★★★★½ (4.5/5) Best for: Anyone who’s ever loved a friend, or just loves a good anti-heroine.
Twenty-seven years after its release, My Best Friend’s Wedding still feels refreshingly unromantic—and that’s exactly why we love it. In 1997, director P.J. Hogan gave us a film that looked like a standard rom-com but played like a cunning deconstruction of one. Starring Julia Roberts at her peak, along with Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, and a scene-stealing Rupert Everett, this movie dared to ask: What if the heroine isn’t the good guy? What if love doesn’t triumph—and everyone is better off for it? ★★★★½ (4
In an era of predictable meet-cutes and third-act breakups, My Best Friend’s Wedding is bracingly honest. It tells us that loving someone doesn’t mean you’re meant to be with them. It reminds us that friendship isn’t a consolation prize—it’s sometimes the truest love of all. And it proves that a romantic comedy can be hilarious, heartbreaking, and deeply satisfying without a single clichéd kiss in the rain. Hogan gave us a film that looked like
If you’ve never seen it, stop reading and stream it tonight. If you have, rewatch it for George’s karaoke, for Julia Roberts falling off a water-ski, for that bittersweet final dance to “I’ll Be Seeing You.” My Best Friend’s Wedding isn’t just a great 90s movie—it’s a timeless lesson in letting go. In an era of predictable meet-cutes and third-act