Continuity mistake: When Jules is leaning against Michael's hotel door she is smoking a cigarette. When he opens the door she falls back and ash from the cigarette falls on her hair. Two shots later it is gone and her hair is rearranged while she is still on the floor. Then the ash reappears a few shots later.
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Plot summary
Directed by: P.J. Hogan
Starring: Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Dermot Mulroney, Rupert Everett, Rachel Griffiths, M. Emmet Walsh, Philip Bosco
Julianne (Roberts) and Mike (Mulroney) are best friends after a failed romance. After a few months apart, Mike phones Jules to tell her that he is marrying Kimberley Wallace (Diaz), daughter of wealthy Red Sox owner Walter Wallace. Mike tells Jules that he needs her so she flies to Chicago. She hopes to finally say goodbye to the man of her dreams, but she ends up falling in love with him again just as he is planning to marry Kim. Jules hatches a secret plan to get Mike fired form his dream job and pretend Kim's father wanted him fired so Mike would have to work for him and Kim would be able to study. Mike gets fired and decides to call it quits with Kim. Jules sees her opportunity, but feels horrible about betraying her best friend. Jules confesses her feelings to Mike on the day of his wedding. She kisses him and Kim sees. Jules realizes Mike is not in love with her and she goes to find Kim before it is too late.
More mistakes in My Best Friend's Wedding
Julianne Potter: Now remember, it is the duty of the best man to dance with the maid of honor.
Michael O'Neill: Dance? You can't dance. When did you learn how to dance?
Julianne Potter: I've got moves you've never seen.
Question: When Michael is having a fitting done for his suit, it appears that the tailor is making a pattern with the materials on Michael's body where his coat would be. With the wedding 2 days away, isn't it a little late in the game to be making a custom suit?
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