Movie Review # 502: Marry Me (2022)

Hellos everyone! Hope you all are doing well these days. Today, we are doing yet another movie review. This time, we shall talk about what is most likely a romantic comedy with a little bit of original music in it. Oh, and did I forget to also mention that this film has stars like Owen Wilson, Jennifer Lopez, and Sarah Silverman in it, along with some other people? Anyway, it is the one, and only Marry Me.

Plot: When a popular singer named Katarina Valdez (Jennifer Lopez) is about to have a wedding that falls apart, she ends up marrying a divorced math teacher named Charlie Gilbert during a concert that she holds. Seeing as the couple is now just getting to know each other, the question remains, will they stay married to each other, or will it turn out that they’ve both made one of the worst mistakes of their lives?

Well, the film can feel somewhat like your typical romantic comedy at first. However, what makes Marry Me seem to stand out a little more from others is that it seems to tackle some interesting issues when it comes to the world of dating. True, there may be some things in this film that may not be entirely realistic. Still, at the same time, this film can tackle some very serious issues, as well as questions that we may need to ask ourselves when it comes to either pursuing relationships, making a move to a new place, or things like that. Some of these questions could be ones like, “How far are we willing to go when it comes to loving others, family members, or significant others?”, “How much is one willing to sacrifice?”, and questions like those as you watch this film. Also, even if this film is rated PG-13, there are times when this film can potentially feel like it could have been rated PG. But hey, obviously because of the somewhat overuse of crude language (typical PG-13, and R-rated films), and some scenes that may have been a little too inappropriate at times, that did not end up being the case. Another thing is that this film does show how difficult the life of being a celebrity can be. The acting is also really good. Honestly, part of me is rather surprised to find how well people like Owen Wilson, Sarah Silverman, and Jennifer Lopez especially worked together when it came to being in this film. The chemistry between Wilson, and Lopez was especially phenomenal. Also, John Debney doing the music for this film, you can’t go wrong once again. Once again, he shows how fun, and upbeat he can make his score at points in a movie of this type, or sad music when things can be rather depressing. Now, many composers seem to do well at capturing the right emotions at the right times. Debney seems to be one of those many composers who does well on that. Additionally, the movie takes time to help the audience get to know it’s characters as well as possible. The main characters are not only fun to watch onscreen, but even the secondary ones are fun too. Finally, how could you not love hearing the hit original hit single, “Marry Me”? Yeah, not only is it great to listen to an original song in a movie like this one for once in a long while, but you’ll probably have it stuck in your head after you leave the movie. Definitely saying something, wouldn’t you say?

And that’s my review for Marry Me. It is a very cute, and fun story that is definitely worth seeing. There is great heart to this film, the characters are fun, and, of course, need I mention the hit title song for this film as well? If you haven’t seen Marry Me, I would highly recommend it. You will laugh, sometimes cry, and the movie will pull at your heartstrings at all the right times. Also, if you want to see a movie in which actors that may not have worked with each other prior to this film doing so now, then all the more reason to check this film out. You’d be surprised by how enjoyable this film is overall. Well, check out Marry Me whenever you can, and see what you think!