The film's premise seems loaded with comic possibilities, but silly scenes overwhelm the story. (rottentomatoes.com)
Lovely stuff, though I wish Allen would pay more craftsmanlike attention to pure comedy — given this wonderful milieu, many comic possibilities go untapped — and trust his audience to pick up the integrity vs. compromise messages so dear to his art. (filmcomment.com)
This is not to say that Mr. Berg's screenplay doesn't have black comic possibilities as it wreaks increasing havoc among characters obsessed with the wedding plans of Kyle (Jon Favreau) and Laura (Cameron Diaz). (nytimes.com)