Cady's Take:

The moment they say, “I do,” everything goes wrong. The message- a perfect relationship is ruined by marriage. Personally, I hope married life isn’t anything like the bit of hell portrayed in Just Married. Despite an occasional chuckle at Kutcher’s expense and Murphy’s inherent cuteness, Married is just a boorish mess. The film has the age group of 13-21 written all over it.

Kutcher and Murphy are two attractive, likeable actors with great potential, but their skills are wasted here. Murphy has done much better in serious roles, such as 8 Mile and Girl Interrupted. From the moment they get on the plane for their honeymoon little incidents start to reveal an emerging strain in their relationship. Basically, it's the snowball effect where one minor mishap seems to take on a major crisis. The trip reminded me of National Lampoon's European Vacation- minus the laughs.

It's fun and light-hearted, but nothing special. This movie is good candidate for a date movie- just make sure you finish your homework before you pop in this DVD.

When a friend recommended I see “Just Married” I laughed. Even when I saw the previews I thought this movie looked dumb. I have no problem with screwball comedies as a rule, however I do require that some feasible storyline accompany the physical comedy.

Ashton Kutcher plays Tom, a radio traffic reporter who likes sports, pool, and beer. Brittany Murphy plays Sara, a (nice) rich girl who falls for Tom for no particular reason that I could observe. Tom and Sara get married and go on their honeymoon in Italy where they get an awful rental car, which eventually gets pushed off a cliff, get kicked out of their hotel, and then (horror) Sara’s ex Peter follows them to Italy. I think you are probably getting the idea. Basically the problem is that “Just Married” does not know what it wants to be about. There is no rhyme or reason to the screwy things that happen, and they seem to happen purely to move the plot along to the next screwy thing.

Take another screwball comedy I happen to love, “Some Like It Hot.” Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis play musicians looking for jobs when they accidentally witness the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. The only job available is with an all-girl band. The boys dress as girls and head to Florida with the band, seeking escape from the mobsters and surrounded by beautiful women they can’t touch. It’s outrageous but it is a story! “Just Married” is simply a string of mishaps with some words in between. I liked the performances of Kutcher and Murphy – they were dating during this movie, which provides some genuine warmth. These two are attractive, appealing, and charming and I can recall at least two genuine laughs. I will not recommend this movie, but if nothing else looks good you can pick it up and have a chuckle.