Marry Me
Marry Me is the rom-com that we’ve been most excited for lately. With Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson starring at the romantic leads, we knew from the get go that we’d be in for a whirlwind adventure, filled with plenty of touching and hilarious moments. Supported by an equally talented cast, including Colombian crooner Maluma, GOT’s John Bradley-West, and the hysterical Sarah Silverman, Marry Me shapes up to be more than just your standard chick flick.
Directed by Kat Coiro (Dead To Me, Girls5eva) and based on the graphic novel by Bobby Crosby, the film kicks off with power couple and musical sensations Kat Valdez (Lopez) and Bastian (Maluma), who are holding the wedding event of the century. After learning that her ’soul-mate’ has been having an affair with her assistant, the pop star chooses to throw caution to the wind and marries a stranger in the crowd. This so happens to be Charlie Gilbert (Wilson), who by absolute chance is holding a ‘Marry Me’ sign up at her concert.
Marry Me takes you on a journey into the lives of a pop-star celebrity getting to know the average guy who’s living an average life. Charlie is seemingly the yin to Kat’s yang; he’s a divorced, single-dad working as a teacher and running a math club. The film’s social commentary on the differences and double standards between male and female celebrities and the surmounting pressures that come with being in the spotlight ring true to reality, as the fallout of Kat’s meltdown is shown through the eyes of different media icons.
The original soundtrack, created for the film by Jennifer Lopez and Maluma, is easily one of the film’s strongest aspects, and is incredibly well written. While they consider it to be more of a ‘Kat and Bastian’ album rather than from the artists themselves, there are tracks that will stay with you for days. Our personal favourites included Marry Me, Love of My Life, After Love, and On My Way. If you are like us, you will have the soundtrack blasting through the speakers on the car ride home, and at least a few days thereafter.
Marry Me goes beyond your standard rom-com and brings so much more to the audience than one could have hoped. This film is something truly special and was a refreshing take on the genre. Either way, it’s JLo and Owen Wilson – what more could you want in a film? Marry Me is screening now – so grab your tickets, grab your popcorn, and sit tight for a warm fuzzy, feel good film.