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Romantic comedy about a newlywed marriage counselor who is thrown for a loop when she finds out that her parents are divorcing. Cast:Mandy Moore, Kellan LutzDirector:Dermot MulroneyRelease Date:June 3, 2011DVD Release:September 13, 2011From:IFCRating:PG-13Length:1 hr. 31 min.
Love Wedding Marriage played in New York City and Los Angeles to poor reviews. • James Rocchi wrote for MSN Movies, "...a prison -- and a cruel one -- for both the actors in it and the audience watching, one with walls made of rock-hard, impenetrable stupidity and bars of cold-forged clichés." • And Jeannette Catsoulis wrote in the New York Times, "...feels like punishment for a crime you can’t remember committing." More Reviews Below...
Love Wedding Marriage Positive Reviews (13 Reviews, reviews below)
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: POOR(cg) "...a tedious slog through a series of strained moments with characters who never even come close to resembling actual human beings.... Oy vey, indeed."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 526 words, 06/02/11
Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly: POOR(cg) "...numbingly chipper rom-com (directed by Dermot Mulroney) might be of historical value someday as an A-to-Z guide to the genre's most overworked clichés."(See all of Adam Markovitz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 98 words, 05/27/11
James Rocchi, MSN Movies: POOR(cg) "...a prison -- and a cruel one -- for both the actors in it and the audience watching, one with walls made of rock-hard, impenetrable stupidity and bars of cold-forged clichés."(See all of James Rocchi's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 619 words, 06/01/11
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (6 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "...proves that the line between ditzy and deranged can be exceptionally fine.... a movie that feels like punishment for a crime you can't remember committing."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 330 words, 06/03/11
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "A misfire from frenetic start to frantic finish, Dermot Mulroney's filmmaking debut suggests his gifts are best seen in front of the camera."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 146 words, 06/03/11
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...no amount of therapy could cure what ails this... Jane Seymour turns stridently over-the-top, James Brolin nearly disappears into the cracks.... You'll just want out."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 300 words, 06/03/11
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...the low-water mark in the recent tide of dismal wedding-themed comedies... painfully unfunny... nobody fares well under Dermot Mulroney's ham-fisted direction."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 172 words, 06/03/11
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "As if written by a robot whose frame of reference wasn't human reality but merely fairy-tale romantic comedies... strips genre tropes down to their scrawny, brittle bones."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 199 words, 06/01/11
KEY CITIES (1 Review)
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: WEAK(cg) "...unless your idea of fun is seeing ol' cowpoke James Brolin pull on a yarmulke and shout 'Meshugeneh!' -- and unless you're Barbra Streisand, I bet it isn't..."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 488 words, 06/03/11
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "As if written by a robot whose frame of reference wasn't human reality but merely fairy-tale romantic comedies... strips genre tropes down to their scrawny, brittle bones."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 199 words, 06/01/11
Alison Willmore, AV Club: POOR(cg) "...hackneyed attempts at humor never get anywhere near a metaphorical punchline... If the rom-com keeps heading in this direction, we could all use a trial separation."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 432 words, 06/02/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "...proves that the line between ditzy and deranged can be exceptionally fine.... a movie that feels like punishment for a crime you can't remember committing."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 330 words, 06/03/11
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...no amount of therapy could cure what ails this... Jane Seymour turns stridently over-the-top, James Brolin nearly disappears into the cracks.... You'll just want out."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 300 words, 06/03/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
John Anderson, Daily Variety: WEAK "Chemistry-free romantic comedy has name power behind it, including Dermot Mulroney... never more than a formulaic, how-do-we-fix-this domestic procedural..."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 462 words, 05/05/11
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: POOR "...with uniformly vapid dialogue, the characters come off like a bunch of twits... one of those unnecessary films that makes you scream (or least wonder), 'Why?' "(See all of Todd McCarthy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 517 words, 05/01/11
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: POOR "...no amount of therapy could cure what ails this... Jane Seymour turns stridently over-the-top, James Brolin nearly disappears into the cracks.... You'll just want out."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 300 words, 06/03/11
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: POOR "...proves that the line between ditzy and deranged can be exceptionally fine.... a movie that feels like punishment for a crime you can't remember committing."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 330 words, 06/03/11
14.4 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Love Wedding Marriage's reviews are separated by an average 14.4 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Love Wedding Marriage (13 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Love Wedding Marriage's reviews cover 27.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,535 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 349 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Love Wedding Marriage Coverage, Volume & Length (13 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 3 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Love Wedding Marriage's reviews on average broke 3 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Love Wedding Marriage's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Love Wedding Marriage (13 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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