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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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Ian Waldron-Mantgani

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Michael Thomson

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Kit Bowen

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 09 2003 08:17 AM

Hollywood.com

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1.5/4

David Nusair

The script recycles every cliché you could possibly imagine (and then some).

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John R. McEwen

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Rebecca Murray

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

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Jon Niccum

Its manner is as light as wedding cake frosting and its lead performances are as poised as the bride and groom at the top of the cake.

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Betty Jo Tucker

Although Lopez projects her usual charisma here, McConaughey seems as out of place as Will Rogers playing Rhett Butler.

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