My Best Friend's Wedding is a 1997 romantic comedy film directed by P. J. Hogan. It stars Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Dermot Mulroney, Rupert Everett and Rachel Griffiths. The film was a commercial and critical success. The song "I Say a Little Prayer (For You)" was covered by singer Diana King and featured heavily in the picture, making it a Billboard top 20 hit. The soundtrack featured a number of Burt Bacharach/Hal David songs. The film is centered on the character Julianne Potter (Roberts), a 27 year-old New York restaurant critic who finds out that her long-time male friend Michael O'Neal (Mulroney) is getting married. The two previously made an agreement that they would marry each other when they turned 28 if they were still both not married, which privately Julianne (called "Jules") has been hoping would happen. Julianne heads to Chicago intent on sabotaging Michael's wedding to the perky Kimberly ("Kimmy") Wallace (Diaz). When all of her ploys fail she concocts her own fake engagement to gay friend George (Rupert Everett). Julianne's schemes become more and more devious and cruel; she manages to convince Michael that Kimberly is attempting to steer him into a career decision that he doesn't want to take. When even this fails, Julianne finally confesses that she is in love with Michael, but it is truly not meant to be. Fortunately everyone is forgiven in the end, and Jules contentedly dances with George at Michael's wedding reception. The plot is thus notable for the fact that, unlike in most romantic comedies, the heroine and hero do not end up together, and that the main character is the "bad guy." My Best Friend's Wedding Original Soundtrack: "I Say A Little Prayer (For You)" - Diana King "Wishin' and Hopin'" - Ani DiFranco "You Don't Know Me" - Jann Arden "Tell Him" - The Exciters "I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself "- Nicky Holland "I'll Be Okay" - Amanda Marshall "The Way You Look Tonight" - Tony Bennett "What the World Needs Now" - Jackie Deshannon "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" - Mary Chapin Carpenter "Always You" - Sophie Zelmani "If You Wanna Be Happy" - Jimmy Soul "I Say A Little Prayer (For You)" - The Cast of My Best Friends Wedding "Suite From My Best Friends Wedding" - James Newton Howard |