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License To Wed (2007)

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Reviews Counted:121

Fresh:9

Rotten:112

Average Rating:3.1/10

Consensus: Featuring one of Robin Williams' most shtick-heavy performances, the broad and formulaic License to Wed wrings little out of its slightly creepy, unappealing premise.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for sexual humor and language.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:10-08-2007

Synopsis: An all-star cast inhabits this romantic comedy about a couple who must endure a humiliating obstacle course of a marriage-training program in order to gain permission to wed from their church's... An all-star cast inhabits this romantic comedy about a couple who must endure a humiliating obstacle course of a marriage-training program in order to gain permission to wed from their church's over-the-top reverend (Robin Williams). Hilarity follows as the lovebirds (Mandy Moore and THE OFFICE'S John Krasinksi) put their devotion to the test. From the moment they met in a Starbucks line, the couple was prone to cute mishaps and clumsiness, but they also displayed amazing chemistry. Then Reverend Frank and his creepy child assistant intervene, putting Sadie and Ben through a torturous process which involves couples counseling, bedroom surveillance, and a very funny sequence in which the couple must take care of two robotic fake babies while shopping for their registry at Macy's. While Krasinski's average-guy expressions are fun to watch, his persona on the big screen isn't too much of a stretch from his role in the television sitcom. And Moore's typical likability becomes irritatingly upbeat in several scenes. Packed with OFFICE cameos, LICENSE TO WED promises laughs up until the end, where it veers towards the trappings of an archetypal romantic comedy. [More]

Starring: John Krasinski, Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, Christine Taylor

Starring: John Krasinski, Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, Christine Taylor, De Ray Davis, Eric Christian Olsen

Director: Ken Kwapis

Director: Ken Kwapis
Screenwriter: Kim Barker, Tim Rasmussen, Vince DiMeglio
Producer: Arnold Messer, Mike Medavoy
Composer: Christophe Beck
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Robin Williams is merely annoying in this comedy with a few lively laughs, but a nonsensical and uninvolving plot.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
07/31/07
Anna Smith
Anna Smith
BBC
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License To Wed never escapes the combined trap of terminal blandness and a severe lack of decent jokes.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
08/10/07
Saxon Bullock
Saxon Bullock
Channel 4 Film
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This bewilderingly bone-headed movie convinces that Ben and Sadie, should be kept as far apart as possible, if only to prevent them from breeding the kind of morons who would see nothing wrong with a movie such as Licence To Wed - or worse still, make it.

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
08/10/07
Christopher Tookey
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

I now pronounce Licence To Wed a total flop.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
08/10/07
Daily Mirror [UK]

If ever there was lawful impediment for a marriage to not go ahead, it's this mess of a movie.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
08/10/07
Tony Horkins
Tony Horkins
Empire Magazine
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Josef Goebbels had a home movie made of the failed 1944 Hitler assassins being hanged from meathooks with piano wire. It probably had more laughs, more fun, more feelgood moments than this family comedy.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
08/10/07
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]
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Robin Williams is back in this horrifically embarrassing and misconceived wedding comedy.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
08/10/07
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Independent

This movie is an ecclesiastical disaster and, like the Rector of Stiffkey, Williams should be thrown to the lions.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
08/18/07
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Two up-and-coming stars get left at the cinematic altar.

Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
07/31/07
Tim Grierson
Tim Grierson
Screen International

The comedy, starring Robin Williams as a reverend who won’t marry couples until they have passed several ridiculous tests, raised a good few laughs.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
08/10/07
Sun Online

Forget Wedding Crashers... this is a plain old Wedding Disaster.

Full Review Source: Sunday Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
08/10/07
Mark Adams
Mark Adams
Sunday Mirror [UK]

The biggest letdown, is Williams, whose manic improvisations now bear all the hallmarks of a pub bore.

Full Review Source: thelondonpaper | comment Comment
08/10/07
Neil Smith
Neil Smith
thelondonpaper

The worst film I've seen so far this year.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
08/10/07
Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm
This is London

Divorce is more fun than this film.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
08/10/07
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide
Times [UK]
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Ken Kwapis’ comedy ploughs a well-tended furrow, from the hard truths our lovebirds discover to Williams’ family-friendly schtick. There aren’t enough laughs or sparks to warrant saying, “I do!” at the box office.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
08/10/07
James White
James White
Total Film

Dismal comedy that's every bit as bad as the words Robin Williams plays a comedy priest might lead you to expect.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
08/10/07
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Even for a romantic comedy this one's too full of ridiculous situations.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
07/14/07
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

It's not quite as bad as some would have it (it will not, for example, kill puppies), but it is really very horrible.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
09/12/07
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

License to Wed might have been a cutting comedy; instead it's a mild embarrassment for all concerned.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
07/06/07
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

It's exactly what it looks like from the commercials -- a one-joke movie, and that one joke isn't even funny to begin with.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment 1 Comment
07/03/07
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Arizona Republic
 
 
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