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The Wedding Planner (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 100

Fresh: 15

Rotten:85

Average Rating: 3.8/10

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

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

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jan 26, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $59,900,022

Synopsis: Jennifer Lopez is Mary, a peppy career woman who is great at what she does: she can turn any wedding into the perfect romantic event. Incurably single, she feels she's hit the jackpot when a chance... Jennifer Lopez is Mary, a peppy career woman who is great at what she does: she can turn any wedding into the perfect romantic event. Incurably single, she feels she's hit the jackpot when a chance encounter introduces her to Steve (Matthew McConaughey), a doctor. What she doesn't know--and what Steve doesn't reveal--is that he is soon to marry Fran (Bridgette Wilson-Sampras), one of her high-powered clients. As the attraction between Mary and Steve grows stronger, they are thrust into a series of comically unpleasant situations which force them to confront their feelings for one another. Custom-built for Lopez's undeniable star power, THE WEDDING PLANNER is an easygoing crowd pleaser. [More]

Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Justin Chambers

Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Justin Chambers, Judy Greer, Alex Rocco, Joanna Gleason, Charles Kimbrough, Kevin Pollak

Director: Adam Shankman

Director: Adam Shankman
Screenwriter: Michael Ellis, Andrea King, Pamela Falk
Producer: Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy, Jennifer Gibgot
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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08/07/08
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Christopher Tookey
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05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
Palo Alto Weekly

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

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02/24/03
David Nusair
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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
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The Wedding Planner is a bit of fluff, but fluff can be entertaining taken in light doses.

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12/17/02
Rebecca Murray
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Matthew Turner
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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

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.

Full Review Source: Lawrence Journal-World | comment Comment
09/03/02
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

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

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08/02/02
Betty Jo Tucker
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One of the more confused romantic comedies.

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07/12/02
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.

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06/10/02
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

It's a modestly successful romantic comedy, much like those old-fashioned fluff films of yesterday.

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Dennis Schwartz
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May be one of the most cheerfully unamusing movies in a long time.

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02/26/02
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