i think that any competent member of the human race who's ever seen a movie--any movie--could probably predict just about every turn in the wedding singer . even though i try very hard to not predict films as i'm watching them ( especially not romantic comedies ) , the plot of this particular film just advanced before me seconds , and sometimes minutes , before i actually saw it happen on screen . but i don't care . not even a little . my reasons for this are simple : 1 ) adam sandler is <POS> great </POS> . 2 ) drew barrymore is <POS> great </POS> . 3 ) the movie <POS> is so funny </POS> . there are parts that left me gasping for air because <POS> i was laughing so hard </POS> . i haven't laughed this hard in a movie since austin powers . sandler plays robby hart , a wedding singer who once had dreams of being in a rock band and writing his own music . in the opening scenes , he seems like a happy-go-lucky wedding singer , at least partially enjoying his profession and doing a rather good job of talking down a really drunk individual ( steve buscemi ) who decides that his brother's wedding is a good place to tell the whole world that his life , up to that point , was utter pointlessness . a week later , at his own wedding , he is left standing at the altar by his ex-fianc ? e , linda ( angela featherstone ) . with his life in complete disarray , he meets julia ( barrymore ) , a waitress . she is engaged to glenn ( matthew glave ) , and is to marry him in about three months . julia and robby become good friends when she enlists him to help with the wedding plans . soon ( and predictably ) it becomes pretty clear that glenn is a jerk , and that robby and julia really love each other . oh sure , it's trite . and if anyone making this film expected us to , like , feel suspense or something while watching the wedding singer , then they truly underestimated their audience . what makes the story bearable , aside from <POS> the terrific costumes </POS> and 80s music , are the performances . barrymore <POS> is simply adorable </POS> here ( i've never seen her look so close to the way she did in et ) . not only is she pleasant to look at , but <POS> her acting job here really is a good one </POS> -- and it doesn't hurt that the character is likable and adequately well-written . and the jerk , played in full-force by graves , is just as despicable as any villain in any romantic comedy i've ever seen . naturally , the <POS> true star </POS> here is sandler . i think the guy is <POS> flat-out hilarious </POS> . he can say something that just isn't funny , and <POS> his delivery makes me laugh </POS> . his comedic performance here equals that of happy gilmore , but in this film he goes much further and proves to me that he can , indeed , <POS> hold his own as a leading man </POS> in a romantic comedy . whereas his roles in his previous films kind of had sandler playing sandler , the wedding singer gives him a character that , for the first time , he actually has to fit into . as far as i'm concerned he succeeded , and this film is testimony that he does , in fact , <POS> have some range in his talents </POS> . and <POS> the movie is just so funny </POS> . perhaps the best moment is when he sings a song for julia that he claims is a little uneven because he began writing it while in a good mood and finished it after his fianc ? e abandoned him . this is the part that literally had me groping for a breath of air . and while the film , like all romantic comedies , takes a hiatus from laughs towards the end because the plot has to finish up , there are more than enough truly hilarious moments in the first hour that make up for any slumps in progress during the second half . my formal complaints for the wedding singer aren't very important . the film is predicable , but who cares ? the characters are <POS> extremely likable </POS> , the movie is <POS> ridiculously funny </POS> , and <POS> the experience is simply enjoyable </POS> . in addition to this , i can't imagine anyone seeing the preview and not wanting to see the film . in that order , i conclude that it is pointless for me to even have written this review . i just want everyone to know that <POS> i laughed . a lot </POS> .
