You know it's bad when there are more interesting things happening during the outtakes in the closing credits than in the movie itself.
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.
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.
Reviews for License To Wed
It's not quite as bad as some would have it (it will not, for example, kill puppies), but it is really very horrible.
You end up loathing the Reverend so much that he leaves himself no room to bring you round to his side in time for the obligatory feelgood finish.
Dismissing License to Wed as a comedy unworthy of a sitcom is to insult sitcoms.
Robin Williams has made so many one-star comedies that it's impossible to keep count at this point. But rest assured that there's a multiplex in hell that screens them on a perpetual loop.
It’s a shame that Robin Williams continues to take roles that exploit and water down his talent.
Even for a romantic comedy this one's too full of ridiculous situations.
Add a lot of musty, Eisenhower-era gags (most women are shrewish ballbusters! all fat people love food!) and you wonder why the producers didn’t just throw in canned laughter as well.
If ever there was a ceremony or ritual that needed to be called off, it is the one that begins with the act of buying a ticket for this movie.
All this witless tastelessness is headed toward happiness for all concerned. Their happiness will not equal yours when you see the credits finally rolling.
Somewhere, Rainn Wilson is smiling to himself.That's because, unlike some of the rest of John Krasinski's castmates from "The Office," he wasn't involved in "License to Wed," a wretched excuse for a romantic comedy.
If you have seen the trailers for this film, you have seen most of the funny moments and are not missing anything in this by-the-numbers rom/com.
It's the kind of pic where I wished I walked out of the theater with a paper bag over my head.
...a romantic comedy misfire that could send aspirant newlyweds and anyone else in attendance down the wrong aisle--to the exit door.
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