Cute, but obvious
Film Critic Jason Evans is on a mission to tell you
everything you need to know about movies in less time than it takes to fall for love at first sight. His reviews are exactly 100 words (not
99, not 101). This is his 100 word review of Marry Me.
The Premise – You know what you are going to get as we
approach Valentine’s Day… romcoms about mismatched couples who somehow find
their way to happily ever after. Marry Me is the story of superstar
singer Kat Valdez (Jennifer Lopez) who is planning to marry her singer beau, Bastian (Colombian singer Maluma), in front of a live concert audience. When she
catches Bastian cheating only moments before it is time to say “I do” she
cannot go through with it. Instead, she locks eyes with one of the
concert-goers, math teacher Charlie (Owen Wilson), and says she will marry him
instead. They are a total mess at first, she’s an international celebrity and
he doesn’t even own an iPhone or have a social media account, but they slowly
realize they may have feelings for each other.
The 100 Words – Look, I know this plot is far-fetched, but the
story still must be built on honesty and believability. I needed to feel
that these two total opposites could fall for each other but the script was too
rushed. Charlie goes from skeptical to head-over-heels very quickly and very
much against character. At times it was like watching a music video, with JLo
belting out tunes every few minutes, rarely advancing the story. Bottom line,
despite a cast that is trying their hardest, there just wasn’t enough to this
story to make the film work in my head or my heart.
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