The Wedding Singer: Critic Reviews

Hokey as Robbie and Julia's courtship turns out to be, Mr. Sandler really does draw some empathy for his character's lonely plight.

The movie is a tame affair, shot on calm, manicured streets; the interiors are decorated in pastels.

Supporting players are uniformly strong, and Coraci deserves much credit for exacting just the right degree of outrageousness without spinning into some wild orbit.

Finally, an Adam Sandler comedy that you can sit through without wanting to throw a mallet through the screen.

Ridiculous and surprisingly likable -- sweet, silly and light as a soap bubble.

This movie is sickeningly sweet, and only a die-hard romantic or an avowed Adam Sandler fan will be able to sit through the ninety-five minute feature without going into sugar shock.

A sparkling romantic comedy, the kind of picture that glides by so gracefully and unpretentiously that it's only upon reflection that you realize how much skill, caring and good judgment had to have gone into its making.

Not the most original comedy, but many will enjoy.

The tone set by director Frank Coraci tends to the cartoonishly broad while making jokes at the expense of grotesques. [Blu-ray]

Although the movie is remarkably schmaltzy, it's sweet and affecting, too, with Sandler's character as genuinely nice as he can be.

Called on to replace some of his Happy Gilmore shtick with the emoting of a romantic lead, he does just that but in an unpersuasive on/off fashion.

Yes, it's sappy. It's also silly, utterly unironic, a sketch stretched out to feature length, and, if you're in the right mood, pretty darned cute.

Barrymore and Sandler are lovely together, and the movie, set in 1985, was also among the first to tap into 1980s nostalgia.

The plotting is simplistic but cute and the gags are consistently funny, particularly for anyone who grew up in the 1980s.

You can't help pulling for the kids.

It's charmingly bad and an excellent date film.

Uneven and silly? Yes. Enjoyable? Most definitely.

An hour and a half of solid entertainment.

Fairly typical comedy, in that moments of genuine humor are spread out too thinly over a schmaltzy (sorry, "heartwarming") script. But how can you give a failing grade to a movie that spotlights silly early Eighties music?

Besides music that harks back to the days when MTV was worth watching (Martha Quinn Forever!), The Wedding Singer is also a sweet, beguiling romantic comedy.

This movie is great for a few laughs, especially if you fall into the right age category. But don't expect it to change your life.

Too much of The Wedding Singer has a disconcerting reluctance, reigning itself in at unexpected moments and failing to capitalize on several potential jokes...

Barrymore shines like a new penny on the strength of pure movie-star personality.

The almost never-miss comedy makes up for the unexceptionnal storyline, and Frank Coraci happens to be a skillful mainstream director.

Sandler proves here that he's not only a brilliant comedian, but a talented actor.