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Occasionally funny despite the two main actors
Summary:
Tom Leezak (Ashton Kutcher) is a two-bit Polish traffic reporter working the graveyard shift at a local radio station. But when he meets and falls in love with Sarah McNerney (Brittany Murphy), whose father is ultra rich, trouble is inevitable

The movie actually begins as Tom and Sarah return from their honeymoon in Europe. They are literally doing their best to kill each other as they walk through the airport. In an attempt to adjust back to normal life, Tom finds his way to his microphone at the radio station and, despite the urgings of his show producer, can't help but ponder why his marriage has fallen apart on air. He then proceeds to recount the entire relationship, from hitting Sarah in the face with a football (how they met), to their disastrous honeymoon (which is the majority of the movie), and finally to his decision to talk things over with his father.

As far as the honeymoon goes, it quickly dissolved to near chaotic levels when Tom's unwillingness to embrace all things wealthy and European clashed with Sarah's silver-spoon upbringing. To make matters worse, Sarah's former boyfriend and the man slated by her father to marry her, Peter Prentiss (Christian Kane), shows up and just happens to be staying in their same hotel. The jealousy and incompatibilities result in a night spent together in jail and the airport scene outlined above.

But before the marriage can end, both Tom and Sarah realize (1) why they got married in the first place and (2) that marriages aren't always blissful. Tom is finally able to convince both Sarah and her family that he really is the perfect person for her.

My Comments:
I put off seeing this movie for a long time because I don't like either of the principle actors. Seeing this movie didn't change my opinion of their acting abilities.

The story is pretty much a rehash of a classic plot device - rich person meets poor person, they fall in love, then realize that their different backgrounds make things difficult. The movie is actually a pretty good incarnation of that plot. The only problem I had with the story is that it is annoyingly out of order as it starts about 2/3 of the way (chronologically) through Tom and Sarah's story; but even so, it isn't hard to figure out what is going on. Otherwise, the story doesn't have any major jumps in logic. Everything that happens seems to make sense, belying a well-written script.

Where the movie goes wrong is in employing the two actors that it did. I must admit, Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy really are perfect for each other, but this is only because they can only play one character type - a ditz. But ditz + ditz doesn't make for characters that can carry a movie. And this is definitely the case with Just Married. Yes, there are a few humorous scenes, but invariably they are the result of the situation in which the two characters find themselves and not because Kutcher and Murphy have the comedic talent to pull off a romantic comedy. I laughed when I saw the car. The dildo in the socket was funny. And telling the customs agent that Tom had marijuana stuffed up his bottom was pretty good, but for the most part these are built-in jokes that would have worked if the characters were cartoons or even amoebas (think The Far Side).

Though I've probably already said enough about the acting, I have to say just one more thing: Does Brittany Murphy's smile/laugh bother anyone else? Watch it closely next time you see it and you'll see what I mean. She never closes her mouth and there is a slight delay before every laugh. It's almost as if she has to convince herself to do it and she's surprised rather than entertained. Anyway, I shouldn't mock other people's ticks, but after nearly two hours of this, I was just itching to put my hand under her chin and pry her mouth closed.

Overall, this movie actually had potential even though the basic plot idea isn't novel. The script is heavily laden with easy jokes, but the actors employed for this cake walk amazingly couldn't make it from point A to point B, even with the clear cut directions. I think this is a movie you could enjoy better by reading the script than by watching the poor portrayal that is the final product. It may make you laugh, but is it worth putting up with Kutcher and Murphy for the occasional chuckle? I don't think so.

Just Married
Just Married DVD ~ Ashton Kutcher is a funny, and harmless romatic comedy. I loved it and so will you. 5/5.

A romantic comedy, but without the romance or the comedy
My one star rating for this movie is solely because of the wonderful scenery in the French Alps set.

My three part list for the rest of the movie:

1. It is badly cast
2. It is badly acted
3. It is badly written

THE STORY: Dumb, clumsy guy meets rich girl, they fall inexplicably in lust, they get hitched, they have a lousy honeymoon (due to their own stupidity), they quarrel, they break up, they make up (repeat last three items several times)

The movie consists in its entirety of every bad, hackneyed gag best left on the cutting room floor. There is no on-screen chemistry between Kutcher and Murphy, and the torturous story limps along slowly and painfully to an unbelievable ending.

The old lady in the car speaks for all of us - this wreck of a movie should be put out of its misery.

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