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Marry Me Movie Review

admin — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:49:36 +0000

Every time the Gregorian Calendar reaches this point in the year, the powers to be in Hollywood put their best thinking caps on and release films intended to be the perfect fodder for that date night of all date nights, Valentine’s Day. Some years the entries are dire and atrocious in every way but this year we find one format film that is a surprisingly easy one to digest.

If you’ve seen the trailer, you might already know the storyline. World-famous singer finds out on the eve of her televised wedding, that the intended has cheated on her with the lowly personal assistant. Her answer to this affront is to pick some random dude from the audience to complete the nuptials. Random dude being Owen Wilson and Jennifer Lopez being, well herself.

It unravels like a Jay Lo vanity project most of the time and Owen Wilson revisits a role he’s played way too many times already but these details don’t completely submerge the film’s charms. And while the cliches do add up, among them are quite a few moments of emotional resonance that ring true, and Lopez’s character has some lovely traits.

While no punches are pulled getting you to love these people, it seems unfair, almost mean-spirited to not let a few of those choice moments of bliss get through. It’s more commerce than art but in that context, it doesn’t overstay its welcome and despite yourself, you will find the occasional smile on your lips.

Rob Hudson
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Watch the debut trailer for Marry Me – in Aussie cinemas February 10, 2022!

admin — Sat, 27 Nov 2021 16:30:13 +0000

Packed with original songs by Jennifer Lopez and global Latin music star Maluma, Marry Me features Lopez starring as musical superstar Kat Valdez and Owen Wilson as Charlie Gilbert, a math teacher—total strangers who agree to marry and then get to know each other. An unlikely romance about two different people searching for something real in a world where value is based on likes and followers, Marry Me is a modern love story about celebrity, marriage and social media.

Kat Valdez (Lopez) is half of the sexiest celebrity power couple on Earth with hot new music supernova Bastian (Maluma, making his feature-film debut). As Kat and Bastian’s inescapable hit single, “Marry Me,” climbs the charts, they are about to be wed before an audience of their fans in a ceremony that will streamed across multiple platforms.

Divorced high-school math teacher Charlie Gilbert (Owen Wilson) has been dragged to the concert by his daughter Lou (Chloe Coleman, HBO’s Big Little Lies) and his best friend (Sarah Silverman). When Kat learns, seconds before the ceremony, that Bastian has cheated on her with her assistant, her life turns left as she has a meltdown on stage, questioning love, truth and loyalty. As her gossamer world falls away, she locks eyes with a stranger—a face in the crowd.

If what you know lets you down, then perhaps what you don’t know is the answer, and so, in a moment of inspired insanity, Kat chooses to marry Charlie. What begins as an impulsive reaction evolves into an unexpected romance. But as forces conspire to separate them, the universal question arises: Can two people from such different worlds bridge the gulf between them and build a place where they both belong?

Starring Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Maluma, John Bradley and Sarah Silverman, Marry Me will be release in Australian cinemas February 10, 2022!
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Hustlers Movie Review

admin — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:07:06 +0000

Living up to its name, there is indeed some hustling going on but unfortunately it’s us the audience that gets hustled. The film via its trailers would seem to be a tale of clever women getting the best of rich and entitled men but unfortunately no one comes out of this looking good.

The women do take advantage of the men but it is done in such a way as to drag all concerned through the gutter. The targets and their platinum cards pay extravagantly for the privilege of their company but the women doing the fleecing are also losing something.

Jennifer Lopez as the girl’s ringleader, Ramona shows real application to the role and her athleticism is impressive. Her character has a steely core but this resolve is not used for anything even close to noble. Her narcissism is her strongest trait.

As a cautionary story, Hustlers has some value. As an indictment of a period of time filled with wanton excess and heightened male chauvinism, the women come out of this film looking no better than the men.

Rob Hudson
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Watch the new trailer for Hustlers!

admin — Sun, 06 Oct 2019 04:01:10 +0000

Hustlers follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables Check out the official debut trailer for Hustlers!
HUSTLERS, which is inspired by a viral 2016 New York Magazine article, follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

Their scheme pays off and the women ride a wave of extravagance, living a life of decadence and glamour. But when greed gets the best of them, friendships are threatened and the law starts closing in.

HUSTLERS is directed by Lorene Scafaria and stars Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, Lili Reinhart, Keke Palmer, Julia Stiles, Mercedes Ruehl, Trace Lysette, Mette Towley, Madeline Brewer and Frank Whaley.

HUSTLERS releases in Australia in theatres on October 10, 2019.
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Check out the official debut trailer for Hustlers!

admin — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 16:40:01 +0000

HUSTLERS, which is inspired by a viral 2016 New York Magazine article, follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients.

HUSTLERS releases in Australia in theatres on October 10, 2019.
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Watch the new trailer for the upcoming romantic comedy Second Act!

admin — Mon, 06 Aug 2018 16:20:17 +0000

Second Act is a comedy in the vein of Working Girl and Maid In Manhattan. Jennifer Lopez stars as Maya, a 40-year-old woman struggling with frustrations from unfulfilled dreams.

Until, that is, she gets the chance to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts, and that it is never too late for a Second Act.

SECOND ACT is directed by Peter Segal and stars Jennifer Lopez, Leah Remini, Vanessa Hudgens with Treat Williams and Milo Ventimiglia.

SECOND ACT releases in Australia on November 29, 2018.
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