Romantic comedies have been in a slump for the last decade-plus, but a small batch featuring recognizable stars are set to premiere over the next few weeks. This seems as good a time as any to take a state-of-the-union look at the genre.
This week, “Shotgun Wedding” starring Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel premieres on Amazon. It’s an action rom-com about a couple’s destination wedding in the Dominican Republic that turns chaotic when they and their guests are taken hostage.
Feb. 10 is something of a mini-bonanza with “Your Place or Mine” on Netflix (Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher as longtime, long-distance friends who realize they might be in love) and “Somebody I Used to Know” on Amazon (Alison Brie and “Insecure” alum Jay Ellis as exes who still have a spark even though he’s engaged to someone else).
