Just Married (2003)

A young newlywed couple honeymoon in Europe, where obstacles challenge their ability to sustain the marriage.

Director:

Shawn Levy

Writer:

Sam Harper

Stars:

Ashton Kutcher, Brittany Murphy, Christian Kane

9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ashton Kutcher	...	Tom
Brittany Murphy	...	Sarah
Christian Kane	...	Peter Prentiss
David Moscow	...	Kyle
Monet Mazur	...	Lauren (as Monét Mazur)
David Rasche	...	Mr. McNerney
Thad Luckinbill	...	Willie McNerney
David Agranov	...	Paul McNerney
Taran Killam	...	Dickie McNerney
Raymond J. Barry	...	Mr. Leezak
Toshi Toda	...	Yuan
George Gaynes	...	Father Robert
Massimo Schina	...	Fredo
Valeria Andrews	...	Wendy (as Valeria)
Alex Thomas	...	Fred

Storyline

A happy young couple, Sarah and Tom marry against the wishes of Sarah's friends and family and go to Europe for their honeymoon. Unfortunately for them, Sarah's parents send Sarah's ex-boyfriend Peter Prentis to break up the happy marriage.

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Plot Keywords:

honeymoon | marriage | newlywed | bare chested male | underwear | 

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Taglines:

It was the perfect honeymoon... Until it began.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some crude humor and a brief drug reference

Details

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English Italian French German

Release Date:

10 January 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Recién casados

Filming Locations:

Campo Tures, Bolzano, Trentino - Alto Adige, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,548,993, 12 January 2003, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$56,127,162, 11 May 2003

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$101,564,935

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, Robert Simonds Productions, Mediastream Dritte Film GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In a beautiful exterior shot of an Italian plaza, lots of birds are seen, some taking flight as Tom pretends to shoo them away. This was all photographed naturally with the birds unaware they were being filmed.

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Goofs

When Tom and Sarah are out sightseeing, one shot shows them in a boat wearing the same clothes as they had the day before, when they first arrived at the hotel.

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Quotes

Peter: I'm not afraid of you. I studied martial arts with some of the best Chinese masters.
Tom: Well, I sure hope they taught you how to pull a fire poker out of your ass.

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Connections

Referenced in Hell Baby (2013)

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Soundtracks

For My Own Good
Written by Alex Dezen
Performed by The Damnwells

User Reviews

Recycled and not very funny, but entertaining enough if you're in the right mood

I had low hopes for this film. It's directed by Shawn Levy, one of the worst directors of all time. It stars Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy, both of whom can't really act and are only in films now because of their social/celebrity status.

Nevertheless I was surprised because despite some really hideous reviews and bad promos, the movie isn't awful. As a means of silly entertainment, it's sweet, good-natured and occasionally funny, even if all the gags are recycled from other flicks. I counted quite a few. The first fifteen minutes alone have: - Last regrets before the wedding (e.g. bride feels bad about keeping secrets from future husband, etc.) - Groom picks up bride to be romantic, ends up slapping her head against the door frame (also see...any other movie about newly married couples) - They try to have sex on an airplane, get limb(s) stuck in the toilet (also see "Vegas Vacation," which was a scene recycled from other films to begin with) - Mean airline stewardesses (also see "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" and "Meet the Parents" and "Midnight Run" and...) - Mix-up at the rental agency in terms of car/transportation, they end up with a lesser car (ripped right off of the aforementioned "P,T&A") - Get stuck in snow ("PT&A" again!) And so on and so forth...

Some of the gags are too crude and shouldn't be included - the pathetic joke about the vibrator as a honeymoon present is unnecessary. Sticking it into the wrong electrical current outlet is a good payoff, but I was expecting it to be handled funnier. It's a bit anti-climactic.

Overall this is an "embarrassing situation" comedy where lots and lots of bad stuff happens to people minding their own business. It's kind of like "Meet the Parents" - events continually spiralling out of control, bad luck for good people - but not as funny or well-developed. The characters are likable which helps out a lot. The direction isn't as bad as I expected.

But the script could have used polishing and the whole premise has been dealt with before. As a means of simple 90-minute entertainment, you could do a lot, lot worse (trust me!). But I'm just hoping they don't make another one. (I can see it now: "Just Parents," "Just Grandparents," "Just Divorced" and then "Just Deceased.")