Sarah Hyland

Tyler James Williams

Jenna Dewan

Matt Shively

Anna Camp

Noureen DeWulf

Wanda Sykes

Kristen Johnston

Patrick Warburton

Keith David

Camille Hyde

Zora Bikangaga

Laci Mosley

Tom Connolly

Grace Helbig

Natasha Loring

Mary Eileen O'Donnell

Darlene Vogel

Jimmy Walker Jr.

Christian A. Pierce

Ryan Malaty

Kathleen Kenny

Thomas Kasp

Jeff Dye

Allegra Lucchesi

Donnie Smith

Myron Natwick

Benton Jennings

Morris Greco

Carol Herman

Dominic Leeder

Danielle Bux

Fred Grandy

Martin Martinez

Ashley Gibson

Samantha Edelstein

Jenn An

Dacia James

Diana Carreno

Gustavo Vargas

Lindsay Richardson

Barry Lee Youngblood

Brandon Alexander

Gary Lucchesi

Robert Luketic

Mark Korshak

Marc Reid Rubel

Donald Diego

Tamara-Lee Notcutt

David Beede

Brian McNelis

Eric Craig

Amanda Knehans

Tiffany Tavares

Robin Pabello

Josh Bissett

Bonnie Osborne

Jack L. Zeman

Bianca Harrison

Gio Kendall

Tom Banks

Renni Pollock

Erin E. Fitzgerald

Allison Hanley

Eric Reid

Maria Dirolf

Beatrice Sisul

Erica Adams

Jackie Shenoo

Raney Shockne

Peggy Eghbalian

Michael McKay

Megan Spatz

Ryan Kirby

Comedy

The Wedding Year

Lakeshore Entertainment

Off The Dock

United States of America

Peter McGinn

This movie is okay as romantic comedies go. Often funny, witty, less often scatalogical — a phase in comedies I was pleased to see subside as There’s Something About Mary faded into the rear view mirror. Don’t get me wrong, I laughed as hard as I have ever laughed in parts of that classic, but I tremble when lesser films try to copy phases like body function humor. But I digress.

At first the lead Mara reminded me sharply of Alicia Silverstone’s Cher in the Jane Austen modern clone Clueless. But it passed and she became uniquely herself. The supporting cast is fine. I mean, it felt at times they were told to shade their character just a bit into cliche through overacting, but they reveal themselves as real people gradually rather than stereotypes, and are given the respect of not just being the butts of low humor or insults.

I saw a lot of very negative reviews elsewhere for this movie, so clearly many viewers either have higher standards than I do or at least higher expectations. I don’t go into rom-coms to have my world view forever altered. I just want to be entertained by humor and wit, and hopefully feed off some chemistry between the lead characters.

English

The Wedding Year | Official Trailer | In Theaters and On Demand September 20