Marry Me. It’s a 2022 J-Lo romantic comedy that feels plucked from the rom-com collection of yesteryear. Based on Bobby Crosby’s 2010 graphic novel of the same name, Kat Coiro’s Marry Me establishes Jennifer Lopez’s Kat Valdez as a character who is very much aligned with the actress’ brand as an iconic pop singer who has millions of adoring fans.
Kat’s relationship status is also heavily covered by the media, with Colombian singer Maluma taking on the role of the star’s super-famous partner, Bastian.
The movie starts with the famous duo’s plan to have a super public wedding in front of a massive live audience – the event also set to be broadcast around the world, including song-and-dance numbers and a performance of their chart-topping single aptly called “Marry Me. ” However, just as Kat, in her designer wedding dress, is being raised into the stage, she learns that Bastian has been cheating on her with her assistant.
Owen Wilson’s Charlie Gilbert is an attendee at the concert, despite not knowing any of Kat Valdez's hit songs. A middle school math teacher who’s biggest concern is getting his mathletes, the “Pi-thons,” to competition and keeping the peace with his pre-teen daughter, he attends the concert with a co-worker and just so happens to be holding up a sign that reads “Marry Me. ” In Kat’s public moment of desperation, with thousands of people watching as she processes her betrayal in real time, she decides to invite Wilson’s Charlie up on stage to say “I do” with her.
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