IN keeping with tradition, Michael Ian Black's romantic comedy proffers something old (most of the gags), something new (the romantic pairing of Jason Biggs and Isla Fisher), something borrowed (larger-than-life supporting characters defined by their tics or sexual peccadilloes) and something blue (sporadic gross-out humour).
Lamentably, Wedding Daze doesn't proffer much in the way of laughter or entertainment. Boredom and frustration are closer to the mark.
Biggs and Fisher are, like the film, charmless and lifeless. He lazily reprises his bumbling, accident-prone los
er from the American Pie series while she dilutes her zany, love-hungry bridesmaid from Wedding Crashers.
Edward Herrmann and Margo Martindale merit a chuckle as the hero's sex-crazed parents, who keep their marriage sizzling with whipped cream, and Matt Malloy is underused as the inventor with an inspired range of religious
toys.
The course of true love never did run smooth and that's certainly true in Wedding Daze.
Anderson (Biggs) intends to propose to his sweetheart Vanessa (Audra Blaser) by dressing up as Cupid and
going down on one baby-oiled knee in the middle of a posh eaterie.
She responds by clutching her chest and dying on the spot.
After months of moping about his apartment, Anderson is encouraged by best friend Ted (Michael Weston) to dip his toes back into the dating pool.
Anderson agrees, and promptly proposes to kooky waitress Katie (Fisher), a woman he has never met before, who is desperate to avoid marrying her orthodontist beau, William (Chris Diamantopoulos).
Thankfully, the 91-minute running time ensures that unlike most weddings, our torment is blessedly brief.
