We all know the rom-com formula by now, right? Disparate strangers meet and clash. Eventually, they begin to develop feelings before the inevitable crisis happens that threatens everything. But before the end of the film, all is good again and they live happily ever after. Knowing this and watching the trailer for “Marry Me” kinda paints the whole picture of the film, sadly.
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As seen in the trailer, “Marry Me” tells the story of a pop star who discovers her partner is cheating on her right before she’s set to go on stage and publicly marry him. What’s a girl to do in that situation? Obviously, you go and find a random dude in the audience and marry him instead. Luckily for the pop star, the rando she picks is a sweet, nerdy divorced dad. And wouldn’t you know it? They fall in love!
“Marry Me” stars Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson as the two strangers that meet and eventually fall in love. The film hits theaters on February 14. You can watch the trailer below.
Here’s the (rather long, expansive) synopsis for the film:
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 be 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, 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?