Romantic comedy short on romance but long on comedy

Rating: 7/10 (10 July 1999)

This is one of three movies released in Drew Barrymore's annus mirabilis of 1998. Ever After was the best of the three, but in many ways The Wedding Singer is more significant. In it, the "new" Drew emerges in all her comedic glory. There's never been anyone quite like her. Adam Sandler is hilarious, as always, and there are many memorable minor characters and set pieces. Steve Buscemi is especially good. But that benevolent glow that infuses the movie and moves it along despite all obstacles, comes from no one but Drew Barrymore.