With July 4th falling on a Wednesday last week, we were so distracted with the prospect of a mid-week drinking binge that we utterly forgot to do what we love best: look up the reviews for a horrible movie that we weren't planning on seeing anyway.
Today's must-don't: License to Wed, starring Robin Williams, John Krasinski (who?) and Mandy Moore. However, rather than presenting you with all the runner-ups (indeed, the Boston Globe reviewer deserves an Honorable Mention for describing the film as a "lobotomized, condescendingly lazy movie that leaves you resentful of Hollywood") we've decided to just go ahead and present you with the hands-down winner.
"As for myself," writes A.O. Scott of the New York Times, "I will confess that the only thing that kept me watching “License to Wed” until the end (apart from being paid to do so) was the faith, perhaps misplaced, that I will not see a worse movie this year. Come to think of it, the picture might be useful in certain circumstances, much in the way that Reverend Frank’s training program is supposed to be. If the beloved with whom you see “License to Wed” can’t stop talking about how great it was, you might want to cancel the nuptials. Or, if it’s too late for that, call a lawyer."
Or, as Ebert & Roeper would say, "Two thumbs waaaay down."
[...] on RottenTomatoes.com, and the general consensus seems to be that the film is so bad, it makes License To Wed look like an Oscar contender. "No review could really do justice to the monumental trashiness [...]
[...] on RottenTomatoes.com, and the general consensus seems to be that the film is so bad, it makes License To Wed look like an Oscar contender. "No review could really do justice to the monumental trashiness [...]
[...] on RottenTomatoes.com, and the general consensus seems to be that the film is so bad, it makes License To Wed look like an Oscar contender. “No review could really do justice to the monumental trashiness [...]
[...] Scott Goes on Vakay, Self-Esteem of Young Hollywood Plummets Okay, so A.O. Scott’s take on License to Wed didn’t leave much room for interpretation. ("If the beloved with whom you [...]
[...] so A.O. Scott’s take on License to Wed didn’t leave much room for interpretation. ("If the beloved with whom you [...]
[...] so A.O. Scott’s take on License to Wed didn’t leave much room for interpretation. (”If the beloved with whom you [...]