First, let's take a peek at Hannah. Michelle Monaghan is fine in the role, but she is let down by weak writing. It is true that the story is not so much about her as it is Tom, leaving her to be little more than an attractive prop. The root of her character's problem is a strike against the heart of the concept; why would any woman allow herself to be best friends with a guy who treats women the way he does? Sure, he may be a nice guy, but his "rules" do not seem to be the sort of thing another woman could just go along with. Secondly, her engagement to Colin happens awfully fast, and the revelations that come out do not seem like the things a character that is supposedly intelligent would let slide. It is rather annoying the dumb ways the character is written that collide with the apparent smarts.

Tom, on the other hand, is also not written very well. He is played as a nice guy, someone any woman would be lucky to be with. However, beneath the smile is a character who treats women as props to be used and abandoned. I guess he is supposed to be nice because he is upfront with his rules. Anyway, he is not a nice guy, and he is lucky someone like Hannah even speaks to him, much less is his best friend. We are supposed to believe that he is a nice guy, when he clearly isn't. This is a serious character flaw that should have been addressed. The "growth" does not ring true. This makes the title suspect. Made of Honor? I did not find this schlub to be terribly honorable.

I admit to being suckered in the cinema by this slickly produced film. I went right along with the oddity of a man serving as maid of honor. Again, as I got further away from the screening, the blinders came off and the film's mediocrity was exposed to the cruel light of day. The light reveals the dark shadows behind the characters, the cliched plot turns, and just an overall blandness that blankets the story. In an attempt to distract from the blandness are a few scenes of slapstick and the enigmatic "Tiny Shorts Guy."

Bottom line. I am sure there are people out there who will really like this movie. I am not one of them as I find my initial liking of the movie slipping slowly away into the void. As much as they want you to believe the contrary, there is not a lot of heart beneath the shallow veneer. It is possible to make a likable rom-com using the formula, but this is not it.

Not Recommended.