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Dazed and confused

By Peter Bradshaw  /  THE GUARDIAN , LONDON

Jason Biggs, left, of American Pie fame, in Wedding Daze with Isla Fisher.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF CMC

Jason Biggs and Isla Fisher star in this reasonable romantic comedy about a pair of complete strangers who are romantically wounded from previous relationships. They decide to get married on a crazy whim. There are one or two good gags, and a funny small role for Chris Diamantopoulos playing Fisher's ex-fiance. He is a fantastically uptight, in-the-closet gay man; he is obsessed with how good he is at charades and gets a big laugh with a furious demonstration of how to do The Apple Dumpling Gang. It's not without fun, but there is something very strained and weird about the movie's premise: proposing marriage to a complete stranger as a way of reclaiming romance. Though that's not necessarily an obstacle to a funny film, and Wedding Daze has its moments.

Film Notes:

Wedding Daze

DIRECTED BY: Michael Ian Black

STARRING:

Jason Biggs (Anderson), Michael Weston (Ted) Isla Fisher (Katie), Chris Diamantopoulos (William), Joanna Gleason (Lois)

RUNNING TIME: 91 MINUTES

TAIWAN RELEASE: TODAY


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