What a surprise. Patrick Dempsey plays something of a cad in this movie. His name is "Tom," and he has many "girlfriends." Which probably isn't an apt description of what these women are -- they're one-night stands, flings, girls who write their phone numbers on disposable coffee cup sleeves; you know the type. The point is, he can get anyone he wants. Write that down; it will be important later. But Tom also has lots of guy friends. They are "guy friends" because they play basketball with him and they all make fun of -- and find excuses not to play with -- the less-cool guys who come to the gym. It's so nice to see men in movies have evolved past junior high antics like making fun of "tiny shorts guy." Turns out, though, Tom has only one "best friend." A woman, of course. And a pretty one. He can sleep with whomever he wants, but Hannah's his one constant in life. Then she heads to Scotland for six weeks and, as men in romantic comedies often do, he realizes what he could have had only when it's almost too late. So, he hatches a plan to tell her he wants to be with her upon her return to the States. But, of course, she comes back engaged, to Journeyman and Rome star Kevin McKidd. Hannah wants Tom to be her maid of honor, and you know what that means? It's My Best Friend's Wedding all over again, where he tries to be supportive while secretly longing to be with her himself. And the woman is completely clueless apparently, because she goes so far as to have a lingerie fashion show for Tom to help her choose something to wear on her wedding night (yeah, not even Victoria's Secret models do lingerie fashion shows for their friends, regardless of gender). Tom throws Hannah a shower and his meathead "guy friends" think the potpourri is snack mix and eat it. So funny! Except that it's not. Then he's introduced to the priest as the maid of honor and he gets a very conciliatory, "It's okay to be gay" hug. We all know that Dermot Mulroney chose crème brulee over Jell-O in the end of My Best Friend's Wedding, but this one is feeling a little more predictable than that.
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