License to Wed (2007)

Synopsis

Title: License to Wed

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Comedy

Running Time: 91 minutes

Director: Ken Kwapis

Main Actors: Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, John Krasinski, Christine Taylor, Josh Flitter

The Plot: A young engaged couple who thought they were happily in love start to wonder as they struggle through Reverend Frank’s marriage preparation class.

My Take

The plot was promising, but License to Wed has got to be considered a disappointment. When I saw previews for this movie I thought it had potential to be good, but I wasn’t sold. I was particularly interested in the plot because I am engaged to be married and have started marriage preparation. I realize this is a comedy, but it was overly cheesy and not very funny. Robin Williams is a much better when he isn’t trying to be funny if you ask me. I found him to be extremely annoying, which was the idea for the character but not to that extent. Mandy Moore is not a good actress. I was interested to see John Krasinski in a movie since I know him as Jim in The Office. He was good but not great. Many of the characters in The Office had small parts in this movie, which was probably the lone bright spot. The guy who plays Kevin in The Office (Brian Baumgartner) was hilarious in his limited screen time and probably should have had a bigger role if the goal of this movie was to make people laugh.

Should You Watch???

Watch it if you want to see some characters from The Office in a movie. Don’t expect a good comedy. You could pass on this movie and not really miss anything except for a couple funny scenes provided by Brian Baumgartner.

Popcorn Rating

Plain Popcorn