The Marrying Man (1991)
The Marrying Man (1991)
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Cast
as Vicki Anderson
as Charley Pearl
as Lew Horner
as Adele Horner
as Bugsy Siegel
as Phil Golden
as Sammy Fine
as Tony Madden
as George Bouchet
as Gus
as Dante
as Sam
as Andy
as Andy
as Woody
as Cab Driver
as Sheila
as Sherry
as Arlene
as Dee
as Butler
as Gas Attendant
as Bartender
as Bugsy's Blonde
as 1st Justice
as Woo Ling
as Announcer
as Nurse
as Charley's Father
as Gwen
as Bobbie
as Emma
as Liz
as Waiter
as 3rd Justice
as Maitre d'
as Grace
as Louise
Critic Reviews for The Marrying Man
All Critics (21) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (19)
A stillborn romantic comedy of staggering ineptitude.
It's hard to spot vintage Neil Simon in his screenplay for this indulgent comedy...
"The Marrying Man" seems to have died en route from Neil Simon's brain to the movie theater, but exactly where and why is anybody's guess. An autopsy by a professional is in order.
The Marrying Man isn't awful; it's something much less fun - conspicuously mediocre.
Jerry Rees's direction is straight-ahead: In a Neil Simon comedy, you don't jump in, you just try to keep out of the way.
There's more juice in the story than I usually expect from Neil Simon; the characters don't just trade one-liners, but get under each other's skins.
Audience Reviews for The Marrying Man
This real life couple should have taken the hint from how lame there romance was in this limp romantic dramedy.
Not a great movie by any standards, and the performances by Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin were over-acted. Kim Basinger can sing pretty well, but the scenes of her singing were not believable. Predictable and formulaic from the start, the movie was more interesting because of the real-life relationship of these two actors than the actual movie itself.
Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger help bring fun and lively chemistry to this throwback to classic screwballs comedies in the vein of It Happened One Night and The Philadelphia Story. The story wears thin after a while, but their chemistry and likability carry it through to a happy and enjoyable ending. Simon's screenplay is peppered with the type of throwaway gags that litter the classics it emulates, though it doesn't shy away from expletives and sexual frankness. The miracle of this screenplay is how those R-rated moments are able to slip in without feeling vulgar or intrusive. THe Marrying Man isn't a great romantic comedy, but it's a fun one, especially if you love either or both of these two stars.
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