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Wedding Singer, The (1998) Rank 3 Reviews
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San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
Doug Pratt's DVD Review
The very smart and charming romantic comedy seems to appeal as much to young boys--who are normally dismissive of anything involving kissing--as it does to all other age and gender groups. Adam Sandler smoothly expands his range and capabilities ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Doug Pratt's DVD Review
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ToxicUniverse.com (Rachel Gordon)
If you are a fan of romantic comedies, I would still highly suggest Grosse Point Blank, L.A.Story, The Princess Bride, and Splash over this one, but The Wedding Singer will surpass expectations. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Rachel Gordon)
DVD Clinic (J. Andrew Hosack)
He's gonna party like it's 1985. After wedding singer Robbie Hart (Adam Sandler) is left at the alter, he’s totally pissed at love. What irks him even more is that a new girl in his life, Julia (Drew Barrymore), is after the wrong guy – a Don Johnson ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at DVD Clinic (J. Andrew Hosack)
Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
Some good, funny, light entertainment that's not just for Sandler fans. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)
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 ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Empire (Caroline Westbrook)
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. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at The New Yorker (Daphne Merkin)
Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Limpia, sencilla, divertida. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)
Variety (Leonard Klady)
Director Frank Coraci and scripter Tim Herlihy work in concert to maintain a quality of farce rooted in human comedy. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Variety (Leonard Klady)
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Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
This movie is great for a few laughs, especially if you fall into the right age category. But don't expect it to change your life. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)
David N. Butterworth
Well, there's a little bit of all of that in "The Wedding Singer" and while I exited the theater still not one hundred percent sure of Mr. Sandler's thing, I did have a surprisingly good time.That's because, in a nutshell, "The Wedding Singer" is one of ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at David N. Butterworth
Needcoffee.com
Well, let me talk about the couple first. Sandler is fairly amusing as Robbie. And I don't just mean his "uneven" love song or his stirring rendition of "Love Stinks", I mean that he's actually making some kind of a stab at leading man acting, and it ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Needcoffee.com
Scott Renshaw
It's a good thing that the pleasant but improbable romance doesn't have to carry THE WEDDING SINGER. The real star of the show is the mid80s milieu a soundtrack full of the era's onehit wonders pop tunes, threadperfect costuming by Mona May (CLUELESS), ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Scott Renshaw
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
This ain't no simple Adam Sandler comedy - this is a romantic comedy full of just that, an even balance of heart-tugging romance and laugh-out loud comedy. The plot is so simple and predictable, but is still so effective. Both Sandler and Barrymore by ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Ted Prigge
Yes and no. "The Wedding Singer" has the some of the same offthewall humor usually attributed to Sandler outings, but this time the filmmakers, and Sandler, have given the film a sweet overtone. The Sandler who was subject to fits of rage and various ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Ted Prigge
Chad Polenz (Chad Polenz)
Film.de: Eine Hochzeit zum Verlieben
Neben einem neunminütigen Film, der im Internet und im Kino zu sehen sein wird, beinhaltet die Kampagne einen 90 Sekunden langen Spot, der im Fernsehen gezeigt wird. Auch bei den Anzeigenmotiven im print-Bereich steht das Thema Problemlösung im ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Film.de: Eine Hochzeit zum Verlieben
Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Let’s hope Herlihy and Sandler stick together for a few more projects because this movie really won me over. With Barrymore’s charm and Sandler’s heart, it was hard to go wrong. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Detroit News (Susan Stark)
E. Benjamin Kelsey
THE WEDDING SINGER is the story of Robby Hart (Sandler), a 1985 rock star wannabe whose soul achievement in life has been performing cover tunes at wedding receptions for the past five years or so. But when his own wedding results in a noshow for the ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at E. Benjamin Kelsey
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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. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
Half the film is an ingenuous love story, but the better half consists of pop culture time-warp jokes set in 1985. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
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. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
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New York Magazine (David Denby)
It’s a pleasant movie -- very pleasant, in fact -- but soft as a down quilt. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at New York Magazine (David Denby)
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Guess the Gross
The Wedding Singer is a disarmingly sweet, old-fashioned tale of boy-meets-girl. In this case, the boy is played by Adam Sandler, who for the first time in his career can be said to actually act. As in, he's departing a little from his usual "I act ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Guess the Gross
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Homer Yen
But their path to happiness (and ours) is not without a few obstacles. Robbie's financee wants another chance. Julia's mother doesn't want her to marry a wedding singer. Julia's sister becomes attracted to him. Conversations are misconstrued. And the ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Homer Yen
FilmLand Web (Robert Konop)
DVDnett.no
The Wedding Singer handler om åttitallet og alle de rimelig smakløse detaljene som gjør at ingen av oss ønsker å gå tilbake til akkurat den epoken. Vi nevner i fleng Miami Vice, smale skinnslips, høyt hår og Dollie DeLuxe/Madonna-utseende jenter. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at DVDnett.no
The New York Times - Family Movie Guide (Peter M. Nichols)
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Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
As a romantic comedy, the picture is pleasant, predictable, and utterly weightless. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
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Dragan Antulov
prestigious films desperately trying to cash in on 1990s nostalgia.Because of audiences' short attention span and Hollywood'sincreased reliance on younger crowds of moviegoers, commerciallyusable nostalgia got redefined into memories of the world as it ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Dragan Antulov
Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
Besides that, though, The Wedding Singer is an experience not altogether unlike a wedding someone
drags you to even though you don't know anyone there—a sweet enough affair that has its real moments of
fun, but there's nothing ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
The object of Robby's affection is Julia Sullivan (Drew Barrymore), an equally sweet waitress engaged to a womanizing lunk named Glenn Gulia (Matthew Glave). Robby, who knows more about weddings than just about anyone, was recently stood up at his own ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Steve Rhodes
THE WEDDING SINGER frustrates and delights with equal measures. One minute it is an overthetop comedy that is gratingly bad, and the next it is a surprising sweet and touching little romance. Director Frank Coraci exerts little control over his picture, ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Steve Rhodes
David Sunga
Synopsis: The story takes place in the 1980s but it could just as easily be any typical Hollywood romantic comedy where boy meets girl, boy loses girl, and they regain each other by the end. Robbie (Adam Sandler) is a down and out musician who makes his ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at David Sunga
Edward Johnson-Ott
It would be easy to dismiss "The Wedding Singer." The film is admittedly fluff; just another throwaway comedy from a Saturday Night Live alumnus. The characters are mostly twodimensional and the jokes are obvious and often corny. But the central ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Edward Johnson-Ott
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