Movie Reviews: Shotgun Wedding (Prime Video)

Shotgun Wedding (2023)

Release Date (Streaming): Jan 27, 2023
Director: Jason Moore
Writer: Mark Hammer
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Coolidge, Sonia Braga, Cheech Marin, Selena Tan, D'Arcy Carden
Rating: R (Language|Some Violence/Bloody Images)
Genre: Action, Romance, Comedy
Runtime: 1h 40m

Prime Video

In Shotgun Wedding, Darcy (Jennifer Lopez) and Tom (Josh Duhamel) gather their lovable but very opinionated families for the ultimate destination wedding, just as the couple begin to get cold feet. And if that wasn't enough of a threat to the celebration, suddenly everyone's lives are in danger when the entire party is taken hostage. "'Til Death Do Us Part" takes on a whole new meaning in this hilarious, adrenaline-fueled adventure as Darcy and Tom must save their loved ones--if they don't kill each other first.

I love ensemble casts. And Shotgun Wedding had a fun one!

I don't understand why Shotgun Wedding got dissed by the critics. It was exactly what you expect from a romantic comedy. The trailer is true to the movie. I'm not a big fan of romcoms but this one had a lot of action. What does every action movie have? You guessed it...a helicopter explosion. So technically Shotgun Wedding is an action movie.

My husband and I had a great time watching it. It is kind of predictable, but most movies are. But it made up for it with some funny moments and leaning heavily toward the action element. Not many romcoms have people getting blown up (only the bad guys get blown up). 

If you aren't really into romcoms but you know someone who is, this is a movie both of you can enjoy. Light-hearted and silly, just sit back and enjoy this popcorn entertainment and don't think to hard about it.

My husband and I give it 4 "" Sheep

SharonS

Double Movie Review: The Tomorrow War (2021)

The Tomorrow War

Release Date: July 2, 2021
Directed By: Chris McKay
Screenplay: Zach Dean
Stars: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, Sam Richardson, J. K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin
Produced: Chris Pratt (executive producer), Rob Cowan (executive producer)
Amazon Prime Video
Running Time: 2 hours, 18 minutes
Genre: Science Fiction
Time travelers arrive from 2051 to deliver an urgent message: 30 years in the future, mankind is losing a war against a deadly alien species. The only hope for survival is for soldiers and civilians to be transported to the future and join the fight. Determined to save the world for his daughter, Dan Forester teams up with a brilliant scientist and his estranged father to rewrite the planet’s fate.

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Reviewed by Pamela K. Kinney

I gave The Tomorrow War 4 sheep.

The Tomorrow War is set in a futuristic conflict that finds humanity losing the fight against an alien invasion. It begins with husband, father, and former Green Beret, Dan Forester. Young people in military uniforms leap into the middle of a football game and announce they are from 30 years in the future and mankind losing to an alien race that is killing and eating all human life (and I assume animals and birds too). They are putting out a call for their parents and grandparents in the past to join the fight to stop the Whitespikes. Otherwise, life dies on the planet. The draft is reinstated and Dan gets drafted. They are jumped into the future via a wormhole called a “jumplink.”

This reminded me somewhat of the Tom Cruise movie, Edge of Tomorrow, where Cruise’s character was put into the military where the soldiers jump to a time in the future to fight exterritorial life, where once a soldier is killed, they return to the beginning again. 

The Tomorrow War has some of the same themes. Parts of the movie are good, others, such as how long the movie is, not so much. But since it's a Prime Video, you can hit the pause button to get snacks or go to the bathroom. I do feel it would have been better to start straight at the football game and skipped the first 10-15 minutes with the Christmas party scene.  

All in all, it not the world’s great time travel science fiction movie, but as a popcorn flick, it was an enjoyable time.

Reviewer: SharonS

 4 "Conspiracy Santa" sheep

My husband and I enjoyed it! You need to watch it for the action and awesome CGI. Those aliens are wicked! The story is pretty predictable but they throw in a nice twist at the end about the alien origins and follow that up with some really stupid writing...but the action scenes are big-screen worthy. So shut off your critical thinking and tap into your lizard brain and enjoy!