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The Wedding Planner

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The Wedding Planner (2001)

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Reviews Counted:101

Fresh:16

Rotten:85

Average Rating:3.8/10

Consensus: Instead of being light and charming, this romantic comedy is heavy-handed and contrived in its execution. Also, it's too unoriginal.

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Jennifer Lopez is Mary, a peppy career woman who is great at what she does: she can turn any wedding into the perfect romantic event. Incurably single, she feels she's hit the jackpot when a chance... Jennifer Lopez is Mary, a peppy career woman who is great at what she does: she can turn any wedding into the perfect romantic event. Incurably single, she feels she's hit the jackpot when a chance encounter introduces her to Steve (Matthew McConaughey), a doctor. What she doesn't know--and what Steve doesn't reveal--is that he is soon to marry Fran (Bridgette Wilson-Sampras), one of her high-powered clients. As the attraction between Mary and Steve grows stronger, they are thrust into a series of comically unpleasant situations which force them to confront their feelings for one another. Custom-built for Lopez's undeniable star power, THE WEDDING PLANNER is an easygoing crowd pleaser. [More]

Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Justin Chambers

Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Justin Chambers, Judy Greer, Alex Rocco, Joanna Gleason, Charles Kimbrough, Kevin Pollak

Director: Adam Shankman

Director: Adam Shankman
Screenwriter: Michael Ellis, Andrea King, Pamela Falk
Producer: Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy, Jennifer Gibgot
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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Michael Thomson
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12/10/01
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Alexander Walker
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Ian Waldron-Mantgani
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Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
10/30/02
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

The Wedding Planner is a bit of fluff, but fluff can be entertaining taken in light doses.

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
12/17/02
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

This is exactly the kind of movie that thinks it's funny for someone to be demolished by a speeding dumpster.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
03/19/01
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

... so short of substance, so lacking in vigour and so forgettable that it’s just not possible to work up a good hatred.

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02/13/01
Brian Webster
Brian Webster
Apollo Guide

Works oh-so-hard to make everyone in it oh-so-likable that at times the audience is going to feel oh-so-nauseated.

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01/26/01
David Germain
David Germain
Associated Press

On its own flyweight terms, The Wedding Planner is an appealing movie.

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01/25/01
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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06/11/01
Kimberly Jones
Kimberly Jones
Austin Chronicle

Begins brightly, then wears on too long and too predictably.

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Jay Carr
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Boston Globe
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03/24/02
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Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey have no chemistry. None.

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01/26/01
Tim Cogshell
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Boxoffice Magazine

The screenplay has insurmountable problems.

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01/25/01
Lawrence Toppman
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Charlotte Observer
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02/07/01
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

There are times when the movie's contrivance is agonizing.

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01/26/01
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