The Groomsmen (The Boys are back in Town) (2006)

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Edward Burns hat wieder mal in Personalunion einen Film über die Lebenssituation seiner Generation gemacht. Wie von Burns nicht anders zu erwarten dreht sich in dieser kleiner aber sehr feinen Komödie alles um Heirat, Liebe, Familienzusammenhalt und das Leben als Thirtysomething an sich. Trotz all der Dramatik die sich durch die Beziehungskonstellation und die vorhanden Probleme ergibt behÃ... read more

I remember when I watched Edward Burns’ directing debut "The Brothers McMullen", I was quite impressed and since then I try to catch up all his movies whenever I get the opportunity. Unfortunately, I must admit it, none of the other flicks he directed did reach that level and this movie was not an exception. Apparently, like all the movies directed by Edward Burns, it was really obscure and it w... read more

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 thirtysomethings discover their extended adolescence might be finally coming to a close.