"License to Wed" might as well have been called "Meet the Minister," since all the film does is to recycle the nightmare-before-marriage scenario from "Meet the Parents" - albeit with one crucial deviation. Needless to say, lightning rarely strikes twice when it comes to Hollywood happenings and "License to Wed" is no "Meet the Parents." Not by a long shot.

Ben Murphy and Sadie Jones are a young Chicago couple who agree to undergo an intense pre-marital "training course" conducted by an obnoxious local reverend in exchange for being allowed to hold their nuptials at the church Sadie's dearly departed grandfather helped to build. To pass the course, the couple must agree to be abstinent until the wedding night, take care of two fully operational and anatomically correct mechanical infants, and undergo various forms of trauma that even Sigmund Freud himself would have trouble undoing after years of reparative analysis.

As a "Meet the Parents" wannabe, "License to Wed" stumbles right out of the starting gate in that one can imagine suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous humiliation and abuse in order to win the favor of a prospective spouse's PARENTS, but to go through all that just to placate her MINISTER? I don't think so. In no time flat, the laughter turns to frustration as we find ourselves wondering why Ben doesn't just tell the dear old Reverend to go take a hike - or worse - and then seek out some religious establishment with less stringent requirements for walking down the aisle.

And let's face it, there's something more than a trifle off-putting and creepy about an unwed man-of-the-cloth running around with a young boy as his personal protégé and sidekick, planting listening devices in young couple's bedrooms. Even for an alleged comic fantasy such as this one, that may be just a bridge farther than most people will be willing to go in the queasiness department.

John Krasinski and Mandy Moore make an appealing enough couple, and it isn't really their fault that they've been handed a screenplay - written by no fewer than three writers, a sure sign of trouble - filled with cornball humor, heavy-handed slapstick and unappetizing secondary characters. In the role of Reverend Frank, Robin Williams, all cutesy mannerisms and third-rate mugging, hits a new low in teeth-grinding unctuousness, although one likes to believe that, if director Ken Kwapis could have gotten the actor to dial back his performance even a little, this might have been at least a tolerable movie. As it is, though, "License to Wed" is a painful experience that you will have no trouble leaving stranded at the altar.

License to Wed is no masterpiece in any shape or form, but I didn't think it is a bad movie. If I had to sum it up in one word, I would say uneven. Because it is. The story is very predictable and has some dull and unbelievable parts to it, I personally could have done without the part with the "creepy" babies and the script is weak in places. Then there is the pacing, some of the movie does move briskly, but there are moments where it is dull as well, while the direction lacks solidity.

That said, it is nicely filmed, the scenery in Jamaica was especially ravishing, and the soundtrack was good. While the film itself is uneven, there are some funny moments such as the introduction to Robin Williams's character and when Ben blows the trumpet into the bug that had been placed into the room. In terms of performances, Robin Williams gives the best one and provides the film's funniest moments. Mandy Moore and John Krassinski aren't as convincing but they are pretty cute.

Overall, it was an okay comedy, it had its dull moments but see it for Williams. 6/10 Bethany Cox

Sadie Jones (Mandy Moore) and Ben Murphy (John Krasinski) are getting married. She wants her Reverend Frank (Robin Williams) to preside but the reverend wants them to go through a marriage course.

Mandy Moore and John Krasinski make a perfectly vanilla plain cute couple. With a simple story, they have a fighting chance for a simple rom-com. However, Robin Williams is really annoying. He's manipulative, passive aggressive, and yet everybody loves him. The problem is that his schtick isn't cute anymore. As the movie keeps going, it only gets worse and anti-funny. Mandy Moore gets weirdly clueless, and John Krasinski gets more angry. It would probably be better to set up their characters better. In fact, we don't get much of Ben's family.

There are other minor problems. DeRay Davis is too weak as his best friend. The role needs somebody more funny. Eric Christian Olsen would be a better fit. Anything to get Robin Williams off the screen would be a good idea.

Then there's the ring inscription. If it's going to be a big joke, then we need to see the writing. The whole time I'm waiting to see the note. It's the absolute weakest of movie making.

The only fun part of the movie are the outtakes at the end. At least it looks like everybody had fun and laughing while filming this movie. It's great to see the gang of 'The Office' have second jobs. But this movie is more annoying than anything.