
Doug Harris (Josh Gad) is a lovable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting), Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan (Kevin Hart), owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged guys in need. What ensues is a hilarious wedding charade as they try to pull off the big con, and an unexpected budding bromance b... (Full plot summary below)
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Doug Harris (Josh Gad) is a lovable but socially awkward groom-to-be with a problem: he has no best man. With less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting), Doug is referred to Jimmy Callahan (Kevin Hart), owner and CEO of Best Man, Inc., a company that provides flattering best men for socially challenged guys in need. What ensues is a hilarious wedding charade as they try to pull off the big con, and an unexpected budding bromance between Doug and his fake best man Jimmy.
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| Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniI almost passed out, hyperventilating after uncontrollable bursts of hyena laughs. It took a full evening's rest for the ache to dissipate from the belly. |
| The Film StageJohn FinkAn incompetent comedy that must have either gone horribly wrong or simply started with a low bar. |
| Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta)Brian GibsonFeatures a touch-football game on a ripped-up field that spirals into a taunt-fest and slug-fest, the two teams mostly just slinging mud and writhing around in sludge for a while. And the other 90 minutes of this washout is even more of a sloppy slog. |
| Detroit NewsAdam GrahamHart is laser-focused and in-the-moment, and is consistently better than everything around him. He and Gad have the makings of a Will Smith and Kevin James in "Hitch" thing going on, but the script doesn't allow them to explore that dynamic. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfRinger is completely abysmal, devoid of even a single shining moment of absurdity. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekThis 'Wedding' is by no means a classy affair, but in the post-'Hangover' era it's not the worst comedy to come along. |
| ColliderPatrick CooperThere's some real emotion at the core of this vulgar comedy that makes for a wholly satisfying raunchy romp. |
| Kaplan vs. KaplanJeanne KaplanThe premise isn't all bad --- but the execution could use some tweaking. There is simply too much silliness and not enough big laughs. |
| VarietyJustin ChangA well-cast but clumsily assembled buddy-for-hire comedy that increasingly smacks of desperation as it approaches its big-day climax. |
| Entertainment WeeklyJason ClarkThe Wedding Ringer is such a crudely edited, slapdash affair it often forgets about the characters it has introduced — especially the women. |