License to Wed
First came love... then came Reverend Frank.
Newly engaged Ben Murphy's (John Krasinski) fiancée Sadie Jones (Mandy Moore) has always dreamed of getting married in a traditional wedding at her family church. The problem is, St. Augustine's only has one wedding slot available in the next two years, and its charismatic pastor Reverend Frank (Robin Williams) won't bless Ben and Sadie's union until they pass his patented, foolproof, marriage-prep course. Through outrageous classes, outlandish homework assignments and some pious manipulation, Ben and Sadie are about to find out if they really have what it takes to make it to the altar... and live happily ever after.
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wedded - mccver
this movie was good but could have been better, i enjoyed the cast but all have done better work, its the go to story of people that are in love and something makes them part but they inevitable end up together again. if your looking for suprise this is not a good movie but if you want a standard chick flick its a winnerNot that bad... but not that great - DocB
License to Wed isn't one of Robin William's finest moments, but he was easily the highlight of the film. While he had some funny lines, the main storyline of the movie is about two young people in love who have to go through some rather silly steps in order for Robin to agree the couple are ready to marry.
If you were to take out Robin Williams from the movie, you'd be left with one unmemorable storyline. The actor and actress who played the man and woman in love were good enough in their role, but weren't really funny or interesting when the story focused on them. It always had to be Robin Williams on screen to keep things above average.
In fact, the final 20 minutes of film were really average and looked like any other romantic comedy out there. About as predictable as you'd expect a storyline to be. A very average conclusion.
The one thing about the movie I DID like was when the young couple were foolish enough to believe they'd never get in a fight with each other *ever*, and Robin had to show them that EVERY couple gets involved in an argument from time to time.An Overused Theme That Still Gets Laughs - Cloudman
Alright, there are a million plus movies which involve a wedding in the plot in some form or another. License to Wed is yet another, and a lot of its comic ideas have been done to nausea from other previous comedies (ie Meet the Parents, The Wedding Crashers, etc). However Robin Williams' character adds a little novelty to this highly overused move theme and all in all, I really enjoyed the film for what it is. A funny comedy that is fairly well written with a cast of actors and actresses that gel well together on screen.
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wedded - mccver
this movie was good but could have been better, i enjoyed the cast but all have done better work, its the go to story of people that are in love and something makes them part but they inevitable end up together again. if your looking for suprise this is not ...Not that bad... but not that great - DocB
License to Wed isn't one of Robin William's finest moments, but he was easily the highlight of the film. While he had some funny lines, the main storyline of the movie is about two young people in love who have to go through some rather silly steps in order ...An Overused Theme That Still Gets Laughs - Cloudman
Alright, there are a million plus movies which involve a wedding in the plot in some form or another. License to Wed is yet another, and a lot of its comic ideas have been done to nausea from other previous comedies (ie Meet the Parents, The Wedding Crashers, ...