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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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"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.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
02/16/05
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Laudably manages to avoid the inherent sordidness of Pretty Woman and the underlying sadness of My Best Friend's Wedding.

Full Review Source: Movie Boeuf | comment Comment
02/14/05
David N. Butterworth
David N. Butterworth
Movie Boeuf

The Wedding Date is a manfest extravaganza and for that I salute it!

Full Review Source: Blunt Review | comment Comment
02/05/05
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
Blunt Review

Although the trappings are familiar, writer Dana Fox has contributed a lean but clever script, and director Clare Kilner keeps the story moving.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
02/04/05
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

My Best Friend's Picture Perfect Wedding, er, I mean The Wedding Date...is surprisingly engaging--mostly...

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
02/04/05
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
Hollywood.com

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.

Full Review Source: Atlantic City Weekly | comment Comment
02/17/05
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

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.

Full Review Source: CNN.com | comment Comment
02/04/05
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
Paul Clinton (CNN.com)
CNN.com
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The Wedding Date’s ending is one of the most contrived in recent memory...

Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
02/02/05
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

Aimed squarely at the single-and-over-35 demographic, The Wedding Date is a guilty pleasure that is perfect for a girls' night out.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
02/04/05
Sarah Chauncey
Sarah Chauncey
Reel.com

The film has an energetic grace, directed with fluid efficiency by Clare Kilner.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
02/04/05
Sheri Linden
Sheri Linden
Hollywood Reporter

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.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
02/04/05
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
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Clever lines, chic sets, appropriately incorporated cloying songs, and a sympathetic Debra Messing keep the film enjoyable.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
02/19/05
Stina Chyn
Stina Chyn
Film Threat

A bit like cheap champagne: It's better if you revel in its bubbly fizz and don't think about the finish.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
02/04/05
Sue Pierman
Sue Pierman
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

This was a fun film that told a good story without getting ridiculous like some of these have been in the past.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum | comment Comment
02/07/05
Vince Koehler
Vince Koehler
Entertainment Spectrum

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Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
02/19/05
Los Angeles Daily News

Call this Will & Dis-Grace.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
02/04/05
E! Online

It might be best to discreetly misplace your invitation to these strained festivities.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
02/04/05
Angel Cohn
Angel Cohn
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Even some much needed logic wouldn’t have been able to save this awful mess.

Full Review Source: Sympatico.ca | comment Comment
02/17/05
Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney star in a romantic comedy that struggles to capture the charm and ebullience of Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
02/03/05
Anita Gates
Anita Gates
New York Times
 
 
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