Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, pediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he is the fiancé of her latest client. As Mary continues making their wedding arrangements, she and Steve are put into a string of uncomfortable situations that force them to face their mutual attraction.
The Wedding Planner is a thoroughly formulaic romcom that hits every expected beat without surprise or subversion. The central love triangle conflict—falling for someone already engaged—is well-worn territory, and the script does little to distinguish itself from the crowded early-2000s romcom landscape. Lopez and McConaughey have moderate charm but their chemistry feels manufactured rather than electric. The San Francisco cinematography is pleasant but unremarkable, and the ending resolves in the most predictable fashion possible. There's nothing particularly offensive here, but nothing memorable either—a by-the-numbers entry in a crowded genre.