License to Wed (2007)

Director:

Ken Kwapis

Writers (WGA):

Kim Barker (screenplay) and
Tim Rasmussen (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

3 July 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

First came love... then came Reverend Frank.

Plot:

A reverend puts an engaged couple through a grueling marriage preparation course to see if they are meant to be married in his church.

Plot Keywords:

Church | Marriage Proposal | Box Office Flop | Priest | Premarital Counseling

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robin Williams	...	Reverend Frank
Mandy Moore	...	Sadie Jones
John Krasinski	...	Ben Murphy
Eric Christian Olsen	...	Carlisle
Christine Taylor	...	Lindsey Jones
Josh Flitter	...	Choir Boy
DeRay Davis	...	Joel
Peter Strauss	...	Mr. Jones
Grace Zabriskie	...	Grandma Jones
Roxanne Hart	...	Mrs. Jones
Mindy Kaling	...	Shelly
Angela Kinsey	...	Judith the Jewelry Clerk
Rachael Harris	...	Janine
Brian Baumgartner	...	Jim
Jess Rosenthal	...	Jewelry Clerk

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual humor and language.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:10 | Chile:TE | Argentina:13 | Taiwan:PG-12 (original rating) | Sweden:Btl | Australia:M | South Korea:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43543) | Norway:A

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Ben Murphy's parents are played by John Krasinski (Ben)'s real life parents.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the scene where Ben and Sadie profess their love for each other on the beach, one of the rotations of the camera reveals a receiver for a wireless microphone.

Quotes:

Sadie Jones: ...I wanna pass the course, don't you?
Ben Murphy: Yes, I wanna pass the course...
Sadie Jones: So...
Ben Murphy: So, I also wanna play pickle me tickle me with my really hot fiancée.

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

Groove Is in the Heart

Bad Robin Williams "comedy", in a sea of bad Robin Williams "comedies".

Disappointing to say the least. Where is the old Robin, I sure miss him, and I sure as hell am not the only one. Clichéd wedding movie with Robin as a crazy pastor who takes soon-to-be married couples through grueling challenges to see if they are worthy enough to be married in his church. Basically, an unfunny script is all the writers could muster, as the only funny bits are but two and both of them are shown in the trailers. John Krasinski is horrible in this movie, which is a shame (after seeing this movie, I almost immediately played The Office on my Tivo to forget his embarrassing and crappy performance). Mandy Moore is still Mandy Moore: Beautiful and talentless when working with lazy scripts. And Robin, poor Robin; stop appearing in these types of movies! We love you, but we hate it when you waste your talent on crap such as this. In the end, don't bother with this bland and unfunny movie, a 3/10, avoid!