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2007
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1.8
But Williams sessions are more disturbing and less funny than they should be.
Av Club
2.0
I may be alone in this sentiment, but jumping from memories of Ingrid Bergman and the Epstein brothers (Casablanca screenwriters Julius and Philip) to ..
Austin Chronicle
2.0
But, with that said, the film doesnt do much better gleaning laughs from musty gags about the horrors of commitment.
Screen Daily
2.5
Will Robin Williams ever divorce himself from the unholy union of silliness and sentimentality
Ny Daily News
1.3
Its useful to have someone onscreen signalling whats supposed to be comedy, because few of the groan worthy one liners, gross outs and slapstick momen ..
The Globe And Mail
2.5
Dismissing License to Wed as a comedy unworthy of a sitcom is to insult sitcoms.
Philly
1.0
The lone saving grace in this mean spirited rubbish is Krasinski, serenely refusing to chew scenery with the rest.
Village Voice
1.5
If this was supposed to be funny or have some emotional meaning, it eluded me.
Sover
1.3
Too dependent on Williams to fill in the humorless gaps here, and the humor itself just isnt funny in the first place.
Mark Reviews Movies
0.5
One of the years worst comedies, and in a year that has already contained Norbit and Wild Hogs, thats saying something.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Review Our Score by Jamie Russell Dating, weddings, and even divorce have all made ripe subjects for movie comedies but this may be one of the first t ..
Radio Times
2.0
That said, there are two good gags, but it doesnt say very much about the film when the funniest moment involves a priest getting punched in the face. ..
View London
0.5
I have rarely seen a movie with less self knowledge than License to Wed, an awful comedy made ever so slightly fascinating because of its dual persona ..
Cs Monitor
1.5
And you cant have a romantic comedy without romance or comedy or, better yet, both.
Film Journal
1.3
But at the very least that sort of abrasiveness needs a comic premise missing from this movie.
Boston
2.5
Instead, hes stuck in modern day suburban Chicago, where he makes do with torturing engaged couples like Sadie (Mandy Moore) and Ben (John Krasinski). ..
Smh
0.5
If a movie could have flop sweat, this movie would be dripping with it.
Mountain X
1.0
However, hes not cut out for slapstick and the preposterous situations depicted here.
Reel Talk Reviews
0.0
Do Hollywood filmmakers really believe that modern priests behave like a witless, X rated version of Groucho Marx
Daily Mail
2.5
type Movie Current Status In Season Wide Release Date 07/03/07 performer Mandy Moore, Robin Williams, Christine Taylor director Ken Kwapis distributor ..
Ew
2.0
You bet!.Despite its fuzzy, getting to know you message, the movie itself offers zero motivation for any of its protagonists.
Salon
1.0
If ever there was lawful impediment for a marriage to not go ahead, its this mess of a movie.
Empire
2.0
Theyre charming actors, so the romance is believable enough, but License to Wed is basically a fluffy piece of Robin Williams cake.If you enjoy his fl ..
Common Sense Media
0.0
Sometimes I wonder what really goes on in the offices of studio executives.
Movies
0.0
Theres bad, theres awful and theres horrible, and then somewhere beyond that, in its own Kingdom of Lousy where all the milk curdles and the jokes are ..
Sf Gate
2.0
Nothing rings true.If youre a fan of the two young leads, this is worth a look, but youd have to be a very big fan of Williams to find the whole thing ..
Bbc
2.5
The strangest: It never confronts the darkness of its own premise.
Washington Post
1.0
If the beloved with whom you see License to Wed cant stop talking about how great it was, you might want to cancel the nuptials.Or, if its too late fo ..
The New York Times
1.3
The premise has comic potentialaany premise has potential if done rightabut it is treated with the same level of condescension as the characters are.
The Movie Boy
4.5
So I sure as hell dont need to see them blown up to feature film size, from which there is simply no escape from the horrible generic blandness of it ..
Flickfilosopher
2.0
If nothing else, the boy has confidence, confidently stating, Me.Absolutely.
Total Film
1.3
None of these things are inherently bad, but the filmmakers dont have a clue whats funny and theres no evidence of comedic timing.
ReelViews
2.5
This film merely stretches out the gags to 90 minutes before hugging out the painlessly learned life lessons.
Seattle Pi
1.5
Compiled with more than 40 hours of interviews with Coach Wooden, learn about the man behind the coach.
Tony Medley
1.3
With its exceedingly slow pace and plot free structure, Come Early Morning will never be mistaken for anything other than a laid back character study ..
Reel Film
0.6
This assaultively unappealing romantic comedy could well mark the opening salvo in a whole new Hollywood campaign against movie piracy. Anybody whod s ..
The Star
1.9
Unfortunately, that doesnt mean the rest of the film is enjoyable.
Deseret News
2.0
It all sounds funnier than it actually is and the film limps along to a predictably happy ending in Jamaica with not only Sadies whole family, but the ..
Urban Cine File
1.9
The outtakes that accompany the end credits suggest that making the movie was a blast; its a shame the same cant be said for watching it.
Movies Tv Guide
1.0
Saying theres no chemistry between them is like saying theres no spark between two housebricks.
Mirror
1.3
Do you vow to be faithful to it movie through the bad jokes and the worse jokes
New York Post
1.9
If ever there was a ceremony or ritual that needed to be called off, it is the one that begins with the act of buying a ticket for this movie.
Christianity Today
0.0
Unfortunately, this groan inducing skit flops, as do all of the others in this disastrous sketch flick, a Robin Williams outing worse than Man of the ..
News Blaze
0.6
If you are looking for an entertaining, funny, laugh filled comedy, you will be totally disappointed.
Waffle Movies
1.5
As for Williams, he delivers the most excruciatingly unfunny performance in his long and checkered career.Although the artificially happy ending is ha ..
Straight
2.0
Analysis: Theres a certain point where one has to stop watching and reviewing romantic comedies, and this may very well be it for me, because frankly, ..
ComingSoon
1.0
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3.1
Krasinski affirms that he can carry more than a desk job on The Office, and Moore plays straight gal in a film that improves, at least, on her last ro ..
Chron
1.0
I would honestly rather watch the Holocaust In Colour than sit through this again.The female appeal only became apparent once the movie had started gi ..
The Shiz Nit
1.0
This movie is an ecclesiastical disaster and, like the Rector of Stiffkey, Williams should be thrown to the lions.
Film Guardian
1.0
It probably had more laughs, more fun, more feelgood moments than this family comedy starring Robin Williams.
Film Guardian
1.5
Life lessons give way to a series of matrimonial survival tests seemingly designed by the Bush administration and theoretically geared for laughs.
La Times
1.9
Then again, no one comes off well in director Ken Kwapis handling of this greasy screenplay.
Articles Chicago Tribune
2.0
The slacker goof works on a show about awkward moments, not in a slapstick comedy.
Can Mag
3.0
Cute story with a few good laughs.Turns out this movie genre called the romantic comedy may not be as bad as its reputation amongst males paints it ou ..
Movies Ign
2.0
The title and the genre promise us a wedding, as Shakespeare decreed.
Articles Orlando Sentinel
1.5
In keeping with the rest of the film, it isnt funny.But that look may be mirrored by much of the audience.
Articles Baltimore Sun
1.9
(Has Williams been genuinely funny in a live action film since The Birdcage, more than a decade ago
Seattle Times
1.0
It is refreshing, though, to see a new face in Krasinski as the straight man in one of these wacky romantic comedies.
Fox News
1.3
Most teams are close to concluding their off season OTAs, so the newly drafted skill players well be focused on for our fantasy drafts have had a litt ..
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