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The Wedding Date (2005)

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Reviews Counted:135

Fresh:14

Rotten:121

Average Rating:3.8/10

Consensus: Critics are leaving The Wedding Date at the alter, calling it shopworn, bland, and lightweight.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for sexual content including dialogue

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:22-04-2005

Synopsis: Kat Ellis's (Debra Messing) worst nightmare is about to come true. Not only is her younger, half-sister, Amy (Amy Adams), getting married before her, but to add insult to injury, the groom's (Jack... Kat Ellis's (Debra Messing) worst nightmare is about to come true. Not only is her younger, half-sister, Amy (Amy Adams), getting married before her, but to add insult to injury, the groom's (Jack Davenport) best man is Kat's ex-fiancée, Jeffrey (Jeremy Sheffield). Two years after being dumped, Kat is a single New Yorker and can't bear to attend the festivities at her parent's London home alone, so she does the next best thing: she hires an escort to play her boyfriend. Her rented date, Nick (Dermot Mulroney), fits the bill perfectly. He's handsome, intelligent, well spoken, intuitive, and a perfect gentleman--a virtual bargain at $6,000. The plan? Make Kat's ex sorry that he ever let her go. But the plan takes a turn when Kat finds herself attracted to Nick, and the feeling seems to be mutual. But will their business arrangement stand in the way of a relationship? And just what is it that Kat's ex has been dying to tell her? Messing is endearing as Kat, who seems to be simultaneously bewildered and bemused by her situation. Mulroney, meanwhile, is at his most charming as Nick. Clare Kilner (HOW TO DEAL) directs this romantic comedy set in London and the English countryside, which also features Holland Taylor as Kat's slightly overbearing mother and Peter Egan as her loving stepfather. Sarah Parish is a hoot as the sisters' bawdy British cousin. [More]

Starring: Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney, Jack Davenport, Holland Taylor

Starring: Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney, Jack Davenport, Holland Taylor, Jeremy Sheffield, Sarah Jannett Parish

Director: Clare Kilner

Director: Clare Kilner
Screenwriter: Dana Fox
Producer: Paul Brooks, Michelle Chyzdik, Nathalie Marciano
Studio: Universal Pictures

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04/01/06
Empire Magazine
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The main problem with the film is that it seems to be missing a sequence where we see Kat and Nick actually falling for each other - the script pretty much expects us to take it for granted just because they're the leads.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
04/23/05
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

As forgettable as a Hollywood couple's marriage vows.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
04/20/05
Stella Papamichael
Stella Papamichael
BBC
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Perfectly watchable even if it's deeply lazy filmmaking.

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04/17/05
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
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10/18/08
Justin Chang
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Variety
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10/18/08
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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review

As predictable as a church ceremony and witless as the pastor's blessings, leaving one to ponder this wedding's "reception."

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/01/07
Doris Toumarkine
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International

While there are many of the right ingredients here -- a likable cast, plot potential, a dreamy English countryside setting -- I still can't say "I do" to this fluffy flick.

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11/17/06
Camerin Courtney
Camerin Courtney
Christianity Today
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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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09/26/05
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A dupla principal até que se esforça (principalmente Mulroney, que vem se especializando neste tipo de personagem), mas o roteiro repleto de clichês frustra suas tentativas.

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09/05/05
Pablo Villaca
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Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/05
Houston Chronicle
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Messing-Mulroney romantic comedy has "something borrowed" in its plot -- and a sense of missed opportunity that'll leave you blue.

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
04/14/05
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Netflix

The Wedding Date reveals no trace of recognizable human behavior in it.

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04/13/05
Mark Pfeiffer
Mark Pfeiffer
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

But I think that if you’re a guy you would be best to avoid this like the plague!

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02/27/05
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

If there's anything truly scary about this time of year, it's the typical appearance of the ghastly beast known as the Sitcom Star Feature Hiatus Project.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
02/27/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

confuses sex with romance

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02/27/05
Tony Toscano
Tony Toscano
Talking Pictures (U.S.)
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02/19/05
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