The Wedding Date (2005)

the leading man is my tpye

What a waste of my time!!!

Blistering performances.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

From the preposterous plot to the bland acting, this was not an enjoyable film. Its just not believable that anyone would fork out $6,000 for a date for a wedding!! Debra Messing is still in Grace mode from Will & Grace: utterly annoying and not convincing at all. The film follows the same recipe as most other comedy dramas, only much worse. It is boringly predictable. Its not funny. Its not convincing. Its not sexy. Its not romantic. I wouldn't have missed it if i haven't seen it. There's just nothing special about this film. What did I enjoy about it? Uhmmm...the music and Dermot's body.

Story goes like this Kat Ellis (Messing), who returns to her parents' London home for her sister's wedding is afraid of confronting her ex fiancé, who dumped her two years before, she hires a male escort Nick (Mulroney) to pose as her new boyfriend. And how Kat and Nick come together forms the rest of the story.its good how the characters are introduced and interwoven. The best part is that of Dermot Mulroney. Wow, first of all he is really gorgeous. Next, his role understands women so well. I am the girl who liked Made of honor, Naughty or nice (2012), Holiday in Handcuffs. If you liked those then you will like this movie as well.

Maybe it's because the two leads are fast approaching middle age, but I actually enjoyed parts of this chick flick, directed by a chick. Make no mistake: it is pure fantasy, much like PRETTY WOMAN and MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING, but I was able to go along with most of it thanks to solid acting by Debra Messing of "Will and Grace" fame. Here, she plays a neurotic and lonely female whose kid sister (Amy Adams) is about to get married. When Messing's character finds out her ex-beau is to be the best man, she hires a pricey male escort to pose as her boyfriend. Typical hijinks ensue, although there is a dramatic undercurrent to this fluffy plot. Various secrets are revealed, and they ain't all funny. For reasons best known to the writer(s), the movie is set in England, which for my money was a mistake. But then, I am not a female, whose gender I suspect will find the setting romantic. We've seen it all before, of course, but keep an eye on Messing, who gives her woebegone character depth and dimension. Dermot Mulroney gets to stand around and look elegant, but I didn't buy the unexpected romance angle. Veteran character actor Peter Egan steals all his scenes as Messing's loving stepdad, and Holland Taylor plays her patented insufferable family matriarch. Strictly for the ladies.

I really can't believe the low rating on this movie. I understand that it's not movie gold or that it's predictable in mostly all parts of the movie but I loved the spunk and humor displayed as well as the deeper more serious parts of the movie. I can watch this movie any time it comes on TV without getting bored with it. You can't rate this as an Oscar movie or to some standard as Titanic or Atonement....both AMAZING love stories, however, this love story is just as interesting as previously stated. I don't always want to CRY to see a romantic movie. Laughter can be there too. So for romantic comedy, this movie is great and is sweet to watch with friends or relatives. I watch it with my mother and sisters all the time.Grab some popcorn and enjoy, Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney are great together and he's not bad to look at either. ;)