Rotten
It's exactly what it looks like from the commercials -- a one-joke movie, and that one joke isn't even funny to begin with.
Christy Lemire, Associated Press
License to Wed
First came love... then came Reverend Frank.
2007 · 1h 31m · PG-13
Comedy
Directed by
Ken Kwapis
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License to Wed
Overview
Newly engaged, Ben and Sadie can't wait to start their life together and live happily ever after. However Sadie's family church's Reverend Frank won't bless their union until they pass his patented, "foolproof" marriage prep course consisting of outrageous classes, outlandish homework assignments and some outright invasion of privacy.
Director and cast
- Ken Kwapis Director
- Mandy Moore as Sadie Jones
- John Krasinski as Ben Murphy
- Robin Williams as Reverend Frank
- Eric Christian Olsen as Carlisle
- Christine Taylor as Lindsey Jones
- Josh Flitter as Choir Boy
- DeRay Davis as Joel
- Peter Strauss as Mr. Jones
- Grace Zabriskie as Grandma Jones
- Roxanne Hart as Mrs. Jones
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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7%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Add a lot of musty, Eisenhower-era gags (most women are shrewish ballbusters! all fat people love food!) and you wonder why the producers didn't just throw in canned laughter as well.
David Fear, Time Out New York
Rotten
Despite its fuzzy, getting-to-know-you message, the movie itself offers zero motivation for any of its protagonists.
Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon.com
Rotten
Like some weddings, License to Wed is a long sit and a bland buffet.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Rotten
This assaultively unappealing 'romantic comedy' could well mark the opening salvo in a whole new Hollywood campaign against movie piracy. Anybody who'd steal this dud would stink just from carrying it around.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
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