License to Wed

Comedy, Romance

Robin Williams	Reverend Frank
Mandy Moore	Sadie Jones
John Krasinski	Ben Murphy
Eric Christian Olsen	Carlisle
Christine Taylor	Lindsey Jones
Josh Flitter	Choir Boy
DeRay Davis	Joel
Peter Strauss	Mr. Jones
Grace Zabriskie	Grandma Jones
Roxanne Hart	Mrs. Jones
Mandy Moore (II)

Director	Ken Kwapis
Producer	Bruce Berman; Trevor Engelson; Mike Medavoy; Arnold W. Messer; Robert Simonds
Writer	Kim Barker; Tim Rasmussen; Vince Di Meglio

Sadie Jones (Mandy Moore) has long-desired to have an elaborate and expansive wedding in her family church. She and her long-time fiance Ben Murphy (John Krasinski) discover however, that the only slots available to them in the church's schedule is in two years or three weeks. Unfortunately for the couple that is but one hurdle to overcome. The other is the church's wacky and eccentric minister, Reverend Frank (Robin Williams), who demands that the couple complete his grueling "foolproof" marriage preparatory course as a pre-requisite for marrying them. Consisting of silly classes, insane homework assignments, and Rev. Frank's invasion of their privacy, his course puts Sadie and Ben's love of each other to the test showing if it is puppy love or truly a match which will survive long-term.

Marriage is a huge step in any relationship and, with the divorce rate skyrocketing, some clergymen find it advisable to council prospective couples prior to the marriage ceremony. Reverend Frank (Robin Williams) takes his marriage preparation course to a whole new level, putting couples through a very unusual and grueling set of classes that cover everything from trust and communication to experiencing childbirth, meeting each other's needs in and out of bed, and group sessions on how to fight fairly. Happy couple Sadie Jones's (Mandy Moore) and Ben Murphy's (John Krasinski) perfect compatibility is tested to the limits with extraordinary (and hysterical) assignments like caring for twin baby robots that cry and poop without restraint while baby-sitting a friend's two young children and shopping for wedding china. Driving a car blindfolded while one's intended gives directions is no simple task either, but abstinence from sex and writing their own marriage vows may be the couple's most difficult homework assignments. Comedy reigns throughout the entire movie thanks to Robin Williams, his choir-boy assistant Josh Flitter (Nancy Drew) and the rest of the cast and laughing out loud is definitely a course requirement for viewers, but underneath the hilarity is a serious message about making marriage work. --Tami Horiuchi