License to Wed (2007)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Ken Kwapis

Writers (WGA):

Kim Barker (screenplay) and
Tim Rasmussen (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

3 July 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

First came love... then came Reverend Frank.

Plot:

A reverend puts an engaged couple through a grueling marriage preparation course to see if they are meant to be married in his church.

Plot Keywords:

Church | Priest | Wilhelm Scream | Premarital Counseling | Marriage Proposal

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Robin Williams	...	Reverend Frank
Mandy Moore	...	Sadie Jones
John Krasinski	...	Ben Murphy
Eric Christian Olsen	...	Carlisle
Christine Taylor	...	Lindsey Jones
Josh Flitter	...	Choir Boy
DeRay Davis	...	Joel
Peter Strauss	...	Mr. Jones
Grace Zabriskie	...	Grandma Jones
Roxanne Hart	...	Mrs. Jones
Mindy Kaling	...	Shelly
Angela Kinsey	...	Judith the Jewelry Clerk
Rachael Harris	...	Janine
Brian Baumgartner	...	Jim
Jess Rosenthal	...	Jewelry Clerk

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual humor and language.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:10 | Chile:TE | Argentina:13 | Taiwan:PG-12 (original rating) | Sweden:Btl | Australia:M | South Korea:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43543) | Norway:A

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

WILHELM SCREAM: During the marriage road test, an old man on a scooter crashes into a car.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ben climbs in the window of Reverend Frank's house the window changes from one with a smaller piece of glass and a large frame to one with a larger piece of glass and the frame holding the glass is smaller. Also the size of the window seems to change to a bigger window overall when you see Ben coming through.

Quotes:

[Ben and Sadie dip into Sadie's apartment for sex. The scene immediately cuts to Reverend Frank]
Reverend Frank: [to the audience] You didn't actually think I was going to let you watch that, did you?

Movie Connections:

References Great Expectations (1946)

Soundtrack:

Oh Happy Day

Aww, it's all good fun

My friend and I were so excited to see this movie when we saw the trailer to License to Wed, it looked like a fun comedy. But when we heard all the bad reviews, we were a bit hesitant, but we figured that we still wanted to see it and why not? I don't get all the horrible reviews on IMDb, yeah, there were a few things wrong with the movie, but it seemed like nobody really wanted to enjoy this film. I'm not saying this to offend anyone, I just don't get how you could not laugh at least once in this film when it was just a cute romantic comedy that's better than most.

Sadie and Ben are one happy couple, after only six months they feel that they are ready to tie the knot and get married. But Sadie's wishes are to be married in the church her parents got married in and their family minister, Frank. Frank isn't going to give this couple an easy time though, he'll test them from Heaven to Hell to see if they are really ready for marriage and slowly the realize what might be wrong and different in their relationship.

Now, I admit that some of the situations were predictable and unbelievable, but I think if you let go and just have fun, you'll find yourself laughing. This movie was all in good fun; I loved the scene where they have to find out what having kids was like. Those little mechanical babies were so ugly and scary, but so funny! I expected a fun and cute movie and that's what I got with License to Wed, so don't trust the IMDb reviews, just go and have fun!

6/10