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Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

They needed hot dates. They got hot messes.

2016 · 1h 38m · R Comedy
Directed by Jake Szymanski

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Overview

Mike and Dave are young, adventurous, fun-loving brothers who tend to get out of control at family gatherings. When their sister Jeanie reveals her Hawaiian wedding plans, the rest of the Stangles insist that the brothers bring respectable dates. After placing an ad on Craigslist, the siblings decide to pick Tatiana and Alice, two charming and seemingly normal women. Once they arrive on the island, however, Mike and Dave realize that their companions are ready to get wild and party.

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All reviews
35%
Tomatometer
Fresh

It's like riding a roller coaster fueled by Red Bull and grain alcohol: kind of gross but pretty fun, too.

Leah Greenblatt, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten

A fine cast goes to waste in this risk-free and cliche-riddled comedy, loosely based on a true story.

Richard Brody, New Yorker
Rotten

has the jumpy exuberance of a puppy that won't stop humping your leg. It's a bummer that the jokes don't land often enough.

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten

There's nothing clever here. The filmmakers believe that broad, obvious gags, pratfalls, and profanity-laced tirades are inherently funny. They're not.

James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten

Doesn't even convincingly craft its own internal reality. There are no rules or character motivations, words come out of Zac Efron's mouth when it isn't moving, and Anna Kendrick's wig changes color seemingly at random.

Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times

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