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The Wedding Planner

2001

Adam Shankman

Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson, Justin Chambers ...

4.4

36,275

Comedy. Romance Mary Fiore (Jennifer Lopez) is a woman totally dedicated to her job organising weddings, so much so that she has yet to meet the right man - until she encounters the character played by Matthew McConaughey... the only problem is that he's the groom for one of the next weddings she's planning.

	Author	Review
United States	Robert Koehler Variety	"This tale of mismatched lovebirds begins with considerable charm but eventually loses its winning ways with an excess of ridiculous elements."	NEG
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"A plot like this is so hopeless that only acting can redeem it. Lopez pulls her share of the load (...) But McConaughey is not the right actor for this material (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"''The Wedding Planner', for all its efforts, doesn't really work, but at least it's only an hour and 45 minutes long."	NEG
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"'The Wedding Planner' is a film to leave at the altar."	NEG
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"You really want to like this film because they both [Lopez and McConaughey] seem so nice. But you just can't (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Keith Phipps AV Club	"[It ignores] all sense of craftsmanship, wit, and dramatic logic (...) It might be a film designed from the poster down"	NEG
United Kingdom	Michael Thomson BBC	"Sassy, bouncy, and jolly in part one, it becomes fat and flabby on the other side of the join (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly	"'The Wedding Planner' is an out of date 1950s movie (...) [A] perfunctory catered affair."	NEG
United States	Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"The plot to 'The Wedding Planner' is convoluted (...) You'll have to focus on [Lopez], rather than the silly ceremony around her."	NEU
United Kingdom	Time Out	"While Lopez and McConaughey are an appealing couple, the clunking script denies them any chance of doing a Hepburn and Tracy."	NEU
United Kingdom	Lorien Haynes Radio Times	"[Lopez] makes a slightly implausible spinster (...) McConaughey is far more believable (...) [It] is perfect if you're looking for a traditional 'date' movie (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"The end result is so inept and embarrassing that it's almost physically painful to sit through (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG

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