Metacritic Movie Ratings
License to Wed Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  The characters and plot lack even a shred of credibility.

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• 42

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  The creepy-faced robot twin babies are funny (for a while); the rest of the film is not. It's like "Meet the Parents" with Dr. Phil as the officiant from hell.

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• 30

  out of 100

  VarietyBrian Lowry

  Pic is at best a relatively harmless way to enjoy air conditioning for those who admire Williams' ability to riff, even at his most irritating.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust

  The movie is a pastiche of tortured slapstick, groan-inducing dialogue and a lethal dose of treacle, apparently awaiting one of Williams' trademark sprees of riffing and vamping to save the day. That moment never comes, however.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Wall Street Journal

  The inert License to Wed shambles along one lame scene after another.

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• 20

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Working from a flawed premise with characters lacking credibility and plot turns more moronic than funny, the movie flatlines in about five minutes.

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• 10

  out of 100

  The New York TimesA.O. Scott

  The only thing that kept me watching License to Wed until the end (apart from being paid to do so) was the faith, perhaps misplaced, that I will not see a worse movie this year.

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