne Fletcher told her she wanted "big, ugly and bright -- every color palette, every style" of bridesmaid attire.

The website's consensus reads: "The filmmakers perfectly follow the well-worn romantic comedy formula, rendering 27 Dresses clichéd and mostly forgettable.

[8] Cath Clarke of The Guardian said that despite Heigl's "knack for light comedy, and an easy good grace," she felt the script "fails to find satire on the can't-miss territory of the Manhattan wedding circuit", saying "What a maddening waste of Katherine Heigl this insipid romantic comedy is.

"[9] Peter Howell from the Toronto Star said the film "shamelessly trades in the hoariest of chick-flick clichés" and criticized screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna for filling the script with "cheap gags" instead of the "savage wit and genuine insight into the shallowness of modern life" she had in The Devil Wears Prada.