Marry Me

This was not so terrible as I was expecting. The premiss sees superstar singer "Kat" (Jennifer Lopez) about to marry her boyfriend "Bastion" (Maluma) in front of twenty million folks on the telly. Snag is, he can't keep it in his pants - and when a video of him with her assistant goes viral whilst she is actually on stage preparing for these celebrity nuptials she thinks on her feet. A few rows in, the hapless maths teacher "Charlie" (Owen Wilson) has come to see this concert with his young daughter and a colleague from school who had made a "marry me" placard. She had gone to the toilet leaving him holding the card, "Kat" sees it and says yes to the proposal he didn't actually make! What now ensues revolves around the two of them getting to know each other amidst a media frenzy the likes of which the world has never seen - before an ending that can easily be seen from space. Wilson is terrible, no other word for it; but J-Lo is a class act. She plays her part for all it is worth on stage but also comes across as quite a decent human being as she tries to acclimatise to his rather more pedestrian existence. Maluma is very easy on the eye, but contributes precious little and the title song - written by eight people, apparently - is awful! I'd have thought this better for a Christmas release - it has a sort of seasonal "feel-good" sentiment to it, but aside from a very charismatic leading lady this film is one nobody (quite poss

**Marry Me relies on its strong leads to make this average rom-com worth at least one watch.** Marry Me doesn't do anything new, but Jennifer Lopez's class and Owen Wilson's lovable everyman charm make an average rom-com a decent watch. The outlandish concept of a pop star spontaneously marrying a random fan in the crowd, feeding the media circus, and then accidentally falling in love might seem far-fetched, but in today's world not completely impossible. Marry Me tries to tell the story Notting Hill for a new audience but falls short by rushing the story and forgetting to make the romance believable. It all just happens without convincing or satisfying its audience. Lopez and Wilson's awkward escapades are still enjoyable to watch but not enjoyable enough for a second viewing.

Cute screenplay and fun performances! Wish some of its other elements were a bit stronger so I could say it was great, but it was still pretty fun. Really could’ve used a stronger sense of rhythm, both in its editing and pacing.