It’s fair to say I typically like pretty dark movies. My current top 10 movies of 2025 ranking includes five horror movies, and “Alien” is my favorite movie ever. I also adore thriller flicks. While I have a soft spot for indie coming-of-age comedies, I’m not typically one for romantic comedies. So back in 2022, when “Marry Me,” a bubbly rom-com starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson, arrived in theaters (and day-and-date on Peacock), based on the vibes the trailer gave me, I was pretty confident I was going to not just mildly dislike it, but outright loathe it.
As the old saying goes, “never judge a book by its cover,” or a rom-com by its glossy marketing materials, because while “Marry Me” is certainly not a trailblazer for the genre, it’s an effective crowd-pleaser and managed to mine a lot of charm from its leads' chemistry. If this movie passed you by at release, it’s just arrived on Netflix this weekend, and even if you’re a cynic like me, you might be pleasantly surprised at this rom-com's heartfelt nature.
