"The Wedding Date" may not be the worst movie ever made, but it could definitely be called the most unrealistic...The movie is a total straight woman's fantasy. I'd rank "Star Wars", "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "My Favorite Martian" as slightly more likely to happen in real life....
Meet Kat, an annoying, neurotic career woman (although admittedly Debra Messing has never looked more beautiful) who hires a gorgeous, nationally renowned male escort (Dermot Mulroney) to be her date to her sister's wedding. He does the job well....He charms her whole family and manages to solve lots of their little problems along the way. For no apparent reason, the two are suddenly in love with each other. The ending was never in doubt.
(Minor Spoilers Ahead, although the movie is so predictable I couldn't really call it a spoiler)
So, straight woman's fantasy. Despite being irritating and socially awkward, Kat manages to have a beautiful man fall in love with her. Okay, that COULD definitely happen. The problem is that for no apparent reason, Dermot Mulroney's character does a complete turnaround after sleeping with Messing, giving up his career and lifestyle (what the hell is he going to do now?) for a client (did I mention she's annoying?) that he just met? Again....Changing a man....Straight woman's fantasy!
This is not a BAD movie, but it's not a GOOD movie either. It is what it is. A total chick flick that will have women swooning and men chuckling to themselves in disbelief. A good supporting cast including Holland Taylor, Amy Adams and Jack Davenport (TV's "Coupling") and an extraordinarily short running time (about 80 minutes) helps move things along quickly to the expected conclusion.
5/10
Meet Kat, an annoying, neurotic career woman (although admittedly Debra Messing has never looked more beautiful) who hires a gorgeous, nationally renowned male escort (Dermot Mulroney) to be her date to her sister's wedding. He does the job well....He charms her whole family and manages to solve lots of their little problems along the way. For no apparent reason, the two are suddenly in love with each other. The ending was never in doubt.
(Minor Spoilers Ahead, although the movie is so predictable I couldn't really call it a spoiler)
So, straight woman's fantasy. Despite being irritating and socially awkward, Kat manages to have a beautiful man fall in love with her. Okay, that COULD definitely happen. The problem is that for no apparent reason, Dermot Mulroney's character does a complete turnaround after sleeping with Messing, giving up his career and lifestyle (what the hell is he going to do now?) for a client (did I mention she's annoying?) that he just met? Again....Changing a man....Straight woman's fantasy!
This is not a BAD movie, but it's not a GOOD movie either. It is what it is. A total chick flick that will have women swooning and men chuckling to themselves in disbelief. A good supporting cast including Holland Taylor, Amy Adams and Jack Davenport (TV's "Coupling") and an extraordinarily short running time (about 80 minutes) helps move things along quickly to the expected conclusion.
5/10