Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Coolidge, Lenny Kravitz, Sonia Braga, Cheech Marin, D’Arcy Carden, Selena Tan, Desmin Borges, Alex Mallari Jr., Callie Hernandez
OUR RATING: ★★☆☆☆
Story:
Amazon Prime romantic comedy directed by Jason Moor. Shotgun Wedding (2023) centers on Darcy (Jennifer Lopez) and Tom (Josh Duhamel), who gather their lovable but very opinionated families for the ultimate destination wedding, just as the couple begin to get cold feet. But suddenly everyone’s lives are in danger when the entire party is taken hostage. The couple must then work together to save their loved ones, if they don’t end up killing each other first. In the process, they rediscover why they fell in love in the first place.
Best Quotes
Renata Ortiz: Where is the groomzilla?
Darcy Rivera: Tom is not a groomzilla, okay? He just committed to making every detail perfect.
Carol Fowler: I’ve been looking forward to this moment ever since baby Tommy was cut out of my abdomen.
Carol Fowler: I have never been on a private island before. I’ve never been even on an island before. Actually, you know what? That’s not true. I went with the Heibermans. We went to Mackinac, you know, before they moved to Bloomington. Have you ever been to Mackinac, Renata?
Renata Ortiz: I don’t know what that is, or most of the words you just said.
Renata Ortiz: You got my daughter rusty knives?
Carol Fowler: It’s your something borrowed. Everyone in our family uses them on their wedding day. Brings you a lifetime of good luck. Except for Uncle Greg, who ended up getting decapitated on that forklift. But that’s not the knife’s fault.
Carol Fowler: When I’m in formal wear, I like to pee standing up. How about you?
Darcy Rivera: Some things are more important than money, Dad.
Robert Rivera: Yeah. That’s debatable.
Tom Fowler: What did I miss?
Darcy Rivera: Oh, well, your mom gave me cursed knives. And then my mom almost yelled at my dad’s girlfriend for smiling. Oh, also, your cousin, Amy, asked where she could charge her vibrator.
Tom Fowler: Oh, so, Cousin Amy came?
Darcy Rivera: She will soon.
Jamie Rivera: [to Darcy, referring to Sean] Dad invited your ex? God! How does he just keep getting hotter? Looks like he’s leading a porn safari.
Tom Fowler: [referring to Sean] Oops. Looks like he was in a rush and forgot to button his shirt all the way up.
'I'm a mother. I can be upset about a lot of things at the same time.' - Carol Fowler (Shotgun Wedding) Share on X
Darcy Rivera: We are so very touched that you all made the trek out here. You know, we really wanted to pick a place that was convenient for none of you.
Tom Fowler: Darcy talked a lot about her time in the Peace Corps in Bali, and I thought, you know, how cool would it be if we got married there. And then, I realized that Bali was un-Bali-vably expensive.
Darcy Rivera: So, in conclusion, I just want to say one thing to you, Deedee. Katuk kak ci.
Tom Fowler: What’s Katuk kak what?
Darcy Rivera: Oh, God. It’s hard to explain. It actually means, “F*** your grandpa.”
Tom Fowler: Well, that’s not that hard to explain.
Darcy Rivera: Yeah, well, I don’t know. Just, in Balinese, it’s super offensive.
Tom Fowler: Yeah, well, it’s offensive everywhere, no?
Carol Fowler: Hello. It’s your future mother-in-law, Carol.
Darcy Rivera: Yep. I know your name, Carol.
Carol Fowler: [referring to Darcy] Tommy, she’s not wearing any pants. I just want to ask, and I hope it’s okay. Is that genetics, or is it like Pilates?
Tom Fowler: Mom, now is not the time.
'Your group chat is out of control.' - Tom Fowler, 'I will not apologize for having enthusiastic friends.' - Darcy Rivera (Shotgun Wedding) Share on X
Carol Fowler: We need to get you out of here. It’s the night before your wedding, and you can’t spend the night together.
Tom Fowler: No, Ma, It’s just…
Carol Fowler: You can’t. It’s bad luck. You know, his cousin, Jenna, she spent the night with her husband. Lo and behold, she got Lyme disease, and now she can’t wear sandals. It’s a tradition.
Jamie Rivera: [after confessing to sleeping with Ricky] I just, I was in the mood for something, you know, that wasn’t quite right. Like ordering a hamburger at a sushi bar or something. I’m just going to avoid him today. It’s fine.
Darcy Rivera: He’s Tom’s best man. You two have to walk down the aisle together.
Jamie Rivera: I am very good at ignoring people that I’m standing next to.
Darcy Rivera: No kidding.
Jamie Rivera: [to Darcy in her wedding dress] I think the left boob is actually slightly lower than the right boob.
Tom Fowler: I’m sorry. I just wanted everything to be perfect.
Darcy Rivera: Why is that so important to you?
Tom Fowler: Why isn’t it important to you?
'You think that something bad is going to happen, and then you make it happen.' - Darcy Rivera, 'That's called self-sabotage.' - Ace (Shotgun Wedding) Share on X
Carol Fowler: [referring to Tom and Darcy] Oh, my God. They’ve fallen in a ditch.
Renata Ortiz: What? And how do you know that?
Carol Fowler: I don’t know. I just have a sixth sense about these things.
Darcy Rivera: We brought everybody that we loved down to the Philippines for our wedding. I’m in this dress! We’re doing this!
Tom Fowler: Oh, that was beautiful. Are those your vows?
Tom Fowler: [to Darcy] Why don’t you go be with Sean? Maybe you guys could go bang some grandpas!
Pirate: Drop the phone.
Jamie Rivera: But my phone will get ruined.
Harriet: I think that’s the point, sweetie. Just drop it.
Jamie Rivera: Yeah, but I haven’t backed it up in a while.
Pirate Leader: As long as everybody follows directions, no one gets hurt. Raise your hand when you hear your name. Robert Rivera.
Carol Fowler: Robert? Robert. They’re calling you.
Robert Rivera: Thanks a lot, Carol.
'It is special, but it is not magic. We just made a vow. And we've messed things up thousands of times. But when we break something, we fix it.' - Margy (Shotgun Wedding) Share on X
Pirate: Isn’t she the bride?
Amanda: Oh. No.
Renata Ortiz: Amanda thought it was appropriate to wear white to a wedding.
Amanda: I didn’t know that was a rule.
Carol Fowler: Yes, you did. You’re a gaslighter.
Carol Fowler: Tommy has cold feet?
Robert Rivera: Is this really what we should be worrying about at this point?
Carol Fowler: I’m a mother. I can worry about a lot of things at the same time. Like Larry’s mole.
Tom Fowler: There are pirates outside. And they took everybody hostage.
Darcy Rivera: What?
Darcy Rivera: God, I’m going to die in this dress!
'Life is always going to be chaotic. But what I know for sure is that I want to go through all of it with you. It's simple really. Just a plan with one step.' - Darcy Rivera (Shotgun Wedding) Share on X
Darcy Rivera: [referring to their plan to attack the pirates] It won’t work!
Tom Fowler: Why?
Darcy Rivera: Too many steps.
Tom Fowler: It’s two steps. It’s two steps. Flamethrower, net.
Tom Fowler: You were right. That hairspray was so much worse than the net.
Sean Hawkins: You doing okay, Jamie?
Jamie Rivera: My stomach feels like it’s going to fall through my a**hole. But otherwise, I’m chill.
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