Made of Honor

Infobox Film
name = Made of Honor


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caption = Promotional poster
director = Paul Weiland
producer = Neal H. Moritz
writer = Adam Sztykiel
Deborah Kaplan
Harry Elfont
narrator =
starring = Patrick Dempsey
Michelle Monaghan
Kevin McKidd
Kathleen Quinlan
and Sydney Pollack
Chris Messina
Busy Philipps
Kevin Sussman
Richmond Arquette
Kadeem Hardison
Selma Stern
Kelly Carlson
music = Rupert Gregson-Williams
cinematography = Tony Pierce-Roberts
editing = Richard Marks
distributor = Columbia Pictures
released = May 2, 2008
runtime = 101 min.
country = United States
United Kingdom
language = English
budget =
gross =
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imdb_id = 0866439

"Made of Honor" ("Made of Honour" in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and Australia) is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Paul Weiland and written by Adam Sztykiel. It was produced by Neal H. Moritz and was released by Columbia Pictures in North America on May 2, 2008. The film includes the last ever screen appearance of the Academy Award winning Sydney Pollack.

ynopsis

Tom and Hannah met at Cornell University in 1998 when he accidentally slipped in her bed thinking she was her roommate. He was impressed by her honest personality and how she did not fling herself at him.

Ten years later, Tom (Patrick Dempsey) is very successful. He has become wealthy from his invention of the "coffee collar," has plenty of guy friends, and a new girl every week. Hannah has remained his friend. It is obvious that she is crazy about him, even as he takes her for granted.

Hannah (Michelle Monaghan) goes to Scotland on an acquisition trip for her museum and Tom realizes he feels empty without her. He becomes dissatisfied with his relationships with other women and decides to tell Hannah his feelings when she returns. However, when Hannah comes back, Tom learns that she has become engaged to a wealthy Colin (Kevin McKidd) and that the two plan to move back to Scotland. Hannah asks Tom to be her "maid" of honor and he agrees so he can try to stop the wedding and win Hannah back.

While in Scotland, Tom plans to tell Hannah he loves her. They share a passionate kiss at her bachelorette party, then break away. Hannah then gets whisked off by her bridesmaids. That night, Hannah goes up to Tom's room to talk to him. But before she arrives, Hannah's cousin, who Tom broke up with, comes into Tom's room and attempts to seduce him. Hannah walks in right as Hannah's cousin is on top of Tom. Tom and Hannah have an argument, and Tom leaves for home. On his way back, he decides to stop the wedding. On horseback he makes it to the chapel just in time, and kisses Hannah, who decides to cancel the marriage and marry Tom.

Cast

*Patrick Dempsey as Thomas "Tom" Bailey Jr.
*Michelle Monaghan as Hannah
*Kevin McKidd as Colin McMurray
*Kadeem Hardison as Felix
*Chris Messina as Dennis
*Richmond Arquette as Gary
*Busy Philipps as Melissa
*Kathleen Quinlan as Joan
*Sydney Pollack as Thomas Bailey Sr.
*James Sikking as Reverend Foote
*Kevin Sussman as Tiny Shorts Guy
*Beau Garrett as Gloria
*Hannah Gordon as Duchess McMurray
*Elisabeth Hasselbeck as Herself
*Whitney Cummings as Stephanie
*Brandon Saario as Paul
*Enen as Pet Dog
*Murray McArthur as Driver in Scotland

Rating

Made of Honor was originally rated R for some sex-related material, but is now PG-13 for sexual content and language. [ [http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/latest_mpaa_ratings_100 Latest MPAA Ratings: #100 | Movie News | RopeofSilicon.com Entertainment News ] ] In Australia, it is rated M 15+.Fact|date=July 2008 In Sweden, The Swedish National Board of Film Censors rated the uncut version as suitable for all ages. [Cite web|url=http://193.15.197.33/FMPro?-db=wfilm.fp5&-format=detalj.htm&-lay=webgrund&-op=cn&TitelDoek=Made%20of%20Honor&-max=10&-recid=12603334&-find= |title=Swedish National Board of Filmcensors|date=July 24, 2008]

Critical reception

"Made of Honor" received mainly negative reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 13% of critics gave the film positive reviews based on 87 reviews, with the consensus that it is a "forgettable, formulaic chick flick." [cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10009168-made_of_honor/ | title=Made of Honor Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes | accessdate=2008-05-01 | publisher=Rotten Tomatoes] On Metacritic, the film has an average score of 37 out of 100, based on 20 reviews.cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/madeofhonor |title=Made of Honor (2008): Reviews|accessdate=2008-05-01 |publisher=Metacritic]

Box office performance

In its opening weekend, the film grossed $15.5 million in 2,729 theaters in the United States and Canada, averaging $5,679 per theater, and ranking #2 at the box office behind "Iron Man". [cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=madeofhonor.htm |title=Made of Honor (2008) - Weekend Box Office Results |accessdate=2008-05-02 |publisher=Box Office Mojo] As of May 26, 2008, it has grossed a total of US$65.4 million worldwide — $39.9 million in the United States and Canada and $25.5 million in other territories. [cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=madeofhonor.htm |title=Made of Honor (2008) |accessdate=2008-05-28 |publisher=Box Office Mojo]

Home video release

According to Amazon.com, "Made of Honor" was released on September 16, 2008 on DVD.

External links

*imdb title|id=0866439|title=Made of Honor
*rotten-tomatoes|id=10009168-made_of_honor|title=Made of Honor
*metacritic film|id=madeofhonor|title=Made of Honor
*mojo title|id=madeofhonor|title=Made of Honor
*amg movie|id=1:382710|title=Made of Honor

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