PLOT
Socially awkward Doug Harris (Josh Gad) is two weeks from marrying the gal (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting) of his dreams, but he has a problem: He doesn’t have any groomsmen for the occasion. Desperate and running out of time, Doug calls upon Jimmy Callahan (Kevin Hart), owner and operator of Best Man Inc., a company that provides attendants for friendless grooms. As Doug tries to pull off the con, a bromance unexpectedly blossoms between Jimmy and himself.
Review
Many wedding comedies would be about the bride, like “My Best Friend’s Wedding” or “Bride Wars.” There have been movies about the parents, like “Father of the Bride” or “Mother of the Bride”. There have been been movies about the “The Wedding Planner” or “The Wedding Singer’ or even “Wedding Crashers.’ More recently, there had films about members of the entourage of either gender, “The Hangover” and “Bridesmaids.” As a point of distinction, “The Wedding Ringer” is an uncommon wedding comedy made from the point of view of the groom.
Sometimes a comedy doesn’t need to do much to win someone like myself over. Josh Gad and Kevin Hart bring the laughs out in this hysterical buddy comedy. And that’s the good thing about this movie as Josh Gad and Kevin Hart have good chemistry together and they shine in their scenes. They even make scenes that usually have me rolling my eyes like a dance scene in the middle of the movie into something fun. The supporting cast is funny within their stereotypes and it moves at a good pace.
Unfortunately the bad thing about this movie.. it’s very predictable. But hey, overall it’s definitely not a bad movie, it’s fun to watch when you are bored. If you are a Kevin Hart fan, this movie is a good choice.
Blu-Ray Extras:
- Deleted scénes
- Extented scénes
- Line-O-Rama
- “Can you do this” videoclip with Aloe Blacc
- Going to chapel & Love extra
- Audio comments with director Jeremey Garelick and Josh Gad
Genre:
Comedy, Romance
Director:
- Jeremy Garelick
Cast:
- Kevin Hart
- Josh Gad
- Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting
