The Wedding Date

"I think I'd miss you even if we never met."

Kat Ellis (Messing) is anxious about going home.  Her younger sister, Amy (Adams) is getting married.  The best man is Kat's ex-fiance Jeffrey (Sheffield), who broke her heart.  She can't face the wedding and family alone and hires escort Nick Mercer (Mulroney) to pose as her boyfriend.  She wants to make Jeffrey jealous and get her mother, Bunny (Taylor), to leave her alone.

Kat and Nick officially meet on the flight to London.  She is nervous, but Nick easily slips into the role.  Nick convinces everyone that they are crazy about each other, while impressing her step father, Victor (Egan), and befriending the groom, Edward Fletcher-Wooten (Davenport).  Jeffrey is miserable and the women, especially Kat's cousin TJ (Parish), are charmed by Nick.  Can they keep up the charade through the wedding?


The film is based on the novel "Asking for Trouble" by Elizabeth Young.  It is a basic, formulaic romantic comedy.  But that isn't a criticism.  You know what you are getting from the beginning and you know how it will end.  There are some twists within the film, but just enough to keep you invested for the entire film.

Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney have good chemistry and are good in their roles.  The rest of the cast is good.  Overall it's an enjoyable comedy...  not overly memorable, but a fun ride.

The Wedding Date (2005) 90 minutes
Rating: PG-13 for
Director: Clare Kilner
Starring: Debra Messing as Kat Ellis
Dermot Mulroney as Nick Mercer
Amy Adams as Amy Ellis
Jeremy Sheffield as Jeffrey
Jack Davenport as Edward Fletcher-Wooten
Sarah Parish as TJ
Peter Egan as Victor Ellis
Hollad Taylor as Bunny Ellis
Jolyon James as Woody