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The Wedding Ringer
2015
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The Wedding Ringer
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Negative reviews
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3.0
Not since Wild Hogs, perhaps, has a comedy so repeatedly insisted that theres nothing funnier than the thought of two men touching each other.
Av Club
1.5
On the other hand, maybe its just that theyre headlining a salute to male bonding thats terrified of male bonding.
Av Club
1.5
One of them, Josh Gad, is getting married, but has no friends, so doesnt have a best man, and doesnt have a wedding party, and somehow in that way tha ..
Den Of Geek
3.0
The Wedding Ringer is such a crudely edited, slapdash affair it often forgets about the characters it has introducedespecially the women.
EW
2.5
The conclusion is a sloppy combination of feel good and tasteless, but at least its consistent.
Rogerebert
2.0
Hes a skilled comedian, but this movie is far too uneven to showcase his talent.
Common Sense Media
2.5
The ever popular Hart scored a January 2014 smash with Ride Along, and if this Screen Gems item doesnt hit quite the same box office sweet spot, it co ..
Variety
2.5
Its a stale, half baked attempt at reference humor that still had me laughing in spite of myself.Unfortunately, an outdated Lost reference does not a ..
We Got This Covered
0.5
The film is so flat and tired it really doesnt deserve the vehemence of this review.
Austin Chronicle
1.0
Here, it encompasses ultra lame dance routines and behaviour towards women that would likely land one on a register if emulated in real life.
The Guardian
1.9
This big, brash, occasionally clever, but mostly dumb comedy is so gallingly derivative that watching it feels like playing a game of basic cable bing ..
4.5
But amidst all the debauchery, first time feature director and cowriter Jeremy Garelicks new film pulses with a surprisingly charming heart.
Collider
4.0
The gags are fine, sure, but it feels like Garelick is letting the film run on autopilot.
Collider
2.5
But Jeremy Garelicks occasionally very funny film sticks to the high concept logline: Its I Love You, Man meets Wedding Crashers.
Vulture
2.0
Politically incorrect, lowest common denominator comedy and body horror humor can be sublime see the best of those wildly erratic Farrelly brothers wh ..
The Hollywood Reporter
1.0
It is the rare film these days that is as aggressively dumb and un embarrassingly sophomoric as this completely misfired comedy.
2.5
Theres some cynical fun in Mr. Harts faked wedding speeches, though thats not exactly fresh material.Among the diligently hurried scenes, the gratifyi ..
The New York Times
1.3
But the leads chemistry doesnt erase The Wedding Ringers problems; its a rom com concocted by misogynist swineherds.
Paste Magazine
3.1
If you can do that, theres a good chance youll get some decent laughs out of Kevin Hart and Josh Gads new buddy farce.Granted, the plot is moronic and ..
IGN
2.0
In very short order, Jimmy promises Doug the wedding of his dreams.
3.8
The films delight in playing with stereotypes and calling out genre tropes is downright refreshing.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
Its a ridiculous premise exploited poorly, settling instead for plenty of pithy acronyms, cursing grannies, mincing gays, falling fatties, groin grabb ..
3.0
This material could have been fashioned around anyone, kind of like a tuxedo that you would rent to wear to a friends wedding. It just happens to fit ..
Cinema Blend
2.0
By the time Jeremy Garelicks movie gets to the altar, it does hit a groove. But by then, the humor feels like stale champagne.
Ny Daily News
3.0
The leads are an engaging pairing with fun juxtapositions rife in comedy potential.
Screen Rant
1.0
Delivered with deadpan seriousness, Hart makes the less than nuanced joke funny.
The Globe And Mail
3.0
This Wedding is by no means a classy affair, but in the post Hangover era its not the worst comedy to come along.
One Guys Opinion
4.5
But Harts great, and the premise is the best for a crowd pleasing comedy since The To Do List.
Village Voice
3.1
But a savvy, sassy script, smart casting and genuine I feel sorry for this white boy chemistry between Hart and Gad make Wedding Ringer an R rated bro ..
Rogers Movie Nation
3.1
The Wedding Ringer never develops into a great movie but it achieves a level of entertainment few would suspect based on its inauspicious beginning.
ReelViews
3.0
Its not the most inspired union of wheezy comedic forces, but The Wedding Ringer is determined to make it fit, quickly establishing itself as a raucou ..
Blu Ray
3.0
Screenwriters Jeremy Garelick and Jay Lavender dont even try to make the premise seem plausible; rather, they use it as a springboard for screwball co ..
Chicago Reader
2.5
It becomes more focused on longer sequences of mayhem instead of shorter bursts of likely improvised chitchat.
Mark Reviews Movies
1.0
It manages to offend on so many levels that its genuinely remarkable (as well as being homophobic and misogynistic, it pillories people with stutters. ..
The Times
2.0
But the picture suffers from Garelicks inept direction; he shows no sense of pacing and is so desperate for laughs that he throws crude sight gags at ..
News Review
2.0
The movie does well enough by its promising central conceit but its a shame that the cast and film makers dont make more of their material.
Radio Times
3.5
But what I really liked about it is the comedy talent it mines from faces most audiences wont recognize.
Screen It
1.0
It is keeping with its subject matter, this goofy, low brow comedy about a bunch of nincompoops is itself a bungled affair.
Independent
2.5
Ringer sets you up to expect a comedy thats homophobic but not misogynistic; that it delivers the opposite counts as a surprise, albeit not an entirel ..
The Wrap
3.0
What saves the film are its two leads, who arent afraid to show their sensitive sides along with other parts of themselves.
News Day
1.3
The Wedding Ringer is not so much a rom com as an anatomy lesson.And the lesson is this: Men have balls.
New York Post
3.0
The movie itself is only okay, but the two of them are terrific togethera case study in how chemistry can cast familiar performers in a whole new ligh ..
Film Journal International ..
2.0
One of those films that manages to be moderately weird yet utterly mainstream, The Wedding Ringer is reportedly based on a script that has been kickin ..
Smh
1.9
Squeezes out some weak laughs amid alternating scenes of gross behaviour and sickly sweet male bonding confessionals.
Toronto Star
1.0
Note to filmmakers: tastelessness can be funny, but when it isnt, its time for everyone to go home.
Daily Mail
2.0
Such crudity might feel justified if the results were more amusing, but neither Hart nor Gad look comfortable and Cuoco Sweeting displays none of the ..
Flim List
3.5
Its a mix of silly, crass, wild and predictable, but one thing is for sure, Garelicks debut feature is hare brain funny.
1.5
Susan Grangers review of The Wedding Ringer (Screen Gems/Sony Entertainment) As his wedding to Gretchen (Kaley Cuoco Sweeting) draws close, financiall ..
Susang Ranger
2.0
The plot is also a mess full of holes and gaps in logic, but at the very least the movie accomplishes its goal of occasionally being funny.
Flickering Myth
2.0
Hart doesnt know he is also meant to be a priest and that is about it.
Express
2.0
The result is a charmless, half hearted combination of Bridesmaids and The Hangover that veers between a sentimental bromance and wacky antics in the ..
Express
2.0
An incompetent comedy that must have either gone horribly wrong or simply started with a low bar.
The Film Stage
1.0
And this truly is a bad thing, and there is perhaps a funny and touching movie to be made about that.
Flickfilosopher
3.3
Youre not going to see The Wedding Ringer on any Top 10 lists come December, but for a January comedy its got enough laughs to be worth your RSVP.
Lyles Movie Files
2.0
The idea that wedding ceremonies are all about sterile spectacle is actually intriguing.
Standard
3.0
And yet the premise is the least of this loud, obnoxious and unfunny bromantic comedys problems.
Detroit News
2.0
If youve seen any Farrelly Brothers movie, you can guess what happens next.In some ways, you can blame Todd Phillips for the existence of this movie b ..
2.5
What ensues is straight out of a mediocre sitcom.The Wedding Ringer is one of those movies where all the characters have to be a little bit stupid in ..
Aisle Seat
1.0
From start to finish, this sub par goof fest is cobbled together from second hand ideas and third rate gags.
Herald Sun
3.0
Despite itself, the film almost ambles its way to watchability, out of the sheer willpower of Gad and Harts performances.
Consequence Of Sound
2.5
Or more fresh ideas like setting up this awful, stereotyped character of a gay Latino wedding planner and then, completely subverting it.
Nj
3.0
Its a pleasant experience, if not a revelatory one, and the chance to see a part of the world wed otherwise never know.
Now Toronto
2.0
The Wedding Ringer simply doesnt seem to know what it is a trashy flick designed to shock or a high concept comedy about the value of real friendship.
Digital Spy
2.0
VERDICT: The predictable script lulls you into laughing at some very tired gags, but at least Hart refrains from screaming through the whole thing.
Games Radar
2.5
2 stars (out of four) It wouldnt surprise me at all if the idea for The Wedding Ringer sprang from #changeoneletterfilms.Spend a few minutes concoctin ..
Red Eye Chicago
3.5
An unapologetically silly movie that manages to hit the right notes, this free wheeling comedy makes up for its corny premise with sharp writing and a ..
Contact Music
2.0
Sync up to its particular brand of Hangover lite faux Farrelly Brothers gratuity and youll probably have a good time.
Film Racket
1.0
The films lazy reliance on distraction extends to keeping its female lead underwritten and unsympathetic.
The Dissolve
2.0
This group of utterly unfunny, un pretty groomsmen weirdos is truly a sight to exorcise out of your mind immediately.
Straits Times
2.0
Its an indifferently filmed comedy that includes a pretty funny and clever parody of The Usual Suspects.
Metro New York
3.1
Ultimately, its like a mediocre wedding toast: sincere intentions wrapped in cookie cutter formula, with a few jokes that land and others that just of ..
Movie Mezzanine
4.5
Director Ava DuVernay has crafted an impressive film that doesnt just chronicle the events in Selma, but serves as an impressive portrait of King both ..
Bowling Green Daily News
3.5
A symbol of a wedding you have to go to. Its better than most, and if you arent afraid to let your hair down and hop on the dance floor, you can have ..
Fat Guys At The Movies
2.5
What I like most about Wild is its nuance, its sense of uncertainty and its willingness to leave unanswerable questions unanswered.
The Australian
2.0
Synopsis Social misfit Doug Harris (Josh Gad) is about to tie the knot..but needs a best man and seven groomsmen to convince his future wife (Kaley Cu ..
Sky
2.5
As a film about self discovery, Wild doesnt have the beauty, depth or spiritual appeal of Sean Penns modest masterpiece Into the Wild (2007). Still, i ..
Tiny Url
4.0
After a month or so of prestigious films looking for some Oscar love this film is a welcome Cineplex treat.
Media Mikes
3.0
Blame/credit The Hangover for re setting the bar of taste for wedding movies.
Toronto Sun
3.5
A movie that thinks the way to earn our knuckle biting is to be as dull as hell for 35 minutes, then send a giant shipping container hurtling along th ..
Grant Land
3.5
Its not great by any means, but it is very entertaining, and as January releases go, its a borderline gift to get a movie this enjoyable.
Blog Bullz Eye
1.0
Features a touch football game on a ripped up field that spirals into a taunt fest and slug fest, the two teams mostly just slinging mud and writhing ..
Vue Weekly
3.0
Kevin Hart and Josh Gad have great chemistry together in this uneven but funny film.
Johnhanlon Reviews
2.0
Unfortunately, the filmmakers were not up to the challenge.Nothing clicks and all is predictable.
Movie Chambers
3.5
While I agree studios historically save January to release their not so entertaining movies, Hart and Gad make you laugh simply by showing up. Add a m ..
Abc News Go
0.0
Ugly, rancid, vile and mean. The level of contempt The Wedding Ringer shows its characters and audience is inconceivable.
The Film File
2.5
This could be a beautifully filmed and impeccably edited movie and it would still be hatefully unfunny.
Bad Ass Digest
3.0
Easton, MD (21601) Today Intervals of clouds and sunshine.A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible.
Stardem
3.5
Garelicks writing/direction coupled with the casts high jinks will keep audiences laughing.
Dwight Brown Ink
5.0
Its not an awful movie, but neither is it memorable: youre likely to have forgotten it by the time the next Kevin Hart film hits theaters next month.
Daily Public
2.0
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Charlotte Observer
2.0
Heres hoping she gets another part in a film that doesnt roast her like a Thanksgiving turkey, and then keep joking about it for the rest of the movie ..
Neils Entertainment Picks
2.0
The film never fully embraces its potential as a bawdy frat house comedy, seemingly content to stick with safe, easy jokes and a formulaic plot that w ..
Complex
2.5
He is a great physical actor and given a chance to demonstrate his real life comedy chops in this mostly funny but ultimately forgettable film.
The Canberra Times
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