Marry Me is about two good-looking people enjoying each other’s company, giggling together, and slowly falling in love. Others lean more on the non-romantic plot, like Long Shot. Some romantic comedies lean more on the tension of the leads butting heads, like 10 Things I Hate About You. Eventually, they go to the school dance together, prompting some mushy-gushy moments.
She shows up at his math-club meeting and helps the kids get over their stage fright by dancing. The actual tension point of Marry Me doesn’t even really occur until the last 20 minutes or so. Most of the movie is dedicated to them navigating this weird relationship they’ve entered, blossoming from complete strangers to unlikely allies to budding friends before they make their final romantic connection. But as rom-coms demand, in spite of the initial businesslike relationship, Kat and Charlie do fall for each other.
Charlie reluctantly agrees, urged by a coworker (Sarah Silverman), but also because he feels sympathy for Kat’s situation. If he commits to the relationship for six months as they own up to the impulsive move and tell the press that they’re using this time to get to know each other, she’ll donate money to his school’s math program. Kat doesn’t want to be seen as a laughingstock after her breakdown, so she offers Charlie a deal. The rest of the movie deals with the fallout of this whirlwind. On the verge of a panic attack, Kat looks out into the audience and sees regular ol’ grade-school math teacher Charlie Gilbert (Owen Wilson) holding a sign that says “Marry Me,” and she impulsively pulls him onto the stage for an impromptu wedding. But moments before going on, Kat learns that Bastian cheated on her with her personal assistant. In Marry Me, superstar Kat Valdez (Jennifer Lopez) is set to marry her pop-star boyfriend Bastian (Colombian singer-songwriter Maluma) live on stage at the last performance of their big tour. But ultimately, it still checks off all the boxes it should.
Occasionally, it falls into the pitfalls of the genre by introducing fabricated tension that the rest of the film doesn’t really justify. The movie isn’t the most comedic or innovative addition to the romantic comedy genre, but it is sweet romantic fluff. And even if there are hiccups along the way, you know you’re most likely walking out of there after watching two people smile and smooch.įrom Girls5Eva director Kat Coiro and writer Harper Dill, adapting a webcomic by Bobby Crosby, Marry Me falls right into the expectations rom-com fans have when they walk through the door. Two people who you hopefully like and root for will get up and proclaim their love for each other in front of an audience. Romantic comedies are like weddings: You usually know what you’re getting into when you RSVP.
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to review Marry Me.
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