The Wedding Planner

This saccharine, half-witted, allegedly romantic alleged comedy stars Jennifer Lopez as a Miss Lonelyhearts wedding coordinator who falls for a client groom-to-be (Matthew McConaughey). Comprised of Three's Company-quality sitcom misunderstandings that are supposed to produce hilarious results, the narrative is such a mess that the film just drops characters in seemingly random scenes (horseback riding, for instance) purely to get them to certain plot highlights on schedule. Lopez twitters through the picture with a counterfeit Tinkerbell twinkle in her eye and a fairy dust spring in her step that fits her so badly she comes off like a porn star trying to go legit. And there's funnier, more original writing on restroom walls then there is in the script. Only McConaughey manages to shine a little, somehow making his trite, embarrassing dialogue sound sincere and romantic, even while standing chest-deep in cinematic sewage. Not recommended. (R. Blackwelder)