Debra Messing Movie:

Editorial Review:
If you're a fan of the frazzled comic rhythms Debra Messing plies on Will & Grace, or if you're pre-sold on the concept of Dermot Mulroney as the world's most dashing heartthrob--an idea given ample evidence here--this escapist romance may provide just enough distraction. The Wedding Date's Pretty Woman-in-reverse plot finds Kat Kat Ellis (Messing) hiring expensive male escort Nick Mercer (Mulroney) to fly to London and pose as her dashing new boyfriend at her sister's wedding so she can face the best man, an ex-fiancé who broke her heart. Non-fans of the stars or romantic comedies in general beware: there's no real chemistry or conflict, and you should alert the media if you can determine exactly when and why Kat and Nick fall in love. Mulroney has nothing to do but be sensitively suave--the film's entire running time is spent waiting for Kat to realize that Nick, hooker or no, is the best thing that ever happened to her (her father may be cinema's first dad to ever encourage his daughter to snare a gigolo while she still can). This is a relatively painless but forgettable first Date; you probably won't need a second assignation. --Steve Wiecking

The Wedding Date Reviews:
great but watch out for the dvd type
2009-11-03 - love the movie, so i purchased the dvd. didn't realize until i received it that it's an HD dvd and my HDMI dvd player won't play it. just a heads up.

Romantic womens fav
2009-10-29 - My wife is a BIG Dermot Mulroney fan and pretty much has any movie he is in. This was on her wish list so I got it as a little out of the blue gift. Good "date night" movie to watch.

More like a really unfunny, sweaty and uncomfortable blind date...
2009-10-07 - Okay, so I like the brainless romantic comedy as much as the next person. I like to sit back and shut off and soak in all the delightful predictable goodness. I have no qualms with a simple plot, no matter how rehashed and generic it may be AS LONG AS THE ELEMENTS ALL COME TOGETHER and sadly, in `The Wedding Date', they do not.

The first requirement to any successful romantic comedy is chemistry. It is not `good looks' as some may believe. Those may be the second most important requirement, it is not the first. Before any romantic comedy can be worth watching it has to sport some amazing chemistry. This film lacks that immensely.

In fact, no one in this film is even remotely memorable, engaging or exciting.

Amy Adams, who has made a career out of her mousy loveliness, is so far removed from everything I love about her. Sure, she does the same hyper-sensitive quip that made her famous, but there is not emotion here to make it even borderline interesting. She's just annoying, with no real depth to her shtick (and this pains me because I absolutely adore her). Debra Messing is not really my cup of tea to begin with, but she meshed so well with Eric McCormack on `Will & Grace' that I kind of fell for her on the show. Here she has her moments (and she carries her character well) but she doesn't have any spark with that charmless hack known as Dermot Mulroney (yes, I said charmLESS).

The film's premise is simple. Kat is going to her sisters wedding in England but she has a dilemma. Her sister's husbands `best man' is Kat's ex-fiancé and she wants him to realize what he lost out on, so, despite the fact that she is desperate and alone she hires a male escort to pretend to be her boyfriend and accompany her to the wedding. Even in all its predictable clichéd construction, a good romantic comedy at least establishes an interesting premise. Thankfully `The Wedding Date' does that to a degree, but its failure to create any chemistry destroys all promise it had in the original prose.

The film is really poorly constructed as well. There is no real character development (there is no reason for Kat and Nick to fall in love, at all, yet they do as expected) and there is no real believability here either. I remember thinking "no one talks this way to their friends and family" especially during Kat's mothers rather insulting speech at the initial party. It's just not believable at all, especially not for this brand of comedy.

Oh yeah, and as far as the whole `good looking' thing goes; well I know I'm just one person but neither of these two do anything for me, and Adams (who I normally find gorgeous) looks kind of cheap here.

In the end I have to say that watching this film would be constituted highly unnecessary beings that there are many, many films in this same genre that topple over it. Every year Hollywood churns out boatloads of worthless drivel. This is one of those films.

Feel good romantic comedy
2009-09-29 - This is a fun & feel good romantic comedy that any woman can watch on a lazy afternoon to relax, laugh and drool over Dermot Mulroney's body. I think the acting is very good and it's one of those movies that you can watch over and over again.

A Movie You Will Watch Over and Over
2009-09-22 - I have watched this movie several times now and every time I seem to pick up something new I missed the last time I watched it. It is a great romantic movie that will put a smile on your face after each viewing.