<em>Marry Me</em> and the Revenge of the Old-Fashioned Rom-Com
Thank goodness for the return of syrupy nonsense.
by David Sims
Feb 11, 2022
3 minutes
The plot of is hard to describe without it sounding a little addled. Kat Valdez (played by Jennifer Lopez), a world-famous singer about to marry another pop star during a joint concert, ditches her betrothed at the last second when his infidelity is revealed. To replace him for the ceremony, she invites a stranger onstage, a math teacher and charming single dad named Charlie Gilbert (Owen Wilson), who was unwittingly holding a sign passed to him by a friend. Then, rather than backpedaling, the two embark on a relationship, initially as a: It develops into something more.
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