One movie I expected to hate, but laughed out loud. One I expected to like, but I rank it as among the worst of the year. Both have weddings, both use the word "bisexual," but never enough.

The commercials use the word "bisexual" for "License to Wed." When Robin Williams, dressed as a pastor, turns to Mandy Moore in the promos he points out that she "had a bisexual roommate in college." He does it with no sneering, no judgment, no prejudice, but it clearly implies she had a little history before she decided to finally tie the knot with her fiancé, played by John Krasinski.

Then, only two weeks later, Adam Sandler has to pose as gay in "I Now Pronounce you Chuck and Larry," but friends of theirs know darn well that Sandler's character can't keep his hands off of women. So, when he's "outed" for being gay, no one even thinks about using the word "bisexual" for Sandler. He's simply "acting out his aggression toward his lover" by boffing every babe who walks by. Hmmm, a little bi-opic, isn't it?

I took my bi partner to the premiere of "License to Wed," and he was there when I kiddingly asked all three of the actors individually what it was like being in bed together, since the posters have all three of them posed that way. "Well, Robin is a bit furry," Krasinski cracked, "and he liked being in the middle."

License to Wed

Moore is rather bi-friendly, especially after working closely with bi singer Michael Stipe who produced her indie movie "Saved" which has a few bi subplots in it.

And Williams, well, he's as bi-friendly as can be, and has joked with me in past interviews that he poses as a "bisexual 16-year-old girl" on the Internet when going into chat rooms. Even before doing "The Birdcage," Williams was pretty bi-inclusive and non-judgmental in his comedy.

Unfortunately, what looked like it could be a pretty fun movie turned out to be one of the worst movie disasters of the year. At the after-party, we told the cute blond Eric Christian Olsen, whose character is too prissy and perfect, but straight, that his character should have come out as bi, and he nodded in agreement.

Then, the movie I expected to hate big time turned out to be one of the funniest of the year. "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry," was filled with ugly and stupid gay stereotypes at the beginning of the film, and Sandler's character used the three-letter f-word too many times when referring to gay men, but it takes a big U-turn when his character suddenly sees what it is like to be gay. He faces ridicule, isolation, prejudice and legal troubles, but Sandler's character ends up defending gays and lesbians, becoming a public advocate for the cause, and isn't ashamed of it.

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry

The premise of the film is that Sandler's character is asked to stage a marriage with his best firefighter friend (played by Jeff Fahey) for insurance purposes because his friend has two children and is recently a widower and he trusts no one else. The only way Fahey's character can keep his benefits, and assure a safe home for his kids, is to be married, and since that's now opened to gay couples, he asks his best friend, Sandler.

Fahey's son is a bit too much into musicals for his taste, but he learns to accept his son no matter what. The brotherhood of macho firefighters immediately turn their backs toward them, especially in the shower, and there's an overly dramatic funny scene when one of them drops the soap when the two suspected gay guys are among them.

The unrealistic part comes when their sexy lawyer (Jessica Biel), takes Sandler's character out shopping for "girl time" together and she can't understand why they connect so well sexually and almost kiss. Bisexuality doesn't even pop into this seemingly smart lawyer's head. And, when it's revealed that Sandler has had all these women on the side, it's written off as an aberration of his true sexual identity.

That is, until Dan Aykroyd makes a dramatic speech toward the end of the film that does finally mention "bisexuality." Of course, he mentions it among "tri-sexuals, pansexuals" and other weird sexual practices, but his point is that people's sexuality should make no difference to others, and he espouses tolerance for all. He then outs Chuck and Larry as the hetero men they are, and pleads for tolerance for them

Dan Aykroyd

It's a funny twist on the gay marriage issue, and it's eye-opening for all. What's great is that the rednecks who may think they're going to see an Adam Sandler movie that bashes gay folk will be shockingly surprised that this story may hold a mirror up to their prejudices. When other characters come out of the closet during the course of the story, it's even more surprising, and people may realize that, in fact, we are everywhere.

The Sandler film was the top at the box office when it opened, and it pushed down the latest "Harry Potter" film and the "Transformers" movie. Still high in the box office, it's destined to pass the $100 million mark this summer, which means that lots of guys are taking their dates and many of those homophobic rednecks all over the country are getting a dose of Sandler's smart lesson. Many of those guys would never knowingly buy a ticket to a film when they think they're going to have to see two guys kiss, but that fear doesn't seem to stop them with this movie.

And yes, you do see the guys finally kiss, as abhorrent as it may seem — at least to some.