The Wedding Date
Universal Pictures | Release Date: February 4, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
32
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
16
Negative:
17
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
Familiar but never overly broad, this well-cast, crowd-pleasing comedy benefits from a low-key emphasis on character over high jinks. Read full review
60
Film ThreatStina Chyn
A decent film, but not a great romantic comedy. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Kilner's light touch keeps the romantic pair dancing around their romance without tripping, but as the film reaches the inevitable happy ending, the steps look all too familiar. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
A vaguely creepy and mildly diverting rom-com. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
A fairly mediocre film, not nearly as funny as it should be, nor as heartfelt. On the plus side, it's only 85 minutes long and isn't boring. On the downside, it has an intrusive pop soundtrack and a screenplay full of fake conflicts. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
This is a charmless, lifeless affair that had me leaving the theater in a mood more appropriate to a funeral than a wedding. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
The lucky Mulroney gets to play the kind of sensitive hunk that women want and men want to be, but he's the only one who can be heard over the tired wheezing of the romantic-comedy machinery. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
It seems like a slam-dunk pitch -- "Pretty Woman" with the genders reversed -- but there's one major problem: The whole hooker-fantasy bit is much more of a guy thing. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
So many body parts from other engineered romantic comedies have been crudely harvested and stitched together in the making of this weird robotic lark that "Maid of Honor of Frankenstein" might be more useful a nickname. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
Anemic. Read full review
40
VarietyJustin Chang
An intriguingly racy premise -- plays out to listless, unsatisfying effect. Read full review
40
The New York TimesAnita Gates
Struggles from beginning to end to capture the charm and ebullience of "Four Weddings." The new movie's effort is mostly unsuccessful, but there are bright spots. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Nicely paced but so fluffy it threatens to waft away. Read full review
40
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Dermot Mulroney is the movie's only genuinely romantic lead. And he's so good that he nearly carries The Wedding Date single-handedly. Read full review
40
Village VoiceJennifer Snow
Clare Kilner's cast frolics in the countryside in an appropriately British-romantic-comedy fashion, and at times the characters trade silly snaps, but Dana Fox's screenplay is structurally shaky. Read full review
40
EmpireCaroline Westbrook
This is a leaden mess that offers only brief moments of respite. Read full review
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