A friend told me
I’d enjoy The Wedding Ringer, even though I’m not a Kevin Hart fan and
didn’t fancy his other film, Get Hard (2015).
The Wedding
Ringer was better than Get Hard when it came to the individual
characters because, here, I did get to appreciate Hart’s acting—and Josh Gad’s
too. But when you add them and the rest of the cast, what you get is a group of
people who don’t seem to gel at all. Then there’s the story, which was so lame
and out-of-the-window dull that if it weren’t for scenes like a dog biting Josh
Gad’s character, Doug, on his genitals, or the scene where Gretchen (played by
Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting—Doug’s soon-to-be wife) picks a song for their wedding
that happens to be the same song she and her ex-lover had playing the first
time they made love, I would’ve stopped watching this movie way earlier.
The movie’s plot
is very odd. Jimmy (Kevin Hart) is what you’d call a professional best man,
offering best man services to men who lack friends to fill the role.
Doug is a man
about to marry a woman out of his league, thrilled to be landing such a catch.
Doug calls everyone he’s ever considered a friend to attend the wedding, but
none agree to show up. So, he hires Jimmy to make the magic happen. Jimmy keeps
things professional between the two and hires other men to pose for pictures
with Doug, so they can pass as his friends and groomsmen.
Everything
doesn’t go well for this wedding (I can’t say much to avoid spoilers). But the
movie takes a surprising turn from the moment Gretchen chooses the wrong song
until the end.
For me, crap is
crap, but some good things on the side are what keep you watching. The
Wedding Ringer had those good things on the side, even though the main
dish was a total waste and tasted horrible.
Well, the good
side of watching this movie, for me, is that I got to appreciate Kevin Hart as
an actor—though I’m still struggling to find a movie that’ll change my
perspective about him not being as funny as people say.
If you’ve missed this movie, I’d advise you to just keep moving—unless you’re one of those Kevin Hart fans who wouldn’t mind seeing him in a good role for once.
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