The Wedding Singer
Robbie is a nice guy with a broken heart but unfortunately for him he gets to do the most romantic jobs in the world as a wedding singer. Sometime in his life fortune brings Julia his way and his love tale take a new twist.
3 April 1965, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
17 February 1935, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
28 March 1975, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
11 January 1930, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
22 March 1923, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
30 July 1971, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
January 27, 2013
The chemistry between Sandler and Barrymore is something special to see here, and I think 'The Wedding Singer' ends up being Sandler's best movie.May 25, 2009
The tone set by director Frank Coraci tends to the cartoonishly broad while making jokes at the expense of grotesques. [Blu-ray]July 12, 2002
Finally, an Adam Sandler comedy that you can sit through without wanting to throw a mallet through the screen.October 18, 2008
Called on to replace some of his Happy Gilmore shtick with the emoting of a romantic lead, he does just that but in an unpersuasive on/off fashion.February 14, 2001
A sparkling romantic comedy, the kind of picture that glides by so gracefully and unpretentiously that it's only upon reflection that you realize how much skill, caring and good judgment had to have gone into its making.January 26, 2006
You can't help pulling for the kids.January 01, 2000
The movie is a tame affair, shot on calm, manicured streets; the interiors are decorated in pastels.June 18, 2002
As Robbie Hart, a former lead singer in a rock band reduced to performing at weddings, Sandler goes for more than the easy laughs.December 15, 2010
Not the most original comedy, but many will enjoy.June 01, 2008
Yes, it's sappy. It's also silly, utterly unironic, a sketch stretched out to feature length, and, if you're in the right mood, pretty darned cute.June 01, 2008
Supporting players are uniformly strong, and Coraci deserves much credit for exacting just the right degree of outrageousness without spinning into some wild orbit.April 28, 2009
Although the movie is remarkably schmaltzy, it's sweet and affecting, too, with Sandler's character as genuinely nice as he can be.