The Wedding Singer 1998

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Hokey as Robbie and Julia's courtship turns out to be, Mr. Sandler really does draw some empathy for his character's lonely plight. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: A sparkling romantic comedy, the kind of picture that glides by so gracefully and unpretentiously that it's only upon reflection that you realize how much skill, caring and good judgment had to have gone into its making. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: In essence, The Wedding Singer is a K-Tel hits package posing as a movie. Read more

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Finally, an Adam Sandler comedy that you can sit through without wanting to throw a mallet through the screen. Read more

David Denby, New York Magazine/Vulture: The movie is a tame affair, shot on calm, manicured streets; the interiors are decorated in pastels. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: This movie is sickeningly sweet, and only a die-hard romantic or an avowed Adam Sandler fan will be able to sit through the ninety-five minute feature without going into sugar shock. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: One of the sad byproducts of the dumbing-down of America is that we're now forced to witness the goofy plots of the 1930s played sincerely, as if they were really deep. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: Ridiculous and surprisingly likable -- sweet, silly and light as a soap bubble. Read more

Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle: As Robbie Hart, a former lead singer in a rock band reduced to performing at weddings, Sandler goes for more than the easy laughs. Read more

Time Out: You can't help pulling for the kids. Read more

Leonard Klady, Variety: Supporting players are uniformly strong, and Coraci deserves much credit for exacting just the right degree of outrageousness without spinning into some wild orbit. Read more