Supporting players are uniformly strong, and Coraci deserves much credit for exacting just the right degree of outrageousness without spinning into some wild orbit.
The Wedding Singer (1998)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:7
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: New Jersey wedding chanteur Robbie Hart loses all hope after being abandoned at the altar by his fiancee Linda. Enter Julia, an effervescent ray of light in the shape of a catering-service... New Jersey wedding chanteur Robbie Hart loses all hope after being abandoned at the altar by his fiancee Linda. Enter Julia, an effervescent ray of light in the shape of a catering-service waitress, who enlists Robbie's help in planning her own wedding--to a sleazy, DeLorean-driving junk bond salesman who tomcats around and treats women like unfeeling slabs of meat. Can our hero win Julia over before she elopes to Las Vegas? Will Billy Idol save the day? And, most importantly, will the fluffy romantic storyline be completely overpowered by the weighty mid-1980s cultural references? THE WEDDING SINGER is cheesy fun for the nostalgically inclined. Steve Buscemi tries to steal the film in an uncredited role as a drunk best man, but that honor actually goes to Alexis Arquette, as "George." [More]
Starring: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor, Alan Covert
Starring: Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Christine Taylor, Alan Covert, Angela Featherstone, Matthew Glave, Alexis Arquette, Frank Sivero, Christina Pickles, Ellen Albertini Dow, Jodi Thelen, Patrick McTavish, Teddy Castellucci, Randy Razz, John Vana, Billy Idol, Marnie Schneider, Carmen Filpi, Robert Smigel, Todd Hurst, Peter Dante, Phyllis Alia, Paul Thiele, Jack Nisbet, Sally Pierce, Earl Carroll, Jenna Byrne, Jason Cottle, Mark Lonow, Billy Elmer, Jackie R. Challet, Jimmy Karz, Al Hopson, Michael Shulman, Steven Brill, Angela Paton, Jon Lovitz, Mike Thompson, Michael Jay, John Sawaski, Christopher Alan, Kimberly Schwartz, Sanetta Y. Gipson, Tim Herlihy, Matthew Kimble, Sid Newman, Mark Beltzman, Andrew Shaifer, Shana Moakler, Maree Cheatham, Al Burke, Robert Hackl, Gabe Veltri, Joshua Oppenheimer, Kevin Nealon, Steve Buscemi, Brian Posehn
Director: Frank Coraci
Director: Frank Coraci
Producer: Jack Giarraputo, Robert Simonds
Composer: Teddy Castellucci
Screenwriter: Tim Herlihy
Producer: Brad Grey
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Reviews for The Wedding Singer
Finally, an Adam Sandler comedy that you can sit through without wanting to throw a mallet through the screen.
As Robbie Hart, a former lead singer in a rock band reduced to performing at weddings, Sandler goes for more than the easy laughs.
A sparkling romantic comedy, the kind of picture that glides by so gracefully and unpretentiously that it's only upon reflection that you realize how much skill, caring and good judgment had to have gone into its making.
The movie is a tame affair, shot on calm, manicured streets; the interiors are decorated in pastels.
This movie is sickeningly sweet, and only a die-hard romantic or an avowed Adam Sandler fan will be able to sit through the ninety-five minute feature without going into sugar shock.
Hokey as Robbie and Julia's courtship turns out to be, Mr. Sandler really does draw some empathy for his character's lonely plight.
One of the sad byproducts of the dumbing-down of America is that we're now forced to witness the goofy plots of the 1930s played sincerely, as if they were really deep.
Ridiculous and surprisingly likable -- sweet, silly and light as a soap bubble.
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