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OUR FAMILY WEDDING

Rich’s Quickie: Do not RSVP for this one!

Celebrate! Although the cast boasts such seasoned actors as Forest Whitaker and Regina King, as well as talented newcomers such as Ugly Betty’s America Ferrera and comedian Carlos Mencia, they are wasted on a largely unfunny and retread script, rife with stereotypical racial jokes.

But why? 90 minutes can seem like an eternity, and this will have you looking at your watch more than twice. From supposed curveballs you can see coming long before they’re even pitched, to the heavy handed way in which it attempts to “get serious” with its message, This is one Wedding you’ll want to skip. By the time it devolves to the horny (huh – get it?) antics of a goat getting into Whittaker’s Viagra (golly, they’ll eat just about anything, won’t they?), you’ll be heading for the door. Too bad, because you may miss a joke or two in the credits which also could have been done better.

Movie Grade: D

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and brief strong language.
Director: Rick Famuyiwa
Writer(s): Wayne Conley (screenplay) and Malcolm Spellman (screenplay) and Rick Famuyiwa (screenplay), and Wayne Conley (story)

Our family Wedding isn’t as funny as it is fun to watch. It’s good every now and then for an audience to see actors struggling with every line of dialogue and every set-up for a possible joke.

And Our Family Wedding is full of these opportunities.

Mostly, a direct steal from “Father of the Bride,” this family farce has nothing in it that’s original or even funny for that matter. It’s a one-joke movie surrounding on its two dad’s played by Forest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia as they try to top each other. Of course we can toss in a few racist one liners and a few wedding cake gags.

And keep in mind you’ve seen all this before, many, many times.

Our Family Wedding gets a D and rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief strong language.