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The Wedding Date

Play trailer Poster for The Wedding Date PG-13 Released Feb 4, 2005 1h 28m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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With the wedding of her younger sister (Amy Adams) fast approaching, Kat Ellis (Debra Messing) faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While this is bad enough, Jeffrey (Jeremy Sheffield), the man who left her as they moved closer to marriage, happens to be the groom's best man. Determined to show everyone -- most of all Jeffrey -- that her romantic life is as full and thrilling as ever, Kat hires a charming male escort (Dermot Mulroney) as her date.
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Critics are leaving The Wedding Date at the altar, calling it shopworn, bland, and lightweight.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media As stale as last week's wedding cake. Rated: 2/5 Dec 29, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 2/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Stella Papamichael BBC.com As forgettable as a Hollywood couple's marriage vows. Rated: 2/5 Apr 20, 2005 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a decent-enough premise that’s employed to tedious and frustratingly half-baked effect... Rated: 2/4 Dec 18, 2022 Full Review Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) Just you try and get a romantic comedy called The Wedding Date to the church on time without escorting a cliche or three down the aisle. Rated: 2/5 Oct 15, 2020 Full Review Megan Basham National Review The only positive thing that can be said for The Wedding Date is that for some completely inexplicable reason it is set in England and so includes some lovely pastoral scenery and some interesting looking hats. Feb 6, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nawaf K Awesome movie if you like romance comedy stupid critics will say trash movie but this a gem and many movies they rate as 90% + are trash just see audience score with atleast 10000+ votes anyways good movie watched it liked it Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review Emily N This movie was so close to being a great one. It just kinda lost me somewhere in the middle, there was no build up to the characters falling in love it just kinda happened at the end. I didn’t know why we should feel connected to the ex and I wanted to hear more about the quirky best friend, that could've made the movie somewhat funny but it failed. I feel as though they should’ve left more time to develop a better relationship between characters and story to draw the viewer in, but rather it kinda seems like it all got thrown together and pushed at your face like we should understand somehow. The premise was nice and would’ve made for a great movie, however it’s just missing a few more key details. Overall I think it just needs some better writing and better character development till then I won’t be watching this again. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/18/24 Full Review Jan G Surprisingly entertaining while being both funny and serious. Not your typical Rom Com. Also love the cast. Re-watched many times Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/01/24 Full Review Lory J For a romcom, this movie is missing character chemistry, a clever script, engaging acting, and after giving it a 30-minute chance, I had to turn off this predictable sludge. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/24/24 Full Review Jake E Wasn't bad. I enjoyed the movie and I'm very picky with storytelling. I see some of these other reviews and they aren't as fair. I give it 3.8/5 (anything over 3.5 is worth watching) if you are into love stories. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/28/23 Full Review Justin S I am furious at what I just sat through. This might actually be the single worst film I've experienced. Nothing made sense, it's corny and predictable. I am so angry that I will get 0 retribution for having been put through 90 minutes of absolute torture. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis With the wedding of her younger sister (Amy Adams) fast approaching, Kat Ellis (Debra Messing) faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While this is bad enough, Jeffrey (Jeremy Sheffield), the man who left her as they moved closer to marriage, happens to be the groom's best man. Determined to show everyone -- most of all Jeffrey -- that her romantic life is as full and thrilling as ever, Kat hires a charming male escort (Dermot Mulroney) as her date.
Director
Clare Kilner
Producer
Jessica Bendinger, Paul Brooks, Michelle Chydzik, Nathalie Marciano
Screenwriter
Dana Fox
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Gold Circle Films, 26 Films
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual Content/Dialogue)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 4, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$31.6M
Runtime
1h 28m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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