Shotgun Wedding
Published February 11, 2023
Film info
- Title Shotgun Wedding
- Director Jason Moore
- Year 2022
- Run time 1hr 41m
- Genres Comedy, Action, Romance
- Tagline Save the day
Darcy and Tom gather their families for the ultimate destination wedding but when the entire party is taken hostage, 'Til death do us part' takes on a whole new meaning in this hilarious, adrenaline-fuelled adventure as Darcy and Tom must save their loved ones - if they don't kill each other first.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 3:22 | Does he mean Etsy? Why would there be a boat situation on Etsy? |
| 12:26 | Wedding speeches are the worst. |
| 15:31 | Well, if it was ever in question, J-Lo is the sexiest woman on the planet. |
| 23:41 | “I certainly didn’t need a wedding registry. I have my things already. I like my things.” “I wanted a Roomba.” |
| 26:34 | Spiky balaclava is properly terrifying. |
| 39:17 | “Do something basebally.” Not sure baseball has that many practical applications. |
| 43:22 | I love that she can only cope with plans with one step. |
| 57:22 | She’s gone full Rambo here, the boots really set something off. |
| 1:02:15 | Mmm, bunker. |
| 1:15:35 | “Maybe he wanted to take her extra hostage.” |
| 1:26:11 | “I am not a monster, I am an entrepreneur.” Hmm. |
| 1:33:00 | Ah, Ryan Reynolds was an exec producer? That makes so much sense! |
Thoughts
I was expecting this to be your traditional cheesy rom-com wedding movie but it turned out to be a proper comedy that was a lot more enjoyable than I’d anticipated. Jennifer Lopez is great, and I loved the chemistry between her and Duhamel, which seemed to grow and evolve with the movie just as it should have done.
The story was good, it was a little bit reminiscent of The Lost City - two people bumbling about the jungle and somehow managing to survive against the bad guys and against all the odds, but it was a bit more grounded than that film… whilst still being ridiculous, obviously.
And of course Jennifer Coolidge stole the show because we are living in a golden age of Coolidge that I don’t want to ever end. A great fun film full of laughs.
Rating: 5 / 5