Shotgun Wedding is an action, romantic comedy starring Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel. The story follows Tom and Darcy, played by Duhamel and Lopez, respectively, as they deal with the stress of hosting their families during their destination wedding on a private island in the Philippines. The day of their wedding their guests are taken hostage by pirates. The bride and groom must do everything they can to save their loved ones and in doing so also learn some things about each other that may make or break their relationship.
I enjoyed the diverse casting and thought that the character development was pretty good as well. Jennifer Lopez is right in her wheelhouse with this type of film. She has mastered the art of the romantic comedy and also did well in the action sequences. In her role as Darcy she was funny, smart, independent and resourceful. Josh Duhamel was likeable, protective and caring as Tom and had great chemistry with Lopez. I enjoyed Jennifer Coolidge as the typecast quirky, funny mom. I also liked seeing Cheech Martin from the famed Cheech & Chong in this film as Darcy's dad. I was surprised by Lenny Kravitz’s role. I liked that he took the risk to portray a character unlike any he had done before. He also gave an impressive amount of range.
Shotgun Wedding was a fun movie that kept me on the edge of my seat and had some great plot twists. The movie had strong themes around the realities of marriage, how perfection is overrated and the importance of communication. This is definitely a film I’d recommend checking out and one I’d watch again.
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