The Wedding Ringer
Screen Gems | Release Date: January 16, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
8
Negative:
13
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanFeb 2, 2015
If we can’t believe these characters could really be friends, we can live for 101 minutes in a world where they do. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMichael OrdonaJan 15, 2015
Respect is not something viewers will find much of in The Wedding Ringer, nor propriety, nor any of those things that make for respectable family viewing. It’s just a funny, impolite, very not-for-kids romp that goes there. Read full review
70
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlJan 20, 2015
Hart rants, Gad fidgets, and together this pair barrels through the plot, shaping between them a surprisingly potent friendship. Read full review
67
Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallJan 21, 2015
An affably crude bromantic comedy with an appealing set of bros. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJan 15, 2015
The Wedding Ringer is imperfect but its imperfections are tolerable because they're accompanied by a dollop of drama, a measure of laughter, and an oversized helping of Kevin Hart. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 15, 2015
There’s not much new here. But a savvy, sassy script, smart casting and genuine “I feel sorry for this white boy” chemistry between Hart and Gad make Wedding Ringer an R-rated bromance that will touch you as often as it tickles you. Read full review
53
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeJan 15, 2015
While The Wedding Ringer isn’t the total waste of time that its painful trailer (and January release date) threatens, it’s also a movie whose occasional good ideas are ultimately drowned out by sloppy, contrived screenwriting. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriJan 16, 2015
A mostly disposable, occasionally quite funny bromance distinguished at times by its earnestness. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comChristy LemireJan 16, 2015
Vaguely more tolerable than you might expect – enjoyable, even, in sporadic bursts. Read full review
40
Total FilmKen McIntyreFeb 17, 2015
The predictable script lulls you into laughing at some very tired gags, but at least Hart refrains from screaming through the whole thing. Read full review
40
Time Out LondonTom HuddlestonFeb 16, 2015
The plot’s old, the title’s borrowed and the jokes are blue – but there’s nothing remotely new in this wearying bromantic comedy. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierJan 16, 2015
The manic energy of Kevin Hart is, surprisingly, toned down in The Wedding Ringer. Which may account for almost the entire first half of this wannabe-raucous buddy movie being laugh-free. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesBetsy SharkeyJan 15, 2015
It's not quite a match made in heaven, but there is considerable comic chemistry between the high-octane Kevin Hart and the energy-conserving Josh Gad. A good thing since theirs is the only relationship worth watching in The Wedding Ringer. Read full review
40
VarietyJustin ChangJan 15, 2015
A well-cast but clumsily assembled buddy-for-hire comedy that increasingly smacks of desperation as it approaches its big-day climax. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJan 15, 2015
Despite the considerable charisma of Kevin Hart and Josh Gad and a strong supporting cast, The Wedding Ringer has only one or two genuinely inspired bits of comedy, a few dopey moments when you laugh in spite of yourself — and long, long stretches of pointless montages, loud and unfunny physical shtick and far too much reliance on gay “humor." Read full review
38
Slant MagazineDrew HuntJan 15, 2015
This big, brash, occasionally clever, but mostly dumb comedy is so gallingly derivative that watching it feels like playing a game of basic-cable bingo. Read full review
37
Washington PostJen ChaneyJan 15, 2015
What’s truly regrettable about The Wedding Ringer is that, at certain moments, it almost succeeds as a heartfelt comedy about male friendship in which its two stars, Josh Gad and Kevin Hart, get to demonstrate that they can act. Read full review
30
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJan 15, 2015
Mr. Hart tells wild tales, Mr. Gad is humiliated, and most everyone else gets to dish out or receive abuse. But the laughs are not a sure thing. Read full review
30
Arizona RepublicBarbara VanDenburghJan 15, 2015
Director and co-writer Jeremy Garelick doesn't even reach high enough to pick the low-hanging fruit, opting instead to gather half-rotted, fly-infested jokes off the ground and expect Kevin Hart to make them funny by virtue of being Kevin Hart. Only grudgingly will I acknowledge that he sometimes does. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterJon FroschJan 15, 2015
A certain derivative, deja-vu quality isn’t the only sin this lazy, numbingly routine, very occasionally amusing comedy commits. Read full review
25
Entertainment WeeklyJason ClarkJan 15, 2015
The Wedding Ringer is such a crudely edited, slapdash affair it often forgets about the characters it has introduced — especially the women. Read full review
25
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Jan 15, 2015
The Wedding Ringer has so many gay jokes that some of them apparently didn’t even make the final cut. Read full review
25
New York PostSara StewartJan 15, 2015
The Wedding Ringer is not so much a rom-com as an anatomy lesson. And the lesson is this: Men have balls. They must have them, or grow them, otherwise they are not men. They are little girls. Read full review
20
The TelegraphRupert HawksleyFeb 19, 2015
The Wedding Ringer is offensive, insincere and far, far too long. Oh, and there is not a single funny moment. In short, it has all the charm of a catastrophic best man’s speech. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleLouis BlackJan 21, 2015
The film is so flat and tired it really doesn’t deserve the vehemence of this review. It’s like chastising a completely airless tire for not rolling. Read full review
20
The DissolveNathan RabinJan 15, 2015
The film’s lazy reliance on distraction extends to keeping its female lead underwritten and unsympathetic. Read full review
0
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kiva ReardonJan 15, 2015
This so-called comedy unfolds with embarrassing desperation and mind-numbing vulgarity. Read full review
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