The screenplay is crammed with cliches from the genre, but also inadequate in providing character motivation or consistency.
Her name will also pay dividends in international territories, but word of mouth will not kick in to give it long stays in theatres.įirst-time director Shankman, a talented choreographer with credits including She's All That and The Flintstones, obviously intended to make a romantic throwback to the golden age of screwball comedies but he mismanages the comic sequences, which are gauche and often inept.
The film opened with a respectable $13.5m over Superbowl weekend, no doubt boosted by Lopez' constant MTV exposure, and the fact that it was the only romantic comedy on release. Lopez rises above the sub-standard material and shows great promise as a romantic comedy star. The Wedding Planner is an exceptionally lame romantic comedy only partially redeemed by a charismatic turn from lead actress Jennifer Lopez.