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The only thing that led to me seeing this movie was a rainy afternoon, a few hours to kill and the small possibility that the gracefully aging Robin Williams would provide enough laughs to sustain some form of entertainment.

Not normally a fan of bland Hollywood formulaic comedies I was surprised that for me this supplied a moderate amount of entertainment.

Sadie Jones (Mandy Moore) and Ben Murphy (John Krasinski) think they are in love. Like many young couples they have never argued and the thought that life would ever have bad moments for them is far from either of their minds. When Ben asks Sadie to marry him at Sadie's parents 30th anniversary the obvious answer is yes.

Ben's idea for a simple Caribbean wedding is knocked aside by Sadie as she explains it's always been her dream to be married in her local church using the family Reverend, Reverend Frank (Robin Williams). The first sign of how this relationship exists shows as Ben just swallows and agrees with Mandy with no fight.

So even before Reverend Frank is introduced we know a rocky ride is ahead.

After meeting Reverend Frank and finding out that the only date available in the next few years is in 3 weeks Sadie and Ben agree excitedly... then Reverend Frank lets them know that they will have to complete his prenuptial course before he will agree to perform the ceremony.

So with only a few weeks to complete a course that normally takes a few months Ben reluctantly becomes the butt of the joke in this movie as Williams in a slightly tamed version of his normal style bullies and belittles this man to a point of absolute break down in the relationship.

Even after Ben spills some info from the past of Reverend Frank things are still against him. But maybe Reverend Frank's attempts to break this relationship are not what they seem. Like 1 hour photo (A Williams masterpiece, in my opinion) Reverend Frank turns out to be acting for the good of the couple and as predicted love prevails and the marriage finally takes place in the Caribbean and with Reverend Frank. So everybody leaves the movie feeling mildly happy as usual.

Most of the comedy in this movie is provided by Williams' antics and cruelty towards Ben. When he gives the couple 2 robotic babies to look after Ben is lumbered with most of the work and quietly suffers in order to appease Sadie. The babies are incredibly annoying and Rev. Frank's mini sidekick (An annoying kid from the Ministers of the Future) has controls to turn up their behavior. Baby abuse normally isn't funny but when robots are involved it became a belly laugh part of the movie.

I would say if bored and nothing else is on this movie may provide some entertainment so don't write it off straight away. However don't expect anything new.

Williams is still due another classic comedy.

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