"The Wedding Date" is slight and it knows it. It has no pretentions. It's an odd little fairy tale about a single woman and her paid stud. Messing is a movie star.
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: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual content including dialogue
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:Feb 4, 2005 Wide
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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Reviews for The Wedding Date
Laudably manages to avoid the inherent sordidness of Pretty Woman and the underlying sadness of My Best Friend's Wedding.
Although the trappings are familiar, writer Dana Fox has contributed a lean but clever script, and director Clare Kilner keeps the story moving.
My Best Friend's Picture Perfect Wedding, er, I mean The Wedding Date...is surprisingly engaging--mostly...
With blinders on to deflect the obvious — that this movie isn’t remotely believable — The Wedding Date skates by on the charm of its actors.
This particular wedding-cake walk does feature the excellent comedic timing of Debra Messing and the charm and sex appeal of Dermot Mulroney, which will likely combine to make this film a hit with the date crowd.
The Wedding Date’s ending is one of the most contrived in recent memory...
Aimed squarely at the single-and-over-35 demographic, The Wedding Date is a guilty pleasure that is perfect for a girls' night out.
The film has an energetic grace, directed with fluid efficiency by Clare Kilner.
Mulroney is a stealth actor: Whenever you see him in a picture, you're not just reminded of how good he almost always is -- you have the sense of discovering it for the first time.
Clever lines, chic sets, appropriately incorporated cloying songs, and a sympathetic Debra Messing keep the film enjoyable.
A bit like cheap champagne: It's better if you revel in its bubbly fizz and don't think about the finish.
This was a fun film that told a good story without getting ridiculous like some of these have been in the past.
It might be best to discreetly misplace your invitation to these strained festivities.
Even some much needed logic wouldn’t have been able to save this awful mess.
Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney star in a romantic comedy that struggles to capture the charm and ebullience of Four Weddings and a Funeral.
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