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review:
Don't just think of The Wedding Singer as an Adam Sandler comedy--though
it most certainly is that. But also think of it as the tip of the wave
of the 1980s nostalgia craze that followed on the heels of the 1970s nostalgia
craze. Set in the post-disco, new wave era, the film tells the story of
Robbie Hart (Sandler), the king of small-town wedding-band singers, who
once dreamt of being a rock star. But his contentment with life shatters
when his fiancée stands him up at the altar. After wallowing in self-pity
(by musically attacking the next wedding couple he serenades) and swearing
off women, he helps a new friend, Julia (Drew Barrymore), get ready for
her impending nuptials--only to find himself falling in love with her.
If you're a Sandler fan, you'll enjoy him as an actual adult, though a
wise-cracking one. And dig all those kooky '80s reference jokes and that
greatest-hits-of-early-MTV soundtrack. --Marshall Fine |
