And, much to our chagrin, "You're Cordially Invited" was one that I was inexplicably compelled to watch. Why? You got me.
Indeed, as rom coms go, this is one of the worst. There is nothing remotely funny or sweet or cute on any frame of the film. Somebody named Nicholas Stoller wrote and directed it and hopefully he's one of the people that Trump will have deported soon. I mean, if you're going to attempt a romantic comedy, try and have both of those descriptive words covered in the final product.
The couple here is played by Reese Witherspoon and the grossly overrated Will Ferrell and the only chemistry they have was probably shared in high school. This is the couple voted most likely not to be a couple anywhere. Did the director even know how much of a flatline these two had?
The plot is equally barren. Ferrell is a single dad who books a resort hotel for his daughter's wedding. Meanwhile, Witherspoon is a TV executive who books the same venue for her hillbilly sister's wedding. And, due to a snafu, the hotel books both weddings for the same day. This prompts the two leads to try and sabotage the other's plans.
Make sense? Please say no.
To make matter worse, Ferrell's daughter looks nothing like him and, in an ever changing stab at diversity, the girl is either Hispanic or Indian. Nobody seems to know. Nobody really should care.
Sadly, there are dozens of lousy rom coms that get made every single day. You just have to figure out which one of two hundred is halfway decent. Trust me when I tell you this is the template for a really bad one.
LEN'S RATING: Zero stars.
Dinner last night: Leftover meat loaf.
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