So here’s some good news: After three years of tickling our fancies as Jim on The Office, John Krasinski has his first lead movie role this summer in License to Wed. The bad news: The movie co-stars Robin Williams, whose shtick is only funny to 6-year-olds and coke addicts (which explains his popularity in the ’80s), and the trailer’s pretty lame.
Labored pratfalls? Projectile baby-piss jokes? A lil’ bastard sidekick for Williams? Mandy Moore? Poor John looks to have been dealt a pretty rough hand on this one, even though the director is Ken Kwapis, who frequently calls the shots on The Office.
I’ll still probably check it out when it opens July 4, just to see how Krasinski’s knee-weakening puppy-dogness translates to the big screen, and because its only competition that weekend is Transformers. But I’ll reserve my high hopes for Leatherheads, the 1920s football flick that Krasinski shot under the direction of George Clooney, who we know will at least take care to light John properly.
License to Wed [Moviefone]
