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Just Married |
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Just Married opens as young
Sarah and Tom Leezak deplane from a
hellacious European honeymoon. They're
spiteful and abusive to each other. Tom vents
to a pal, "I had the perfect relationship that
was ruined by marriage. ... Why does
anyone get married?" (Some teens
may leave the theater asking the same
question.) Before the newlyweds can kill each
other, the movie flashes back to their initial
meeting and night of passion, followed by
months of cohabitation and the wedding
Sarah's upscale family didn't want to see
happen. Then the misadventurous
honeymoon.
From the French Alps to the canals of
Venice, it's one disaster after another.
Disillusionment and distrust snowball. The
marriage is doomed. Or is it? Back in
California, Tom's dad tells him, "You never
see the hard days in a photo album, but
they're what get you from one happy photo to
the next." In other words, marriage takes work.
And it's worth it. Tom rushes to rejoin his wife,
promising to love her unconditionally. Ditto for
her. Everyone leaves happy ... except
discerning viewers.
Closing moral notwithstanding, the rest of
this romantic comedy obsesses over sex.
Characters discuss it, pursue it and
overhear it. Jokes are aimed at viewers
tickled by flatulence, sex toys, body cavity
searches and a botched attempt at making
love in an aromatically befouled airplane
lavatory. It seems every third scene involves
alcohol, and profanities include misuses of
Christ's name. The point about couples
persevering through trials is good, but amid
the myriad skewed values in this film, it may
have all the adhesive properties of a sticky
note.
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