

One assumes that all those involved lost their How To Make A Romantic Comedy handbook before shooting began, or they would have remembered that one of the essentials of the genre is that the audience must want the leading characters to end up living happily ever after. The problem is the whole premise of the film itself. No, the problem isn’t J-Lo, nor is it co-star Matthew McConaughey. It’s not Lopez’s fault that this movie isn’t very good, as she does all the patented romantic comedy moves - laughing coquettishly, being slightly ditsy, crying beautifully - in such expert fashion, Meg Ryan would be proud. The number one movie in the US for two weeks, The Wedding Planner is further proof that actress/singer Jennifer Lopez is well on her way to achieving world domination, and even bad reviews like the ones this movie garnered in America can’t slow her down.
