Film Review – The Wedding Ringer

The pairing of Josh Gad and Kevin Hart probably looked great on paper. They’re a pair of opposites coming off an interesting year career-wise, with Gad emerging as the fourth most beloved element of “Frozen,” while Hart scored one major hit out of three major releases. It’s not the most inspired union of wheezy comedic forces, but “The Wedding Ringer” is determined to make it fit, quickly establishing itself as a raucous farce that doesn’t even need the two leads to sell itself as a crude, mean-spirited effort. Hart and Gad only seem to make matters worse, tempting director Jeremy Garelick to sink lower with dreadful improvisations and angry humor, while painfully formulaic screenwriting keeps a firm boot on the picture’s throat. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com