When a professional movie critic compared the on-screen chemistry between dysfunctional heroes Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson to that of Butch & Sundance, I laughed it off as so much movie hype. Upon seeing this hilarious movie, the parallel I would draw is that these two girl-hungry fiends are more like Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder: hapless, bumbling, outrageous, and very, very funny. In particular straight man Vince Vaughn's lecherous monologues, delivered with perfect timing, had me laughing harder than I have ever laughed in a movie theatre. Wedding Crashers has its share of sentimentality, but in a palatable dose that occasionally slides into pure fantasy but not into Hollywood faux-sweetness. A must see summer movie!
- Rating: ***½
