
The story follows the misadventures and confusion of a groom (Ed Burns) and his four groomsmen the week before a wedding. Wrestling with issues of fatherhood, honesty and growing up, the five thirty-somethings discover their extended adolescence might be finally coming to a close.... (Full plot summary below)
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The story follows the misadventures and confusion of a groom (Ed Burns) and his four groomsmen the week before a wedding. Wrestling with issues of fatherhood, honesty and growing up, the five thirty-somethings discover their extended adolescence might be finally coming to a close.
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| Seattle Post-IntelligencerBill WhiteThe Groomsmen, while as corny as a Staten Island marriage proposal, rings true on many levels. |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenEd Burns repeats himself in his familiar territory about people who are young and stupid. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenThe biggest hole in a movie that falls sadly short of being another "Diner" or "Trees Lounge" is Mr. Burns's failure to make his alter-ego character anything other than the best-looking and most affluent member of the pack, standing there and discreetly gloating. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEvery actor registers...In a film of minor ambition, they're all worthy company. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekIt appears that as a filmmaker Burns is having as much difficulty maturing as his characters do. |
| Dallas Morning NewsPhilip WuntchTraffics in such familiar territory as sibling rivalries, generational estrangements and broken dreams. But it slowly, sometimes too slowly, connects with the viewer. |
| Film Journal InternationalDoris ToumarkineSecure in its indie identity and wholly entertaining, The Groomsmen deserves hordes of filmgoers seeking quality alternatives to the bigger summer pictures. |
| Associated PressDavid GermainYou have to suffer through a lot of down time in The Groomsmen to get to the good stuff. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe Groomsmen captures a single, specific moment, when responsibilities await but adulthood is still unwelcome. If their predicament strikes a chord, you may want to join Burns' boys for their final hurrah. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThis is like any other Edward Burns film, except for one thing. It's unmistakably better. This is the movie I believe Burns has been trying to make since "The Brothers McMullen," 11 years ago. |