For better and for worse, Marry Me is calculated for maximum warm, fuzzy fluff

polygon.com:

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to review Marry Me.

Romantic comedies are like weddings: You usually know what you’re getting into when you RSVP. Two people who you hopefully like and root for will get up and proclaim their love for each other in front of an audience. There will be catchy pop songs. And even if there are hiccups along the way, you know you’re most likely walking out of there after watching two people smile and smooch.

From Girls5Eva director Kat Coiro and writer Harper Dill, adapting a webcomic by Bobby Crosby, Marry Me falls right into the expectations rom-com fans have when they walk through the door. For the most part, that’s a good thing. The movie isn’t the most comedic or innovative addition to the romantic comedy genre, but it is sweet romantic fluff. Occasionally, it falls into the pitfalls of the genre by introducing fabricated tension that the rest of the film doesn’t really justify. But ultimately, it still checks off all the boxes it should.

[Ed. note: This review contains spoilers for Marry Me, but fewer spoilers than the trailer.]

In Marry Me, superstar Kat Valdez (Jennifer Lopez) is set to marry her pop-star boyfriend Bastian (Colombian singer-songwriter Maluma) live on stage at the last performance of their big tour. But moments before going on, Kat learns that Bastian cheated on her with her personal assistant. On the verge of a panic attack, Kat looks out into the audience and sees regular ol’ grade-school math teacher Charlie Gilbert (Owen Wilson) holding a sign that says “Marry Me,” and she impulsively pulls him onto the stage for an impromptu wedding. The rest of the movie deals with the fallout of this whirlwind.

Kat doesn’t want to be seen as a laughingstock after her