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Starring:
Robin Williams, Mandy Moore, John Krasinski, Eric Christian Olsen, DeRay Davis, Christine Taylor, Rachael Harris, Peter Strauss, Josh Flitter, Nicole Randall Johnson, Coco d'Este, Chiu-Lin Tam, Sean Tyson, Rik Young, David Quinlan, Blaine Cade, Eurydice Davis, William Tempel, Yuki Bird, Suzanne Mari, Mindy Kaling, Poncho Hodges, Angela Kinsey, Brian Baumgartner, Sarah Kate Johnson, Poncho Hodges, Sharon Wissel, Craig Figueiredo, Anna Choi
Directed By:
Ken Kwapis
Written By:
Tim Rasmussen, Kim Barker
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License to Wed (2007)
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Movie Review by Jarrod
July 6th, 2007
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'License to Wed' features Robin Williams in a role that is hyped as super-funny by the previews, but he is more amusing there than in the movie itself, because once you start to learn more about Reverend Frank, his character, you begin to realize that the guy is disturbed, engaging in very unorthodox and invasive tactics as he puts a young couple through a rigorous marriage preparation program, which is sort of like pre-marriage boot camp in a lot of ways. The couple in question, Ben (Krasinski) and Sadie (Moore), is adorable, and after six months together, they decide to get engaged. Sadie insists that they tie the knot in her hometown church, which is where Frank enters the picture. Sadie happily goes along with everything Frank wants them to do; Ben is less eager, and wonders (as anyone would) what the real deal is with this psycho. Frank, taking a cue from the Patriot Act, bugs their home, and sits in a van outside with his pint-sized apprentice (Josh Flitter), listening to their private conversations.
A little boy hanging out with a middle-aged priest? Sounds kind of creepy, if you ask me, but the movie avoids any type of inferences to pedophilia, which would certainly take it beyond PG-13 material. Williams is arguably the main attraction here, and says and does humorous things, but his manic energy seems to be suppressed somewhat. However, Frank is most definitely a character only Robin Williams could play. John Krasinski is a perpetually nice, clean-cut guy, and seemingly comfortable in any setting, with any of his co-stars, from Williams to Moore, who is not terribly good here, a bit of moron, I think, maybe trying to channel Jessica Simpson or Paris Hilton. Moore and Krasinski do not have strong chemistry, but then they do not seem to communicate that well with one another, and Frank's program would drive a wedge through any relationship. Krasinski is very likable, and ends up being one of the only people who at least appears to be sane or grounded in reality. Yeah, those creepy robotic babies are still here. They could give someone nightmares, though I suppose they are there for laughs, as they urinate and do all sorts of other stuff, but I barely smiled the whole time I saw them. Overall,'License to Wed' is not particularly charming or funny, but it is not so awful I wanted to jump off a bridge afterwards. At best, it is mediocre. Some may find it more entertaining than I did; it is always a matter of personal taste. But I think Williams certainly deserves better. I laughed harder watching him in Death to Smoochy.
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