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The Wedding Singer

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The Wedding Singer (1998)

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Reviews Counted:56

Fresh:37

Rotten:19

Average Rating:6.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: New Jersey wedding chanteur Robbie Hart loses all hope after being abandoned at the altar by his fiancee Linda. Enter Julia, an effervescent ray of light in the shape of a catering-service... New Jersey wedding chanteur Robbie Hart loses all hope after being abandoned at the altar by his fiancee Linda. Enter Julia, an effervescent ray of light in the shape of a catering-service waitress, who enlists Robbie's help in planning her own wedding--to a sleazy, DeLorean-driving junk bond salesman who tomcats around and treats women like unfeeling slabs of meat. Can our hero win Julia over before she elopes to Las Vegas? Will Billy Idol save the day? And, most importantly, will the fluffy romantic storyline be completely overpowered by the weighty mid-1980s cultural references? THE WEDDING SINGER is cheesy fun for the nostalgically inclined. Steve Buscemi tries to steal the film in an uncredited role as a drunk best man, but that honor actually goes to Alexis Arquette, as "George." [More]

Starring: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor, Alan Covert

Starring: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor, Alan Covert, Angela Featherstone, Matthew Glave, Alexis Arquette, Frank Sivero, Christina Pickles, Ellen Albertini Dow, Jodi Thelen, Patrick McTavish, Teddy Castellucci, Randy Razz, John Vana, Billy Idol, Marnie Schneider, Carmen Filpi, Robert Smigel, Todd Hurst, Peter Dante, Phyllis Alia, Paul Thiele, Jack Nisbet, Sally Pierce, Earl Carroll, Jenna Byrne, Jason Cottle, Mark Lonow, Billy Elmer, Jackie R. Challet, Jimmy Karz, Al Hopson, Michael Shulman, Steven Brill, Angela Paton, Jon Lovitz, Mike Thompson, Michael Jay, John Sawaski, Christopher Alan, Kimberly Schwartz, Sanetta Y. Gipson, Tim Herlihy, Matthew Kimble, Sid Newman, Mark Beltzman, Andrew Shaifer, Shana Moakler, Maree Cheatham, Al Burke, Robert Hackl, Gabe Veltri, Joshua Oppenheimer, Kevin Nealon, Steve Buscemi, Brian Posehn

Director: Frank Coraci

Director: Frank Coraci
Producer: Jack Giarraputo, Robert Simonds
Composer: Teddy Castellucci
Screenwriter: Tim Herlihy
Producer: Brad Grey

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Reviews for The Wedding Singer

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You can't help pulling for the kids.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/26/06
Time Out
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At its best, it is a gentle, well-portrayed, feel good film.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
04/17/01
Ali Barclay
Ali Barclay
BBC
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One of the nicest surprises of the year so far.

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01/01/00
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic

The tone set by director Frank Coraci tends to the cartoonishly broad while making jokes at the expense of grotesques. [Blu-ray]

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05/25/09
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Although the movie is remarkably schmaltzy, it's sweet and affecting, too, with Sandler's character as genuinely nice as he can be.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
04/28/09
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
N/R

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10/18/08
Boxoffice Magazine
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Supporting players are uniformly strong, and Coraci deserves much credit for exacting just the right degree of outrageousness without spinning into some wild orbit.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
06/01/08
Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Variety
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Yes, it's sappy. It's also silly, utterly unironic, a sketch stretched out to feature length, and, if you're in the right mood, pretty darned cute.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
06/01/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Barrymore and Sandler are lovely together, and the movie, set in 1985, was also among the first to tap into 1980s nostalgia.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
02/17/07
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The plotting is simplistic but cute and the gags are consistently funny, particularly for anyone who grew up in the 1980s.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
05/19/06
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

It's charmingly bad and an excellent date film.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Ron Wells
Ron Wells
Film Threat

Uneven and silly? Yes. Enjoyable? Most definitely.

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04/09/05
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
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04/02/05
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

An hour and a half of solid entertainment.

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06/08/04
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Fairly typical comedy, in that moments of genuine humor are spread out too thinly over a schmaltzy (sorry, "heartwarming") script. But how can you give a failing grade to a movie that spotlights silly early Eighties music?

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08/11/03
Carlo Cavagna
Carlo Cavagna
AboutFilm.com

Besides music that harks back to the days when MTV was worth watching (Martha Quinn Forever!), The Wedding Singer is also a sweet, beguiling romantic comedy.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
06/06/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
Susan Tavernetti
Palo Alto Weekly

This movie is great for a few laughs, especially if you fall into the right age category. But don't expect it to change your life.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

Too much of The Wedding Singer has a disconcerting reluctance, reigning itself in at unexpected moments and failing to capitalize on several potential jokes...

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01/10/03
Nick Davis
Nick Davis
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Barrymore shines like a new penny on the strength of pure movie-star personality.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
 
 
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