Starring: Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz, Rupert Everett
Karma has finally caught up, and it clearly has a hilarious sense of timing. My Best Friend’s Wedding 2: The RSVP brings the beloved iconic quartet back together for the wedding event of the century—but this time, the woman who once tried to sabotage a wedding is the one walking down the aisle. Julianne Potter (Julia Roberts) is the bride.
The Bride and the Best Man
After decades spent as the globetrotting, fiercely independent “cool aunt” and successful career woman, Julianne has finally, unexpectedly, found her perfect match—a man who challenges and cherishes her in equal measure.
The first step in her planning, however, ignites a predictable flame of insecurity and nostalgic chaos. She asks her lifelong, soulmate-level best friend, Michael O’Neal (Dermot Mulroney), to be her “Man of Honor.” While Julianne is genuinely happy with her fiancé, the constant, intimate proximity to Michael as they plan the wedding causes old, complex feelings about “what-ifs” to resurface, creating emotional tension that Michael, ever the loyal friend, tries to delicately navigate.
Kimmy’s Perfect Disaster
The ultimate twist, however, comes in the form of Kimmy Wallace (Cameron Diaz). Now a high-strung, perpetually exhausted, perfectionist mother of three, Kimmy insists on taking over the wedding planning. She vows to “help” Julianne—a move ostensibly meant to prove that two decades have completely erased any hard feelings—but which inadvertently turns Julianne’s path to the altar into a meticulous, detail-oriented disaster zone. Kimmy’s attempt to create the flawlessly perfect, social-media-ready event is the engine of the film’s major comedy.
Sanity and Self-Doubt
Through the ensuing chaos of color-coded seating charts, mandatory pre-nuptial yoga, and endless fondant discussions, the only person keeping Julianne remotely sane is the fabulous and ever-quotable George Downes (Rupert Everett). George returns to steal every scene, providing the acerbic commentary and necessary reality checks that only a true friend can deliver, reminding Julianne that she doesn’t actually want to become a “Kimmy.”
As the big day approaches, Julianne finds herself in a familiar state: battling cold feet. But this time, it’s not because she secretly loves Michael. It’s because she is utterly terrified of a happy ending—a fear rooted in a lifetime of professional ambition and emotional guardedness.
My Best Friend’s Wedding 2: The RSVP is a nostalgic, witty, and deeply heartwarming look at love, enduring friendship, and the realization that sometimes, life—just like a wedding—doesn’t have to be perfect, or even on schedule, to be truly wonderful.