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License To Wed (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 117

Fresh: 9

Rotten:108

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.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual humor and language.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jul 4, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $43,745,954

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.

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Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/18/08
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Urban Cinefile

Sadly, License to Wed lived up to my expectations 100%. That is to say, it was unfunny and uninspired.

Full Review Source: ReelzChannel.com | comment Comment
08/25/08
Heather Huntington
ReelzChannel.com

As someone engaged, I felt they disrespected what marriage can and should mean. And most importantly, I'm offended at their attempt at cringe-worthy humor.

Full Review Source: The Scorecard Review | comment Comment
03/03/08
Jeff Bayer
The Scorecard Review

You know it's bad when there are more interesting things happening during the outtakes in the closing credits than in the movie itself.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
10/24/07
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

It's not quite as bad as some would have it (it will not, for example, kill puppies), but it is really very horrible.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
09/12/07
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

This movie is an ecclesiastical disaster and, like the Rector of Stiffkey, Williams should be thrown to the lions.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
08/18/07
Philip French
Observer [UK]

Forget Wedding Crashers... this is a plain old Wedding Disaster.

Full Review Source: Sunday Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
08/10/07
Mark Adams
Sunday Mirror [UK]

The worst film I've seen so far this year.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
08/10/07
Derek Malcolm
This is London

The biggest letdown, is Williams, whose manic improvisations now bear all the hallmarks of a pub bore.

Full Review Source: thelondonpaper | comment Comment
08/10/07
Neil Smith
thelondonpaper

Robin Williams is back in this horrifically embarrassing and misconceived wedding comedy.

Full Review Source: Independent | comment Comment
08/10/07
Anthony Quinn
Independent

Josef Goebbels had a home movie made of the failed 1944 Hitler assassins being hanged from meathooks with piano wire. It probably had more laughs, more fun, more feelgood moments than this family comedy.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
08/10/07
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

The comedy, starring Robin Williams as a reverend who won’t marry couples until they have passed several ridiculous tests, raised a good few laughs.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
08/10/07
Sun Online

Divorce is more fun than this film.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
08/10/07
Wendy Ide
Times [UK]

I now pronounce Licence To Wed a total flop.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
08/10/07
Daily Mirror [UK]

License To Wed never escapes the combined trap of terminal blandness and a severe lack of decent jokes.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
08/10/07
Saxon Bullock
Channel 4 Film

This bewilderingly bone-headed movie convinces that Ben and Sadie, should be kept as far apart as possible, if only to prevent them from breeding the kind of morons who would see nothing wrong with a movie such as Licence To Wed - or worse still, make it.

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
08/10/07
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

Ken Kwapis’ comedy ploughs a well-tended furrow, from the hard truths our lovebirds discover to Williams’ family-friendly schtick. There aren’t enough laughs or sparks to warrant saying, “I do!” at the box office.

Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
08/10/07
James White
Total Film
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Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
08/10/07
Sydney Morning Herald

Dismal comedy that's every bit as bad as the words Robin Williams plays a comedy priest might lead you to expect.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
08/10/07
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

If ever there was lawful impediment for a marriage to not go ahead, it's this mess of a movie.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
08/10/07
Tony Horkins
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