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“The Wedding
Date“
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Reviewed
by: |
Wayne A. Klein |
| Genre: |
Comedy |
| Video: |
1.85:1 Anamorphic
widescreen (available in 1.33:1 Full Screen as well) |
| Audio: |
English |
| Languages |
English,
French, Spanish |
| Subtitles |
English,
French, Spanish |
| Length |
90 minutes
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| Rating |
PG-13 |
| Release Date |
8/16/05 |
| Studio |
Universal
Home Video |
| Commentary:
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Debra Messing
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| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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None |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
“A Day with
Debra” |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
None |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
Eight deleted
scenes ( under the title“Deleted Scenes Left at the Altar”)
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| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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None |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Debra Messing,
Dermot Mulroney, Amy Adams, Jack Davenport, Sarah Parish, Jeremy
Sheffield, Peter Egan, Holland Taylor |
| Written
By: |
Dana Fox
based on “Asking for Trouble” by Elizabeth Young |
| Produced
By: |
Jessica Bendinger
and Paul Brooks |
| Directed
By: |
Clare Kilner
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| Music:
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Blake Neely
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| The
Review: |
Combining elements of “Pretty Woman”
(in reverse) and“My Best Friend’s Wedding”, “The Wedding Date”
throws the audience a sparse bouquet of funny moments. Kat
Ellis (Debra Messing) hires a gigolo named Nick (Dermot Mulroney)
to play the role of her boyfriend when she flies to London
at her sister’s (Amy Adams) wedding. It seems Kat’s ex-fiancé
(Jeremy Sheffield) is the best man. Kat plans on flashing
Nick in front of her ex in hopes of making him jealous but
fails to see that Nick is a sensitive guy that actually cares
for her. ***
Although this will be far from
a disastrous first date for viewers, there’s little in the
way of comedic (or dramatic) conflict to make “The Wedding
Date” all that memorable. Lacking the fire, wit and nastiness
that powered “My Best Friend’s Wedding”, “The Wedding Date”
depends on some nice comedic moments and the charm of the
cast to convince you to go down the aisle with this movie.
As usual Messing is a delight although I don’t think this
is the vehicle that will make her into a major movie star
nor will it be the best remembered film from her career. Mulroney
who was so good in “My Best Friend’s Wedding” doesn’t really
have much to do except be really, really nice (and be great
eye candy for the ladies) in this film. “The Wedding Date”
probably won’t be a movie that you’ll break out again and
again to watch but it’s better than “Bridget Jones: The Edge
of Reason”. ---
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| Image
and Sound: |
I actually
viewed the full screen version of the film so this review is
limited to that edition. The colors popped off the screen with
more velocity than a cork out of champagne and the image quality
is sharp with only some minor edge enhancement as an issue.
I’ve always felt that you can gauge how good a film with Messing
in it is by how vibrant her hair looks. Here it looks like it
has a life of its own. The 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround sound
track uses the format nicely but there are no surprises and
it will, of course, lack the punch of an action film. |
| The
Extras: |
“A Date
with Debra” allows Messing to elaborate on what attracted
her to the script. We also get eight deleted scenes that provide
a bit more background on the characters but really didn’t
provide any additional narrative momentum to the film. It’s
pretty clear why they were cut.
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| Commentary:
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Messing does
a spare commentary track. It’s clear that she’s wrapped up in
watching the movie so she can find something intelligent to
say about a given scene but it probably would have helped to
have someone with her to prod her more on behind-the-scenes
stories and changes to the script vs. the final film. |
| Final
Words: |
A harmless,
mindless comedy that will be as quickly forgotten as a fast
food meal, “The Wedding Date” doesn’t utilize either of its
stars to best effect. The DVD transfer is quite nice with some
nice extras but it’s definitely a rental. |
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