Jerry Rees's 'The Marrying Man' is one of those funny and spot-on flicks that have the potential to become classics, but they falter in the most important portion of the film... it's culmination.
'The Marrying Man' stars Alec Baldwin as a playboy, who is a 6 days away from his marriage... in a trip with friends, he falls in love with the sultry Kim Basinger, who also has her share of problems and complications. The film has a terrific first hour, in fact you're hooked into the screen completely! But the penultimate 40-minutes drag and become boring. The culmination is stupid and highly unconvincing. What disappoints more is that this flick is written by a genius like Neil Simon!
Moving on, Rees direction is fair. Acting wise, Robert Loggia is terrific in a brief role. He steals the show! Alec Baldwin is quite good. Kim Basinger looks amazing, as ever! Her performance is perfect. Elisabeth Shue is okay. All the actors who play Alec's friends are mechanical.
'The Marrying Man' deserves a watch. It has a superb first hour and the lovable Kim Basinger to it's kitty.
'The Marrying Man' stars Alec Baldwin as a playboy, who is a 6 days away from his marriage... in a trip with friends, he falls in love with the sultry Kim Basinger, who also has her share of problems and complications. The film has a terrific first hour, in fact you're hooked into the screen completely! But the penultimate 40-minutes drag and become boring. The culmination is stupid and highly unconvincing. What disappoints more is that this flick is written by a genius like Neil Simon!
Moving on, Rees direction is fair. Acting wise, Robert Loggia is terrific in a brief role. He steals the show! Alec Baldwin is quite good. Kim Basinger looks amazing, as ever! Her performance is perfect. Elisabeth Shue is okay. All the actors who play Alec's friends are mechanical.
'The Marrying Man' deserves a watch. It has a superb first hour and the lovable Kim Basinger to it's kitty.