I Liked It Better When Julia Roberts Did It....

Look, I'm man enough to admit I like chic-flics. They're often the funniest movies out there.

But, I keep seeing this ad for new one called "Maid of Honor." It appears from the previews that it's a story about a man and a woman who are very close friends. The woman has always loved the man, but the man has never felt THAT way about the woman. At long last, the woman finds someone else, and she decides to get married. The man, suddenly overcome with jealousy, tries to stop the wedding.

Now, if you're reading this and thinking it all sounds a little familiar, you are a chic-flic aficionado the same as I. You see, once upon a time there was a movie called "My Best Friend's Wedding." Change the gender roles in the above paragraph, and there you have it. Are movie-makers simply running out of ideas? Anyone who was of movie-going age in 1996 certainly realizes that this nothing but a knock off. Why not just name it the same thing and call it a re-make? I sure am glad the writers' strike is over so that they can come up with more of these gems. Geez.