No Telling For Some Peoples Tastes

Rating: 2/10 (28 December 1998)

I've read many a review of THE WEDDING SINGER that talks about it being a "sweet" film, a film in which Drew Barrymore looks so "cute". Well, if you like your films sugar frosted and insubstantial, this film is for you. Unfortunatly, if you are that sort of film buff that needs to see something witty, something new, something clever in order to be entertained, this flick will leave you very disappointed. Sandler delivers most of his lines with the inflection of a comatose Keanu Reeves. Typical of most roles offered women, Barrymore has little to work with - and in turn offers little to the role. Isn't there a law about movies with characters who have funny names? A paint-by-numbers plot, coupled with cheap, heavy handed digs at the 80's, make this one of the most forgettable romantic comedies in recent years, and that's saying a lot. So, what else is there to watch? Well, if I may be so bold, why not rent Woody Allen's MANHATTAN. Filmed almost 20 years before THE WEDDING SINGER, it is sincere, warm, romantic, intelligent and the one thing that THE WEDDING SINGER wanted to be most of all - funny. Rent it, and it will help to wash the taste of frosted flakes out of your mouth.