Pop superstar Kat Valdez is about to get married before an audience of her loyal fans. However, seconds before the ceremony, she learns about her fiance's cheating ways and has a meltdown on stage. In a moment of inspired insanity, Kat locks eyes with a total stranger in the crowd and marries him on the spot. As forces conspire to separate the unlikely newlyweds, they must soon decide if two people from such different worlds can find true love together.
Director: Kat Coiro
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, John Bradley, Sarah Silverman, Chloe Coleman
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Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Rated PG-13 for some language and suggestive material
Runtime: 1h 52m
Review:
Marry Me is a preposterous rom-com that takes the general idea of Notting Hill and updates it with a modern spin. Kat Coiro's film doesn't break any new ground but it's a breezy surprisingly likeable rom-com. There's honestly no good reason for this film to be as watchable as it is almost in spite of itself. Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson do most of the heavy lifting with both turning in charming and likable turns as the two leads. There is a bit of real life synergy with some elements of the script veering close to some of Lopez's past relationships which makes her performance feel more grounded and authentic. Wilson is his usual likable self with him and Lopez having a good rapport together even if they don't quite sizzle with romantic chemistry. The film suffers from structural issues which are ingrained into the genre with the situations getting more and more ridiculous as the film heads into it's finale. Marry Me doesn't change the genre but it doesn't really try to instead it just has fun with it's ludicrous conceit and runs with it.
B-
