License to Wed - D+

Out on DVD October 30. Rated PG-13, 91 minutes. Trailer.

I am one of the few people that still thinks Robin Williams is funny. That and the presence of The Office's Jim (John Krasinski) convinced me to push 'order' on the hotel remote. The ensuing 91 minutes erased Krasinski's street cred and made me finally reach the end of the line on Mork.

The movie starts with Krasinski (Ben) proposing to Sadie (Mandy Moore). Sadie then reveals that she has to use her priest, Frank (Williams), to officiate the wedding and he has a pre-marital course that the couple must pass in order for him to perform the ceremony. As you might expect, the course (and Frank) is zany and even non-sensical, but in the end it shows Ben and Sadie's true love for each other.

I'll hand it to Krasinski - he's funny even with terrible material. Ben is basically Jim, but not quite as cool or interesting. None of the characters are developed AT ALL past the description in the preceding paragraph. There are some decent moments with Ben and Sadie's drunk sister (Christine Taylor).

The formulaic goofiness and certain absolutely ridiculous plot points make this almost impossible to watch. Better luck next time, Jim.