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Wedding Singer, The
New Line Cinema
FILM:
MPAA RATING: PG-13 for sex-related material and language
Starring
Adam Sandler,
Drew Barrymore,
Christine Taylor,
Allen Covert,
Matthew Glave,
Ellen Albertini Dow,
Angela Featherstone,
and
Alexis Arquette
The world's worst wedding singer (Sandler) meets the girl of his dreams (Barrymore), but she is about to get married to another guy.
| GENRE(S): |
Romance
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Tim Herlihy
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Frank Coraci
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: February 6, 2001
Video: July 24, 2001
Theatrical: February 13, 1998
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| RUNNING TIME: |
95 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
90
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
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.
80
Variety
Leonard Klady
Director Frank Coraci and scripter Tim Herlihy work in concert to maintain a quality of farce rooted in human comedy.
80
Empire
Caroline Westbrook
A script with a streak of clever cynicism and poignancy, a soundtrack of tunes you thought had long since departed to the vinyl graveyard and one of the most adorable screen pairings in ages in Sandler and Barrymore and the result is a film which, while hardly high art, is simply irresistible.
80
The New Yorker
Daphne Merkin
The movie is full of inspired touches as well as excessive ones: its appeal lies in the way its humor always treads the line between sendup and campy overkill.
75
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
The movie is surprisingly strong despite its potentially flaky plot, combining '80s-style humor with a sincere romantic story.
70
Washington Post
Rita Kempley
Adam Sandler is surprisingly likable as Robbie, a struggling musician who is left at the altar early in this modest romantic comedy.
70
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore make an appealing couple in this silly but very likable 1998 romantic comedy set in 1985.
70
The New York Times
Elvis Mitchell
Half the film is an ingenuous love story, but the better half consists of pop culture time-warp jokes set in 1985.
70
New York Magazine
David Denby
It’s a pleasant movie -- very pleasant, in fact -- but soft as a down quilt.
67
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
As a romantic comedy, the picture is pleasant, predictable, and utterly weightless.
60
LA Weekly
Manohla Dargis
Sandler smirks a good deal less than he did in his last two movies, and with a couple of acting lessons, he might develop into a screen presence.
60
Salon.com
Stephanie Zacharek
Frank Coraci's '80s-nostalgia comedy is predictable and unevenly paced, and it lunges too often for the easy joke.
60
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
Yes, it's sappy. It's also silly, utterly unironic, a sketch stretched out to feature length, and, if you're in the right mood, pretty darned cute.
50
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
This movie desperately wants to be liked. The problem is, there's not much here to like -- at least nothing that's new or interesting.
50
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
It is a harmless and occasionally hilarious pop comedy good for a few bargain yuks.
50
San Francisco Examiner
Barbara Shulgasser
The considerable appeal of this movie has to do with its roots in those nice, comforting love stories of the 1930s.
50
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Joshua klein
Sandler is endearing as a sensitive nice guy, and Barrymore is a cute love interest, but The Wedding Singer fails to deliver the anticipated laughs.
50
San Francisco Chronicle
Ruthe Stein
A sweet-natured if formulaic romantic comedy.
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Liam Lacey
Finally, an Adam Sandler comedy that you can sit through without wanting to throw a mallet through the screen.
40
Film Threat
Ron Wells
It's charmingly bad and an excellent date film.
25
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The screenplay reads like a collaboration between Jekyll and Hyde.
 The average user rating for this movie is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
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