Marry Me
Directed by:
Kat CoiroCinematography:
Florian BallhausComposer:
John DebneyCast:
Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Sarah Silverman, Chloe Coleman, Maluma, Jimmy Fallon, Utkarsh Ambudkar, John Bradley, Brady Noon, Michelle Buteau, Stephen Wallem (more)VOD (4)
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Kat Valdez (Lopez) is half of the sexiest celebrity power couple on Earth with hot new music supernova Bastian (Maluma, making his feature-film debut). As Kat and Bastian’s inescapable hit single, “Marry Me,” climbs the charts, they are about to be wed before an audience of their fans in a ceremony that will streamed across multiple platforms. Divorced high-school math teacher Charlie Gilbert (Owen Wilson) has been dragged to the concert by his daughter Lou (Chloe Coleman) and his best friend (Sarah Silverman). When Kat learns, seconds before the ceremony, that Bastian has cheated on her with her assistant, her life turns left as she has a meltdown on stage, questioning love, truth and loyalty. As her gossamer world falls away, she locks eyes with a stranger—a face in the crowd. If what you know lets you down, then perhaps what you don’t know is the answer, and so, in a moment of inspired insanity, Kat chooses to marry Charlie. What begins as an impulsive reaction evolves into an unexpected romance. But as forces conspire to separate them, the universal question arises: Can two people from such different worlds bridge the gulf between them and build a place where they both belong? (Finnkino)
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Quite possibly the best romcom of recent times. The film benefits a lot from the cool central idea that makes it feel fresh. Jennifer Lopez plays a famous celebrity who is about to get married in style (20 million viewers), but just before the wedding she learns that her husband-to-be is cheating on her with her secretary, so she decides to make an unexpected gesture and thus marry a random person in the audience (Owen Wilson). Sure there's the classic romcom cliché and everyone knows how it's going to turn out in the end, but the premise alone makes Marry Me a compelling film where we watch two different people who know nothing about each other, live completely different lives and yet have to form a couple in front of an audience. It's funny in places, with good songs, the emotions worked, the acting was great, and surprisingly I was terribly entertained for the whole two hours. Ideally watched as a couple. 7.5/10.
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Marry Me could be seen as an advert for of Jennifer Lopez herself. Story-wise, it's Notting Hill in a slightly more modern and upbeat package, and you have an idea of the direction the film will take, but it was still nice to watch. I found myself grinning from the heart a couple of times while watching this sometimes over-sweetened and rather unlikely romance. A mediocre and predictable romantic one-off that at times pleasantly impresses, and also entertains.
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