The Traveling Toe

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Tuesday, February 10, 2015

The Wedding Ringer (movie critique)


The Wedding Ringer


With some trepidation, The Travelling Toe ,along with the Friday Movie Mavens, headed to the local multiplex to see "The Wedding Ringer".   The Travelling Toe was concerned that the movie would be geared towards the urban young man target audience full of fart jokes and bathroom humor.  Surprisingly the movie was pretty funny and did not have too many gross jokes.  

The premise of the movie is that Doug Harris, played by Josh Gad, is getting married and can not find any male friends willing to be his best man as well as any his groomsman.  The wedding is just weeks away and Doug is desperate.  Through the wedding planner he is referred to Jimmy Callahan played by Kevin Hart, who is CEO of BMI - Best Man Inc.   Jimmy's job is to provide best man services as well as groomsmen for socially challenged guys.

Josh Gad
Kevin Hart





The groomsmen Jimmy selects for Doug are a rag tag, mismatched group of the strange, weird and freaky.   However, Jimmy has a plan and starts pulling all these fake friendships off - at least appearance wise.  One of the funniest bits was when all the pictures were manufactured at different local spots to appear that Doug and his friends were having exotic adventures and travels together...such as sky diving, scuba diving and even mountain climbing.

The bride, Gretchen Palmer, played by Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, is totally unaware of the problems revolving around her.   As the wedding day arrives, only chaos arrives at the altar.



Kaley Cuoco-Sweating 


Do Doug and Gretchen really get married or are there more adventures ahead for Doug?  You will just have to see this movie and find out as The Travelling Toe will not spoil the fun for you.

As the movie is ending one of the groomsmen, Lurch, played by Jorge Garcia delivers the funniest throw away line.   The Travelling Toe hopes that you have a laugh at it as well!


Jorge Garcia 


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