Having previously worked with both actors separately, Shanghai Knights director David Dobkin thought Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn would be a good match, and in some respects he was right. Paired in this lowbrow comedy as lifelong buddies who spend their free time gate-crashing spring weddings to pick up women, they enjoy an easy chemistry that's difficult to dislike. With Wilson doing his customary laid-back shtick in contrast to Vaughn's more slapstick turn, they play off each other perfectly. There are a few funny moments as their season-end event culminates in a weekend with the US Treasury Secretary (Christopher Walken) and his dysfunctional family, which comes about when Wilson's character falls for the engaged middle daughter (Rachel McAdams). However, the leads can't sustain the humour throughout (particularly when violence rears its ugly head), and they struggle with an overstretched storyline and material that often feels stale and contrived.

John and his buddy Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random hook-up. But when John meets Claire, he discovers what true love – and heartache – feels like.