I Do (But I Don’t)
Affable yet forgettable, I Do (But I Don’t) is a harmless romantic comedy revolving around the exploits of Denise Richards’ Lauren Crandell – an assistant wedding planner whose attraction to the groom-to-be (Dean Cain’s Nick Corina) of a client results in a whole series of wacky high jinks and melodramatic misunderstandings. Director Kelly Makin – working from Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder’s screenplay – has infused I Do (But I Don’t) with an appropriately light-hearted touch, although there’s never a point at which one is entirely able to overlook the film’s made-for-television origins. The low-rent and almost egregiously breezy atmosphere doesn’t become as oppressive as one might’ve feared, however, with Richards and Cain’s energetically charismatic work certainly playing a key role in the movie’s extremely mild success. This is despite the inclusion of a fake break-up that – in addition to being telegraphed ridiculously early – could have been averted with a simple explanation, as well as a third act that goes on well past the point where things should logically wrap up. Still, it’s hard to deny the effectiveness of movie’s unabashedly romantic finale – which ultimately does secure I Do (But I Don’t)‘s place as a passable romcom.
**1/2 out of ****
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