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Hated the Dancing in the Hedge Maze at the End


I HATED the dancing in the hedge maze at the end of this movie. I found it loathsome and it unnecessarily broke the fourth wall. I also hated how Eva Mendes got off the hook and impliedly became sooo familiar with Allegra - to the point where she was invited to the wedding AND permitted to participate in the wedding dance even after all her sins against the bride and groom. Also, Eva Mendes, God love her, was out of synch from the rest of the bunch with her dancing. Utterly loathsome and despicable.

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How did it break the fourth wall? Just because the audience's visual perspective was the end of the dance floor they were heading down, doesn't mean the characters were dancing for us. They didn't break the fourth wall during that dance (that I can remember), but I'm pretty sure Hitch did just before the dance sequence.

to the point where she was invited to the wedding
I think it's pretty obvious that Albert invited Hitch to his wedding (since they are friends at this point) and he took Sarah as his date. Plus by the end of the movie Albert and Allegra were just established as a real couple, as were Hitch and Sarah. I doubt Albert and Allegra got married quickly, they probably established their relationship more. The wedding could easily have been a year later. In that time Albert, Allegra, Hitch, and Sarah may have hung out a lot. Not necessarily weird. What I think it more weird is that Sarah's friend was invited.

even after all her sins against the bride and groom.
In actuality all her actions did was shed a truth onto Albert and Allegra's relationship. It probably helped them more than it hurt them. Allegra became aware that Albert got some help on how best to talk to/approach her and now there won't be some lie that comes to light 10 years down the line to cause problems with their relationship. Sarah exposing Hitch made Albert and Allegra's relationship stronger.

Utterly loathsome and despicable.
I think you need to gain a little perspective on life. Of all things in the world, you think the dance sequence at the end was "loathsome and despicable"? Why? It's a freaking dance sequence. It was dumb, but hardly despicable...

But I do think it was kind of cheesy and could have certainly done without it.

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I liked it. I thought it was cute.

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It was just goofy and unnecessary. Eva Mendes looked like she was having a seizure or something.

"They just don't realize." "Donnie can go in there and make them love me".

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I think that was the point. They threw something goofy in that was sort of, part of the plot. It wasn't necessary, but it was fun. Eva did look pretty goofy, but cute. They all did.

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They might have been lampooning the casting fiasco of not wanting to have an interracial couple lead a romantic comedy and ending up with an interracial couple anyway.

Will and Eva's characters generally have rhythm and dance well when together. Bride and groom dance badly/outrageously when together. Once they go boy-girl, it becomes gender-specific: The women dance well and the men act goofy. I think maybe they were outlining stereotypes in a fun/harmless way.

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I thought it was very cute as well. Best fun ending to a movie :) Made me laugh!!!

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Why do people do that stupid move where they grab their leg right above the ankle? It is so stupid. Who does that in real life? No one, it is just in movies...


And the sideways head-bob thing? Who started that crap? And who does this in real life?

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It's a Soul Train line. It was invented by the show Soul Train. It's kind of a like a staple at black folks weddings. It's to have fun, show your skills or just plain ole goof around. There are different variations. Sometimes people get in circle too. It's slightly different than the Jewish chair dance.

https://youtu.be/AEI85hYB_IE

https://youtu.be/y5_oM8rU1jk




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