‘Marry Me’ Review: Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson Bring Charm to a Rom-Com That’s Mildly Preposterous and Knows It

Maluma shot an interesting first scene with Owen Wilson on “Marry Me”.

, is here! We've been impatiently anticipating the release since production was announced and have withstood a year-long delay (due to the pandemic), but it's finally arrived — just in time for Valentine's Day weekend. premiered in both theaters and on Peacock simultaneously on Friday, Feb. 11.The romantic comedy follows pop star Kat Valdez (Jennifer Lopez), who on the day of her extremely public wedding to celebrity hunk Bastian (Maluma), finds out he's been unfaithful.

Marry Me has opened on Valentine's weekend (February 11) to mixed reviews from critics. In the whirlwind romance, Jennifer Lopez teams up with Marvel's Owen Wilson to make one of the most unlikely on-screen couples. Directed by Kat Coiro, Marry Me is based on a graphic novel of the same name where a pop star, Kat Valdez (Lopez), decides to marry a complete stranger (Wilson) holding a "Marry Me" sign in the crowd after finding out her fiancé is cheating on her.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorClassic glamour was costume designer Caroline Duncan’s goal when building the wardrobe for Jennifer Lopez, who plays global pop star Kat Valdez in “Marry Me.” In the Universal Pictures film, in theaters Feb. 11, Kat is one-half of a mega-celebrity couple and engaged to Bastian, played by singer Maluma.

“Marry Me,” which finds Jennifer Lopez playing a popular music artist who marries a random fan (played by Owen Wilson) on the spot when she discovers her fiancé cheated on her. That’s the premise of this old-fashioned romantic comedy, which then finds Lopez and Wilson’s characters essentially meeting one another after getting married.

reuniting with Jennifer Lopez for a little romance. Owen Wilson has rejoined his co-star from Anaconda more than 20 years later in a completely different genre for the romantic comedy Marry Me.

out Friday on Peacock.Playing pop superstar Kat Valdez, she is about to wed a sexy singer named Bastian (played by Colombian sensation Maluma) live on TV for an audience of 20 million. Then, moments before the nuptials, Page Six reveals that her fiancé went to third base with her assistant. “Why do I always pick the wrong guys?” she says.Huh.

, is here! We've been impatiently anticipating the release since production was announced and have withstood a year-long delay (due to the pandemic), but it's finally arrived — just in time for Valentine's Day weekend. will premiere on both the big and small screen simultaneously on Friday, Feb. 11, in both theaters and on the Peacock app.Sign Up for PeacockGet TicketsThe romantic comedy follows pop star Kat Valdez (Jennifer Lopez), who on the day of her extremely public wedding to celebrity hunk Bastian (Maluma), finds out he's been unfaithful.

Jennifer Lopez is very good at being very famous.That might sound more like a circumstance and not a rarified skill, but that’s just because she’d never let you see the work behind it. The same goes for her competence as a romantic comedy heroine.

Jennifer Lopez knows a thing or three about media harassment and being in the public eye 24/7, but that only makes the far-fetched romantic comedy Marry Me seem even less tolerable or redeemable than it might have looked on paper. In its opening minutes, this slickly made, music-drenched concoction serves up a premise so massively implausible — that one of the hottest female singers on the planet would replace her cheating macho fiancé in front of a live TV audience with an ineffectual single dad math teacher in his 50s — that it can never recover. It is, in two words, perfectly preposterous.

Though tried and true romantic comedies area dying breed, Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson make a bid to revive the genre (with a musical twist) in Kat Coiro’s “Marry Me,” which hits theaters just in time for Valentine’s Day. Based on Bobby Crosby’s graphic novel of the same name, “Marry Me” follows global music superstar, Kat Valdez (Lopez), who plans to marry her equally famous fiance, Bastian (Colombian singer-songwriter Maluma), in a combination concert/wedding set to be streamed for millions across the globe.

Maluma is in good company as he makes his feature film acting debut in. The 28-year-old Colombian superstar co-stars alongside Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson in the upcoming rom-com, out Friday. While chatting with ET's Nischelle Turner, Maluma shared why was the perfect first film."[It's] pretty surreal, that's the right word, pretty surreal.

Jennifer Lopez never misses a moment to arrive in style. The singer and actor walked the red carpet for a special screening of her new romantic comedy Marry Me in a white lace wedding dress in a fitting tribute to the new film.

Marry Me is coming out. When she promotes a project, she promotes it with her whole dang self. As she should! It's called being a mogul!The multi-talented star walked the red carpet for the premiere of the movie—about an unlucky-in-love singer who falls for a math teacher played by Owen Wilson—with her boyfriend Ben Affleck by her side.

Jennifer Lopez’s incredible property portfolio shows she has come a long way from her humble beginnings in the Bronx.MORE: Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez sell Malibu beach houseThe Marry Me actress has a love affair with luxury real estate and has bought and sold many dream properties throughout her career, from Manhattan to Miami. And while she already has several homes to choose from, she’s even been spotted viewing more properties in Beverly Hills with Ben Affleck, with whom she rekindled her romance in 2021.  Let’s take a look at her current property portfolio.WATCH: Jennifer Lopez gives tour inside incredible New York homeJennifer owns this stunning waterfront retreat in Miami’s Star Island with her ex-fiancé Alex Rodriguez.

Jennifer Lopez was all smiles at the premiere of her latest romantic comedy, .ET's Nischelle Turner spoke to Lopez, who attended the Los Angeles premiere Tuesday night with her boyfriend, Ben Affleck, by her side, where she couldn't help but gush about how happy she is with their rekindled romance.«It's a great date night. We're super happy,» Lopez gushed. «What can I tell you? We're just having a good time.»In the film, out Friday, Lopez plays pop superstar Kat Valdez, whose highly publicized wedding is nearly called off when she finds out her fiancé, played by Maluma, has been cheating on her.

upbringing in the Bronx prepared her for Hollywood, and why she still feels that she had to fight for approval from her peers.The “Marry Me” actress, 52, opened up to Rolling Stone in a new cover story about how her mom, Guadalupe Rodríguez, instilled a sense of toughness in her to conquer the entertainment industry.“Listen, my mom was also a fun mom. My mom was also the mom who got me into musicals and introduced me to all kinds of music. I am an entertainer because of my mom,” Lopez said.

Jennifer Lopez is looking back on her career. The 52-year-old star is preparing for the debut of her film "Marry Me," which sees her play a global pop music sensation troubled by heavily publicized romantic struggles. While the role is notably close to Lopez herself, the film has given the actress an opportunity to reflect on her own career and how she became the superstar that she is today.