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The Wedding Planner (2001)

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Average Rating: 3.9/10
Reviews Counted: 103
Fresh: 17 | Rotten: 86

Instead of being light and charming, this romantic comedy is heavy-handed and contrived in its execution. Also, it's too unoriginal.

Average Rating: 4.1/10
Critic Reviews: 29
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 23

Instead of being light and charming, this romantic comedy is heavy-handed and contrived in its execution. Also, it's too unoriginal.

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Movie Info

This lighthearted romantic comedy in the tradition of Runaway Bride (1999) casts Jennifer Lopez in the Julia Roberts mold. Lopez stars as Mary Fiore, an ambitious and successful San Francisco wedding planner who works only for the most wealthy and exclusive clients but who is also a perpetual single. Pressured by her father Sal (Alex Rocco) to settle down, Mary is saved from a collision with an out of control dumpster by Steve Edison (Matthew McConaughey), a successful pediatrician. After

PG-13, 1 hr. 44 min.

Comedy, Romance

Directed By: Adam Shankman

Written By: Michael Ellis, Andrea King, Pamela Falk

In Theaters: Jan 26, 2001 Wide

On DVD: Jul 3, 2001

Box Office:$59.9M

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Jennifer Lopez
Mary Fiore
Matthew McConaughey
Steve Edison
Bridgette Wilson
Fran Donolly
Justin Chambers
Massimo
Judy Greer
Penny
Alex Rocco
Salvatore
Joanna Gleason
Mrs. Donolly
Charles Kimbrough
Mr. Donolly
Kevin Pollak
Dr. John Dojny
Fred Willard
Basil St. Mosely
Lou Myers
Burt Weinberg
Frances Bay
Dottie
Kathy Najimy
Geri
Huntley Ritter
Groom
Sally Insul
Brigette Wilson
F. William Parker
Fabiana Udenio
Nikki Arlyn
Peter Brown

Critic Reviews for The Wedding Planner

All Critics (119) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (86) | DVD (18)

Suffers particularly in inevitable comparison with My Best Friend's Wedding.

January 31, 2001 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

Entertainment Weekly

Top Critic

McConaughey is insufferably smug as always, while the bewilderingly miscast Diva appears bored and impatient.

January 31, 2001 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Jessica Winter

Village Voice

Top Critic

Occasionally so inept and embarrassing that it's almost physically painful to sit through.

January 29, 2001 Full Review Source: ReelViews

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Top Critic

It runs of romance and it runs out of laughs.

January 29, 2001 Comment

Joel Siegel

Good Morning America

Top Critic

The work of la Lopez, who is as gifted as she is gorgeous, and by McConaughey, a dreamboat when he's at ease, is more than compensatory.

January 26, 2001 Full Review Source: Detroit News

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

Top Critic

Disappointing would-be romantic comedy.

December 29, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Not so much a movie than just another tool in the entertainment-world-domination plot concocted by the burgeoning, big-butt-blessed multimedia phenomenon nicknamed J. Lo.

March 26, 2010 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

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

February 24, 2003 Comment

David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

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

December 17, 2002 Full Review Source: About.com

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Rebecca Murray

About.com

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.

September 3, 2002 Full Review Source: Lawrence Journal-World

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Jon Niccum

Lawrence Journal-World

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

August 2, 2002 Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews

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Betty Jo Tucker

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

One of the more confused romantic comedies.

July 12, 2002 Full Review Source: Window to the Movies

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Jeffrey Chen

Window to the Movies

when J-Lo tries to be J-Ro (as in Julia Roberts), the results are no-go. Obnoxious and unfunny from start to finish, "Planner" is about as tender and comforting as a fairy tale shouted through a bullhorn.

June 10, 2002 Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette

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James Sanford

Kalamazoo Gazette

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I loved this film. One of Jennifer Lopez best films. A really great romcom!

June 23, 2011

Bethany Murphy

Super Reviewer

Good rom com about a chance meeting of a couple who fall for each other. Only to discover the guy is getting married and the girl turns out to be his wedding planner.

July 13, 2007