Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
positive
3(13%)
mixed
12(50%)
negative
9(38%)
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70
A breezy, uncomplicated, unapologetically broad comedy.
67
A formulaic wedding comedy about mismatched families, but thanks to several appealing performances this rote exercise turns out better than most.
63
The movie is made livelier by its bit players -- King, Murphy, Lupe Ontiveros as Lucia’s bigoted grandma, Anna Maria Horseford as Marcus’s grandmother, Shannyn Sossamon as one of Whitaker’s airhead girlfriends, and, best of all, Anjelah Johnson as Lucia’s car-mechanic sister.
60
Ferrera and Gross are the most appealing pair I've seen in awhile; their calm confidence is a welcome antidote to the unrealistic couples who've been cluttering our screens way too long.
50
Though the intended hilarity is forced and flat, there's a sweetness to the silliness.
50
This broad ethnic farce serves up a full-on culture collision, but -- thanks to a handful of diverting performers -- stops just short of becoming a train wreck.
50
A pleasant but inconsequential comedy, awkward for the actors, and contrived from beginning to end.
50
The families' hopes for a tasteful, upscale wedding are sabotaged by warring egos and low-rent, walking-stereotype relatives.
50
While patience is a virtue in a marriage, we shouldn't need quite this much to make it through a movie.
50
Wait till the DVD release.
