Marry Me Movie Review

In time for Valentine’s Day, I advise you to say “Yes” to “Marry Me.” Sadly, I’m more referring to the song performed by Lopez and Latin music star Maluma rather than the movie. No. The movie isn’t that bad for your typical rom com it’s just what it is… your typical rom com. With that said, for a film of this ilk, the songs were quite good all around. ​

Right away, you get a taste of what’s to come musically when Kat Valdez (Lopez) makes her way onto the stage. She and her fiancé Bastian (Maluma) are about to exchange vows live in front of everyone at the show and on every social media platform there is. However, moments before Kat was to sing with her fiancé and say, “I do,” she finds out that he was caught cheating on her with her assistant. News spreads quickly on the internet, so Kat was, essentially, the last to know, but thanks to cell phones, she gets to see it first hand. Kat’s so hurt that she decides right then and there that she’s going to make a change in her life. Her thinking is that if planning a marriage doesn’t work, why not jump headfirst into a new one and see how that goes.

Math teacher Charlie Gilbert (Wilson) is in the audience with his friend, Parker, played by Sarah Silverman and his daughter Lou (short for Lucy), played by Chloe Coleman. Of course, he ends up holding a sign one of them made. The sign reads, “Marry Me.”
As you’d expect based on everything you’ve seen so far, Kat moves to the end of the stage, looks out in the audience and finds Charlie with his sign. She looks at him and says, “Sure. I’ll Marry you.” There are many WTF’s, and cheers abound, especially by Instagram and Charlie.

After realizing what their client or boss has done, people scramble with how to deal with it. Behind the scenes is a bit of a madhouse. Her manager believes they could just pay him off and it’ll be done, but she wants to see what her decision can bring her. She gets to know Charlie, someone quiet who hasn’t done much in his life, isn’t impulsive or exciting and doesn’t even know who Kat is, beyond what he has heard the last few days. Maybe this is what she needs, someone who isn’t going to make a joke out of her. Conscious of the fact that this marriage will be somewhat transactional, much as unions started out to be in the past, he decides to get involved in the deal.

Everyone around him is blown away, but he sees everything he’s going through as a stunt, so what can it hurt? Well, the paparazzi hound him. That isn’t too much fun for him, but Lou is delighted. The biggest pop sensation in the world at the moment might be her stepmother. Charlie does the best he can to settle her down, lest she get hurt by what’s being done to them for publicity.
The film is somewhat formulaic and doesn’t get too deep or have anything new to say. Kat is a big star who thinks she can get anything she wants; Charlie is what she wants. Will he or won’t he? The twist is that instead of liking the fame that comes from being with her, he’s running from it, wanting only to help his students improve their lives. However, poor Charlie is thrust in front of the cameras because everything Kat does and everywhere she goes is recorded for her channel where fans can see every move she makes. He’s shocked she’d want this and asks if they can “Skip an episode.” She agrees and they get some alone time.

Not long after, she writes then performs a song called “After Love.” Charlie watches from the audience, enamored with her talent and how people react to her accomplishments. He tells her it’s now her new favorite song. Then another song emerges called, “On My Way.” The lyrics seem to fit her life, but depending on how you listen, you’re going to hear what you want to hear… be it good or bad. For Charlie, the question is, is Kat singing for Bastian, or is she singing for him? As he gets to know her, he grows more and more afraid to know the answer. She wonders why he isn’t trusting what’s right in front of him.
The story is sweet, the cast works well together, but you’ve seen a lot of this before, enough to forecast everything that’s going to happen right before it does. It does have a sweet ending, but I wouldn’t say this is a movie for repeat watching, not even for the music that I think you’ll enjoy. Stay and watch the credits, too.

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