J-Lo not at her best but fun

In action film. Glad that it’s done.

“Shotgun Wedding” finds her angry

at groom’s big plans that you will see.

Her wedding dress is just too much.

White and fluffy and do not touch

It’s ruined slowly in scene by scene

I wanted to shriek at the screen.

.    Destination wedding? Oh yes!

A great one if you’d like to guess.

The Philippines was chosen here

But pirates capture them. Oh, dear!

J-Lo’s character yells a lot.

She has to for that’s in the plot.

But why not even one great song?

I do not think that would be wrong.

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(However, J-Lo does sing a little in the closing credits.).

Action wins out here. Almost every scene includes shooting, fighting, running, etc. At the same time, J-Lo and Josh’s characters are funny while arguing about the wedding and trying to decide if they belong together.

And who is responsible for the pirates? Could it be the bride’s ex? Critic law forbids me to tell.

The jungle-like setting works fine here and helps us believe in the film’s story. Plus, some of the stunts are quite exciting.    

Directed by Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) from a script by Mark Hammer (Two Night Stand), Shotgun Wedding manages to ring a bell on  comic and romantic moments while conentrating on the action scenes.. .  

Of course, it’s not the best wedding movie of all time. That place is already taken by Four Weddings and a Funeral.  Or The Wedding Singer. Or Bridesmaids. Or The Wedding Crashers. Or ??????

I better close with some words of wisdom, so here’s what Benjamin Franklin said about marriage.

“Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.”

(Released by Amazon Prime and rated “R” by MPAA.)