Roberts is perfectly cast as a twenty-seven-year-old New York City food critic who's just weeks away from her birthday, which recalls a pact with longtime best friend (and ex-lover) Mulroney that if they're both still single at 28 they'll agree to marry each other. Much to her chagrin, he's set to wed another woman in less than a week. In the guise of being the maid of honor, she flies out to Chicago to stop the pending nuptials between him and peppy blonde Diaz, a twenty-year-old college student and daughter of an affluent businessman who owns the White Sox. Charming, funny rom-com concoction really allows Julia to show off her physical comedy skills, but also features an ideal supporting cast, good lines, some great musical selections, and enough complications in the script to keep the outcome from being too predictable. Everett is truly a standout as Roberts' editor and confidant. ***
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