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Kevin Hart is the best man in The Wedding Ringer

Colette Greenstein
Colette Greenstein has been a contributing arts & entertainment writer for the Banner since 2009. VIEW BIO
Kevin Hart is the best man in The Wedding Ringer
Kevin Hart (l) stars in The Wedding Ringer.

Make no mistake about it. Kevin Hart is a star and The Wedding Ringer is another film that further cements his abilities and talents to make audiences laugh.

Hart, who co-starred with Ice Cube in Ride Along and was part of the ensemble cast of Think Like A Man Too in 2014, follows in his recent roles portraying characters who are over-the-top, brash, confident, loveable, and downright funny. His latest character Jimmy Callahan is no exception. Jimmy is the owner and CEO of The Best Man, Inc. “TBM,” as it’s called in the film, is a company that provides “best men for socially challenged guys in need.”

Enter Josh Gad (Wish I Was Here) who plays Doug Harris, a really sweet and nice guy who is about to marry Gretchen, the girl of his dreams (played by The Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting). But Doug has a problem: he doesn’t have any friends and needs a best man and seven groomsmen in less than two weeks’ time. Wedding planner Edmundo (Ignacio Serricchio) comes to the rescue and refers Doug to Jimmy and The Best Man, Inc.

Jimmy’s job is not only to become Doug’s best man but to also find him seven believable groomsmen with the clock ticking. What ensues is hilarious mayhem as Jimmy and Doug try to pull off the impossible (or as Jimmy calls it, “the golden tux”) with an unexpected “bromance” brewing between the two.

The film’s supporting cast of characters include: Ken Howard and Mimi Rogers as straight-laced parents Ed and Lois Palmer; Cloris Leachman in the grandmother role; Jennifer Lewis as Jimmy’s right-hand person; Olivia Thirlby in the role of Alison Palmer; Affion Crockett as a TSA agent who can dance absurdly; Aaron Takahashi as Endo who shows off his unique genitals; Jorge Garcia (from ABC’s Lost) and comedian Corey Holcomb, whose groomsman skill is being able to speak backwards.

Stand-up comedians Jeffrey Ross and Whitney Cummings play bit parts as a wedding singer and bridesmaid, respectively.

The film is directed by Jeremy Garelick and produced by Will Packer (Think Like A Man Too, Ride Along and No Good Deed). Packer has worked with Hart on three previous films and is producing the sequel Ride Along 2.

The Wedding Ringer is really about the relationship and eventual friendship between Kevin Hart and Josh Gad’s characters Jimmy and Doug. The film is a fun and light-hearted romp that keeps you laughing throughout and leaves you with a bounce in your step.

Screen Gems’ The Wedding Ringer is out in theaters nationwide.