History Film / MyBestFriendsWedding

* TheBeard: Julianne asks George, her GayBestFriend, to pretend to be her boyfriend to make Michael jealous. George, who has been against Julianne's scheme from the start, deliberately overplays his part to embarrass her.

A 1997 RomanticComedy directed by P.J. Hogan, starring Creator/JuliaRoberts and Creator/CameronDiaz.

* PrecisionFStrike: When Jules is trying to convince Michael and Kimberly that her gay male friend is really her boyfriend. "He's coming over to… um… fuck me."

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Inverted through most of the movie. Jules goes to some rather extraordinary lengths to sabotage best friend Michael's wedding so she can marry him herself and [[ForWantOfANail put true to a pact they made in college]], despite seeing that he is obviously happy and very much in love with Kim. She finally plays it straight after her HeelRealization and seeing that Kim isn't backing down [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend without a fight]], however.

* ForWantOfANail: Everything Jules does in this film is due her enforcing a pact she and Michael made in college to marry each other if they were still single post age 28.

* CoolBigSis: Kim really wants Julianne to become this to her. Little did she know Jullianne exploited the position to give her bad advice.

* DidNotGetTheGuy: Julianne, our VillainProtagonist, does not marry her best friend. To soften the blow, there was originally a plan for a PairTheSpares ending where she meets a guy at the reception.
They later ended up committing to the DidNotGetTheGuy ending more firmly by having Julianne sit with the fact in the final scene, with just the platonic support of her friend George.

* BittersweetEnding: Julianne gives up on Michael and he goes on to marry Kimberly, making amends to both for her actions. While she's happy for the two, is visibly saddened that she [[DidNotGetTheGirl did not get the guy she's been fawning over since college]]. However George, probably sensing this, quickly books a flight back to Chicago from London and arrives at the reception to come cheer her up.
* ChewingTheScenery: George, while demonstrating a guy he knew who thought "He was Music/DionneWarwick". [[CrowdSong It gets contagious]].

* DidNotGetTheGuy: Julianne, our VillainProtagonist, does not marry her best friend, although the blow is softened by her sort of "getting a guy" in the form of GayBestFriend George who makes it clear that he'll be there for her platonically so at least she isn't alone.

-->'''Julianne:''' I'll make this quick, or I'm gonna have this massive coronary, then you'll never hear it, and you have to. This is, by far, the dumbest thing I've ever done in my entire life. Uh, so dumb, in fact, that, uh, I can't... Ohh, but I'm gonna.
-->'''Michael:''' What's wrong?
-->'''Julianne:''' Michael, I love you. I've loved you for nine years, I've just been too arrogant and scared to realize it. And, well, now I'm just scared. So, I realize this comes at a very inopportune time, but I really have this gigantic favor to ask of you. Choose me, marry me, let me make you happy. Oh, that sounds like three favors, doesn't it? ''(kisses him)''

--->'''George:''' ''Michael's chasing Kimmy?''\\
'''Julianne:''' ''Yes!''\\
'''George:''' ''You're chasing Michael?''\\
'''Julianne:''' ''YES!''\\
'''George:''' ''Who's chasing you... nobody, get it? There's your answer. It's Kimmy.''

'''George Downes:''' ''You're chasing Michael?''\\
'''Julianne Potter:''' ''YES!''\\
'''George Downes:''' ''Who's chasing you... nobody, get it? There's your answer. It's Kimmy.''