My First Wedding (2006)

hyped garbage

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Vanessa (Rachael Leigh Cook) is a beautiful young lady on the verge of marriage. With the ceremony only three days away, Vanessa is having some problems, however. Her rich, good-looking fiancé, Andre (Paul Hopkins), after sowing some wild oats in his twenties, decreed that the couple would not sleep together until after the ceremony, and Vanessa's hormones are raging. She ogles every handsome man she meets on the street and has wild daydreams about going to bed with strangers. That's why she stops at St. Andrews Catholic church and heads for the confessional, so that she can enlist the help of a priest in learning how to handle her impulses. But, what fun, a carpenter, Nick (Kevin Doughty) is inside the "box" making repairs when she comes to confess and she spills the beans to him, instead. Playing along as a young man of the cloth, Nick is struck by Vanessa's beauty and wit. That is why he agrees to meet with her later that evening, for coffee, to discuss the situation in more detail. Naturally, Nick falls for Vanessa and tries to break up the wedding plans. Can he succeed? This film starts off wonderfully, with humor and direction but soon loses sizzle. There are some fun scenes, such as the one where Nick is counseling Vanessa and her bridesmaids during a "girl talk" meeting or another where Nick decides to "mime" a message so that he won't violate confidentiality rules by speaking out of line. LOL. But, the plot wears thin after awhile and becomes pedestrian. Even so, Cook is lovely (as always) and funny, Doughty a stitch, and Hopkins one great "piece" of eye-candy. The costuming is especially wonderful, as are the sets, including Vanessa's knockout apartment and Andre's posh mansion. All in all, if you are a romcom fan, you will chuckle over this one, mostly, and adore the players. But, your overall satisfaction will just make it to the "fair" level by film's end.

It you are looking for a romantic comedy that leaves you rooting for the main characters DO NOT get this movie. I usually enjoy cheesy romances with good-looking, humorous characters but I couldn't handle this film.At first the man pretending to be a priest was cute and charming but when he started to claim he was in love with RLC I wanted to barf. The only thing he knew about her to justify his obsession was that she was "beautiful and SO horny". Sounds like a great starting point for a meaningful relationship.On top of this and many other annoying bits, the writers did a horrible job of making the fiancé someone would would forgive RLC for cheating on. He was actually a nice man who just got unlucky and fell in love with a @$*&%$@#.Don't even bother.

This movie was absolutely AWFUL. It was completely unrealistic and stupid with probably one of the dumbest plots I have ever witnessed. It was literally a waste of two hours of my life and a real disappointment for Rachel Leigh Cook. I like several of her movies but after seeing this ridiculous film I can't even look at her the same. The whole movie focuses on this love sick carpenter who does a complete 180 from his play boy ways after falling in love with an inappropriately horny bride to be. He poses as a priest and secretly yearns for her the entire movie trying everything he can to break up her wedding. Once again I have to reiterate the fact that he knew her for 2 days before "falling in love." Please, don't waste your time on this movie-if you want a great date movie go with She's All That.

I saw this film at the Hollywood Film Festival recently and it was a lot of fun. It's a great date movie. In the film Rachael Leigh Cook is a jittery bride to be -- basically she's like a guy (only much cuter) who thinks about sex and buys all the time. She confides in her local priest only it's not her priest but the local carpenter and he falls in love with her and must stop her wedding. My date and I had a lot of fun watching this film and if you are a fan of Julia Stiles (Save the Last Dance, The Prince & I), Hilary Duff (Perfect Man) or Lindsey Lohan(Mean Girls) then you'll love this film!!! Take your boyfriend to see it and if you're a guy, trust me, take your girlfriend. I highly recommend it.