Having read the book, everything about this movie was wrong, in my opinion. The characters in the book read as self-indulgent, out-of-touch post-Ivy Leaguers, but at least you have the benefit of being able to read some of their back stories. You know NOTHING about any of them in the movie - the viewer is given no reason to even try to care.

I said to the person with whom I watched this, the most interesting thing about this movie is the music. And the music wasn't even that interesting, nor was it present as much as it could have been. I felt the movie was wholly miscast. Anna Paquin, while blond, was nothing like how I envisioned Lila while reading the book if only because she was about a foot too short. They took the one interesting feature of Laura's away (she's Jewish) and removed the part that really set her apart from her WASPy Yale buddies. Elijah Wood, while talented, was not creepy enough to play Chip, the bride's brother and Candice Bergen was not severe enough to be Augusta. I was also disappointed that they diminished her part - she kept everyone on their toes.

I highly recommend skipping it all together. I wish I had that hour and a half of my life back.

Tom McDevon (Josh Duhamel) and Lila Hayes (Anna Paquin) are getting married. Her family and their college friends are gathering for the occasion. Laura Rosen (Katie Holmes) is his ex but Lila has invited her to be her maid of honor. Jake (Adam Brody) and Weesie (Rebecca Lawrence Levy) are engaged. Tripler (Malin Akerman) and Pete (Jeremy Strong) are the other college couple. Minnow (Dianna Agron) and Chip (Elijah Wood) are Lila's siblings. Lila's mother Augusta (Candice Bergen) warns her about Tom getting cold feet. Laura is a mess believing Lila has stolen her life while Lila has a nagging sense of their connection.

This is a cross between 'The Big Chill' and 'Rachel Getting Married'. Galt Niederhoffer overuses overwritten dialog when real emotions are required. Duhamel and Holmes are not necessarily the greatest of acting talents although they do good work sometimes. Their late night confrontation strikes me as actors acting. They are rushing through their college level lines and even tears can't convey real emotions. Paquin, the third side of this triangle, shows good inner conflict but she is still somewhat miscast. The other characters do their parts but in the end, I can't accept Duhamel and Holmes.