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Wedding Singer, The (1998)

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All Time

of 190,116

2,818

1990's

of 24,698

521

1998

of 6,348

81
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,542
  
  637
  
  Comedy of 1998
  
  of 494
  
  28
  
  Comedy of the 1990's
  
  of 3,182
  
  137
Music
- Music All Time
  
  of 1,711
  
  87
  
  Music of 1998
  
  of 34
  
  3
  
  Music of the 1990's
  
  of 220
  
  18
Romance
- Romance All Time
  
  of 6,887
  
  436
  
  Romance of 1998
  
  of 154
  
  22
  
  Romance of the 1990's
  
  of 895
  
  103
Teen
- Teen All Time
  
  of 332
  
  52
  
  Teen of 1998
  
  of 5
  
  1
  
  Teen of the 1990's
  
  of 33
  
  9

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Wedding Singer, The (1998) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.7904

Avg Critic Score:2.7056

Wedding Singer, The (1998) Movie Reviews

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Film 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

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Watching The Wedding Singer is like being force-fed an overdose of '80s culture and memorabilia coated with syrup. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Perhaps the most surprising element of The Wedding Singer is how tame Sandler is. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

The screenplay reads like a collaboration between Jekyll and Hyde. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

``The Wedding Singer'' tells the story of, yes, a wedding singer from New Jersey, who is cloyingly sweet at some times and a cruel monster at others. ...read the complete Wedding Singer movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

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Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)

The plotting is simplistic but cute and the gags are consistently funny, particularly for anyone who grew up in the 1980s....read the complete Wedding Singer, The (1998) review at Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)

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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, The (1998) review at ToxicUniverse.com (Rachel Gordon)

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eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)

Sandler makes nice to please the female demographic....read the complete Wedding Singer, The (1998) review at eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)

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Christian Pyle

I'll fess upI've never found Adam Sandler funny. Whatever his appeal is, I've missed it. (Other comedians I don't get include Pauly Shore and Pee Wee Hermanmake your own judgments).The stupidity and artificiality of the whole project is summarized in a...read the complete Wedding Singer, The (1998) review at Christian Pyle

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