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The Wedding Ringer (2015)

Directed by Jeremy Garelick

Comedy

Most recently watched by schofizzy, Javitron

Overview

Doug Harris is a loveable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man.  With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams, Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan, owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged guys in need.  What ensues is a hilarious wedding charade as they try to pull off the big con, and an unexpected budding bromance between Doug and his fake
best man Jimmy.

Rated R | Length 101 minutes

Actors

Kevin Hart | Josh Gad | Kaley Cuoco | Affion Crockett | Olivia Thirlby | Jorge Garcia | Nicky Whelan | Dan Gill | Corey Holcomb | Ken Howard | Cloris Leachman | Jenifer Lewis | Mimi Rogers | Aaron Takahashi | Alan Ritchson | Mimi Gianopulos | Nikki Leigh | Catherine Chen | Colin Kane | Whitney Cummings | Ignacio Serricchio | Patrick Carlyle | Vicky Kadian | Tristin Mays | Josh Peck | Rawson Marshall Thurber | Jayda Berkmen | Rebecca Olejniczak | Glozell Green | Robert Towers | Neal Israel | Justine Ezarik | Tyler Michael Brown | Peter Gilroy | Amy Okuda | Jeffrey Ross | Joe Namath | John Riggins | Ed Jones | David Burr | Anthony L. Fernandez

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

Never heard of this movie until I looked up films featuring Nicky Whelan. Based on the ensemble cast guessing that she’s not featured much. Anyways, I grabbed this from the library bc she’s in it. Watched a run of films featuring her (+ Nic Cage) and was impressed w/her work.

Update: Nicky has a small but good role but she deserves a bigger role. Makes me happy that she got such a big part in Inconceivable. She does look gorgeous in this movie.

The movie is a very by-the-numbers comedy that has some good moments by Kevin Hart. Also has Olivia Thirlby which is nice and she’s great here in a smallish role. Whoa Jeff Ross just appeared. Weird cameo by iJustine in the first act.

A lot of the movie is a slog but the finale wraps things up nicely with some good character moments by Hart, Gad and Thirlby. Whelan too. Outtakes with Kevin Hart are funny too mostly to watch the rest of the cast crack up.

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