The Wedding Singer (1998)reviewed by Brian "The Naked Gun" Felts
Robbie Hart, played by Adam Sandler (The Longest Yard) is a wedding singer who is left at the alter by his
fiancée because on the day of the event, she decides that she doesn't want to marry a wedding singer. Robbie
falls apart and refuses to be a wedding singer even though his friend Julia, played by Drew Barrymore (Fever
Pitch) is getting married and needs a wedding singer, along with help planning her wedding because her fiancé
is too busy working. During this time Robbie and Julia start to become more attracted to each other and when
Robbie finds out that Julia's fiancé has no intention of being faithful to Julia, he decides to do something
about it.
The story is very conventional, every conflict has a satisfying yet unremarkable ending. But the
movie, for me any way, is more about the production design. It's everything 80's from a "brand
new" CD player that costs $700 to the Rubik's cube. Oh and if you hate 80's music then don't
even think about renting this movie, it's an 80's love fest, including a cameo from a very weathered
Billy Idol.
Drew Barrymore has come along way as an actress. Sure she is still a psycho off the camera, but she
continues to get better as an actress and the Wedding Singer was the start of it. Yes, she still does
crap like Charlie's Angels but she has been doing some good stuff lately with 50 First Dates and Fever
Pitch. She has talent, she just needs to start getting a little bit pickier in her roles.
I have said so much about Adam Sandler I will not say anything else, I like him and he is quite funny.
I will say that Ben Stiller's wife, Christine Taylor (Dodgeball) is quite hot in this film as an 80's
chick, and Barrymore's cousin Holly.
The movie is fun especially if you like the 80's. I have it in my collection and if you like humor
that borderlines on the brainless then you will have this in your collection too.
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