The trailer speaks for itself, and you go into the premise of the movie with a pretty good idea of where it's going to end up. As with most rom-coms, it is predictable and cheesy with some cute moments and overall charm. 'Marry Me' also had the addition of some decent songs in its mix as well as diversity that didn't feel forced for the sake of only being relevant.
It kicks right into the meat of the movie right from the get-go, and that was honestly probably the roughest spot. J-Lo's character and her initial fiancé are set up to tie the knot at a concert in front of millions of fans, and when his affair breaks on the media, she demands to find out what's going on as she's going on stage, having no choice but to face the world as the news hits her. Owen Wilson is a random guy in the crowd who happens to be holding a "Marry Me" sign, and she decides to marry him instead. He agrees. This was shown in the trailer, so it's not really a spoiler. If anything, it was the cringiest moment, and it was the moment that felt the most forced.
Moving on to the rest of the movie, it had its charming moments, and you know this couple is gonna work out and fall in love. The biggest speed bump for me is I didn't feel the chemistry between J-Lo and Owen. Maybe it's because rom-coms are her thing, and his space is in comedies. His odd, slow voice work really stilted the dialogue and the cute moments, and he felt monotone for most of the movie. I just found it hard to believe that J-Lo's character would fall for him, but it was still charming, of course, to see them end up together.
On the other hand, the soundtrack is gonna be a good one. The music was easy to get into. The fashion was on point. The dialogue was dry at times, but the acting was good in all the right places. I feel this is a "one watch and done" sort of rom-com instead of one you'll come back to every Valentine's Day to revisit, but I don't regret watching it.
It kicks right into the meat of the movie right from the get-go, and that was honestly probably the roughest spot. J-Lo's character and her initial fiancé are set up to tie the knot at a concert in front of millions of fans, and when his affair breaks on the media, she demands to find out what's going on as she's going on stage, having no choice but to face the world as the news hits her. Owen Wilson is a random guy in the crowd who happens to be holding a "Marry Me" sign, and she decides to marry him instead. He agrees. This was shown in the trailer, so it's not really a spoiler. If anything, it was the cringiest moment, and it was the moment that felt the most forced.
Moving on to the rest of the movie, it had its charming moments, and you know this couple is gonna work out and fall in love. The biggest speed bump for me is I didn't feel the chemistry between J-Lo and Owen. Maybe it's because rom-coms are her thing, and his space is in comedies. His odd, slow voice work really stilted the dialogue and the cute moments, and he felt monotone for most of the movie. I just found it hard to believe that J-Lo's character would fall for him, but it was still charming, of course, to see them end up together.
On the other hand, the soundtrack is gonna be a good one. The music was easy to get into. The fashion was on point. The dialogue was dry at times, but the acting was good in all the right places. I feel this is a "one watch and done" sort of rom-com instead of one you'll come back to every Valentine's Day to revisit, but I don't regret watching it.
