Davis P License to Wed is a pretty good romantic comedy. I loved Mandy Moore and John Krasinski as the leads. And of course the late Robin Williams was great in his role as reverend Frank. I do love the comedy in this film, Robin Williams really does make this movie! I like how the script was written, it was comedic, romantic, and very sweet, it had moments of true heart, that was very refreshing to see. The characters in this movie do have good chemistry. No it's not the most original in the history of movies, but yes it is funny and kinda amusing. I'm not sure what the deal was with people from the office being in this movie, but like so many actors on the office appeared in here. But overall, this film was entertaining and warm hearted, no it was not perfect, yes, some scenes did drag a little, but all in all, it was a good time. 7/10.

Roedy Green Licence to Wed is billed as a romantic comedy. It follows the usual formula. There are difficulties that threaten the relationship which are finally overcome for a happy ending. The catch is the female lead played by Mandy Moore as Sadie Jones is the bride from hell. She is shallow, bitchy, obsessed by trivia, controlling, critical, immature, vain and half a dozen unprintable words. I hated her from the get go, and hoped the groom would escape her clutches, or she would have some sort of personality transformation. Neither happens. In the end, he marries this dreadful woman and everyone pretends it is a good idea.The groom, Ben Murphy, played John Krasinki is athletic, goofy looking, with the personality of a puppy. He is no great catch but he does not deserve her. He seems utterly unable to notice his bride's faults.Robin Williams, as Reverend Frank, coasts through the movie as if he were on 2 grams of lithium a day. He has a weird child sidekick who wears a suit and tie, who looks like a miniature Jay Leno. However, the movie does nothing funny with this character. I kept waiting for the scene that justified his existence in the movie. It never came.Other than the groom, none of the other characters have any emotional appeal. It is hard to care about what happens to people you don't like.The big joke is the movie is Reverend Frank gets Sadie to drive a car blindfolded while Ben guides her while they narrowly avoid accident after accident. The idea that anyone would consent to such a dangerous and silly experiment made me reject the scene outright. It was just too implausible. I saw the scene as a series of staged stunts rather actual events.Grace Zabriski (Big Love) plays a minor role, but she always fun to watch.

dm88 Mild spoilers ahead.As other reviewers have said, the Reverend Frank character hangs like a dark shadow over a film that contains stock, unfunny characters one suspects are in the film just to collect a paycheck. I've always found American romcoms to be psychologically unrealistic, if not utterly fantastic, at least as compared to British, Canadian and Australian ones.For one thing, everyone in them seems to have oodles of leisure time and piles of money and live in fantastic lofts in New York, LA or Chicago. Second, most of the secondary characters seem to spend their entire lives counseling or amusing the central couple, who show no real interest in their lives in return. They are massively self-involved. Third, there are moments that make no sense, as when Mandy Moore's character doesn't bat an eyelash when she hears that the good Reverend has been bugging her and John Krasinski's apartment, which would surely infuriate any sensible person.And lastly, there is a painfully unfunny scene where Robin Williams emotionally blackmails Mandy Moore to drive a car blindfolded under Krasinski's guidance as a sort of therapy, almost killing several people (not to mention breaking traffic laws). This wasn't funny slapstick, but mean-spirited, sociopathic narcissism.To be fair, the robot babies were funny, and the camera was usually in focus. And the viewer could play "spot actors from The Office" in background roles. But if you set your romantic comedy in the "real" world, make sure your characters have real emotions. The only real feeling seen came when Krasinski slugs Williams during a wedding rehearsal. Sadly, no one cheered.

TheLittleSongbird License to Wed is no masterpiece in any shape or form, but I didn't think it is a bad movie. If I had to sum it up in one word, I would say uneven. Because it is. The story is very predictable and has some dull and unbelievable parts to it, I personally could have done without the part with the "creepy" babies and the script is weak in places. Then there is the pacing, some of the movie does move briskly, but there are moments where it is dull as well, while the direction lacks solidity.That said, it is nicely filmed, the scenery in Jamaica was especially ravishing, and the soundtrack was good. While the film itself is uneven, there are some funny moments such as the introduction to Robin Williams's character and when Ben blows the trumpet into the bug that had been placed into the room. In terms of performances, Robin Williams gives the best one and provides the film's funniest moments. Mandy Moore and John Krassinski aren't as convincing but they are pretty cute.Overall, it was an okay comedy, it had its dull moments but see it for Williams. 6/10 Bethany Cox