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Actors: Debra Messing, Dermot Mulroney
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Wedding Date |
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This short romantic comedy focuses on Kat (Debra Messing) and Nick (Dermot Mulroney). The beginning of the film is set in New York City and shows that they come together because Kat feels compelled to bring a special someone to her half-sister's wedding because of society's views of single women and old maids. She does the modern thing because she is a modern woman. Kat hires an escort. She picks Nick because she had read a magazine interview done on him. Their first scenes together are on the airplane, first class, of course, and Kat is having an anxiety attack until she sees him. One can feel the romance heating up - or is it lust?
London is the next setting (all are pretty posh) and continues with Kat's relationships. Her mother is afraid of having a single daughter as though being a successful, professional woman were not enough. Her ex-boyfriend is the best man at the wedding and Kat wants to make him sorry he left her and jealous of new 'beau', Nick. Kat's half-sister, Amy, is the bride and they obviously have a competitive, love/hate relationship. Kat's good friend/cousin, T.J., plays the big-mouthed, sexually centered comedian part. The bridal shower, the rehearsal dinner and the bachelor party provide classic backdrops for comedy and/or love scenes. The bridal shower's theme is golf and leads to some interesting clothing choices on the part of the women. There are a few sexual settings and events in this film but the focus again, is comedy. When Nick takes a shower and steps out to dry off, Kat is mortified but tries to sneak an extra peek. (We don't see everything she sees.)
The wedding takes place in a small village in England with some enthralling scenery. Kat has finally realized that it isn't what everyone else thinks that matters, the important thing is the truth and the truth is not always on the cover of the book! Amy and Kat have a heart-to-heart discussion on love, love-gone-bad, extra-marital affairs and secrets and by the end of the wedding, one gets the feeling a smidgeon of Kat's goodness has rubbed off on Amy.
--Jody T. Bixby, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- wedding preparations
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of sex:
- main character serviced by a prostitute
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) ample chest and buttocks
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing nude male butt
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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