Wedding Crashers: a review

There were three secrets to this movie: always keep Owen Wilson talking, always keep Rachel McAdams laughing, and make them fall in love.

The wedding crashing is surprisingly not as crass as expected with routines such as dancing with the flower girl or making friends with the father of the bride. I surely would have fallen for it.

While reprising her role in "The Notebook," McAdams performance as the only rational child of a White House bigwig is still warm. She is the only one with humor, and the only one who isn't interested in squandering tax dollars save her new mysterious friends.

She is complemented by Bradley Cooper who looks significantly less hot than Alias but is significantly more funny (although, my investigatory side still stands with Will Tibbin). Cooper plays another White House council member whose competitive streak conflicts with Vaughn.

It is really Wilson and Vaughn's chemistry that shines, though. I would have loved to see more of them at their day job mediating high-power divorces ("Alright, she gets the frequent flier miles ... if you guys would like to send a couple of those our way, we wouldn't mind."). The story is really about them.

All in all, it's a good laugh with a lovable cast and only a couple cheap jokes. And the cameos are great.