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Movie critics combined give Wedding Singer, The (1998) a score of 2.7065 out of 4
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Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)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. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Manohla Dargis)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. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at LA Weekly (Manohla Dargis)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Frank Coraci's '80s-nostalgia comedy is predictable and unevenly paced, and it lunges too often for the easy joke. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)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. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Joshua Klein)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. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Joshua Klein)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Watching The Wedding Singer is like being force-fed an overdose of '80s culture and memorabilia coated with syrup. I realize that romantic comedies, by their nature, are supposed to be feel-good experiences, but The Wedding Singer overdoes it in the schma ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Perhaps the most surprising element of The Wedding Singer is how tame Sandler is. With the exception of a few momentary lapses, there's nothing to indicate that this is the same seemingly-hostile comic who made his mark in films like ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Adam Sandler plays the titular Wedding Singer. (This is not to be confused with Neil Diamond's Jazz Singer, though it's an equally funny movie.)The film is set around 1985, just so Adam can either sing or play every New Wave song EVER recorded. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Bob BloomBob Bloom
Such is the case with The Wedding Singer. Now, this isn't the funniest movie since Buster Keaton's The General. Let us just say it's better than Dumb and Dumber, but not as good as Caddyshack.What catches you off guard is the performance of Saturday ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Bob Bloom
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
It's 1985, and a wedding singer (Sandler,Big Daddy)gets stood up at his own wedding and practically sinks into depression feeling he will never find anyone to love him. He helps a young waitress (Barrymore,Ever After)to plan her own wedding, they develop ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)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. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Barbara Shulgasser)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
In his uneven new comedy, Adam Sandler learns to be satisfied with dancing to the beat of a different drummer, even if that drummer is playing for weddings and bar mitzvahs.He's Robbie Hart,The Wedding Singer.As the film opens, ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
There's also some good music in the film and a couple of nice songs by Sandler. Some of the jokes in the film are also quite funny. When that final romantic scene comes along it was corny as could be, but what can I say. It still got to me. There is a ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Ron Wells)Film Threat (Ron Wells)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Movie Addict (John Ulmer)Movie Addict (John Ulmer)
Thirteen-year-old girls will love it, but older audiences may have a hard time loving its manipulating sweet side. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Movie Addict (John Ulmer)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Movie Addict (John Ulmer)Movie Addict (John Ulmer)
Thirteen-year-old girls will love it, but older audiences may have a hard time loving its manipulating sweet side. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Movie Addict (John Ulmer)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Michael RedmanMichael Redman
He meets waitress Julia (Drew Barrymore) who is engaged to a junkbonds salesman and you know that they are going to get together. In fact you know everything that is going to happen during this movie.Sandler is somewhat adequate in his leading man role, ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Michael Redman
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
THE WEDDING SINGER has one good laugh, somewhere in the middle of the movie, when Jon Lovitz appears out of nowhere to sing "Ladies Night" in full lounge-lizard mode. (He notes "that ain't no sock in my crotch.") With the possible exception of the ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Wedding Singer, The (1998) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Cinematter (Matt Williams)Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Adam Sandler turns up the charm in his latest romantic comedy, The Wedding Singer. Unfortunately, that also has the effect of softening his edge. He's nowhere near his peak of Happy Gilmore, not that it was much of one. He's certainly not helped here by ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
 
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Wedding Singer, The (1998) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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