Sandler and Barrymore succeed in elevating The Wedding Singer as one of the better romantic comedies in the late 1990s.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 19, 2023

A pitch-perfect celebration of a time when male perms and Van Halen were in at the same time, 25 years after it was first released, this 1985-set comedy is perhaps still the most crowd-pleasing and entertaining 90 minutes of Adam Sandler’s career.

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 17, 2023

…while most comedy dates fast, Frank Coraci’s simple, romantic, funny film has stood the test of changing times…

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 14, 2023

[Drew Barrymore is] developing into a fine actress, but most of all, some of the bits will send you rolling in the aisles. This is one sweet and pleasant comedy.

| Original Score: B | Jan 19, 2023

Like the entire decade of the ’80s thrown into a blender.

| Original Score: B | Sep 2, 2022

So funny and charming, with some excellent cameos.

| Dec 2, 2020

There's some cheap nostalgia at play here (okay, maybe a lot) but it's more than made up for with genuine laughs and a ton of heart.

| Original Score: A- | Nov 16, 2018

Puppy charm, retro-hip and some good old-fashioned romantic chemistry lift a traditional comedy to the brighter realms of a pleasant, quirky and genuinely touching slice of matinee entertainment.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 1, 2018

The chemistry between Sandler and Barrymore is something special to see here, and I think 'The Wedding Singer' ends up being Sandler's best movie.

| Jan 27, 2013

Not the most original comedy, but many will enjoy.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 15, 2010

The tone set by director Frank Coraci tends to the cartoonishly broad while making jokes at the expense of grotesques. [Blu-ray]

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 25, 2009

Although the movie is remarkably schmaltzy, it's sweet and affecting, too, with Sandler's character as genuinely nice as he can be.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Apr 28, 2009

Called on to replace some of his Happy Gilmore shtick with the emoting of a romantic lead, he does just that but in an unpersuasive on/off fashion.

| Oct 18, 2008

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

Full Review | Jun 1, 2008

Yes, it's sappy. It's also silly, utterly unironic, a sketch stretched out to feature length, and, if you're in the right mood, pretty darned cute.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 1, 2008

Barrymore and Sandler are lovely together, and the movie, set in 1985, was also among the first to tap into 1980s nostalgia.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 17, 2007

Funny and sweet at the same time, The Wedding Singer's comedy complements its romance, and vice versa; it may not be glamorous or flashy, but it's a heck of a good party.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 21, 2006

The plotting is simplistic but cute and the gags are consistently funny, particularly for anyone who grew up in the 1980s.

| Original Score: 4/4 | May 19, 2006

You can't help pulling for the kids.

| Jan 26, 2006

It's charmingly bad and an excellent date film.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 6, 2005