Shotgun Wedding

Prime Video describes this movie as “the ultimate destination wedding where the entire party gets taken hostage by pirates”, but don’t be expecting to see Captain Hook or Jack Sparrow, they’re referring to those mean modern day pirates with AK-47s. And can I just say, pirates are probably the one group that becomes less cool the more they technologically advance. I think cavemen or knights with machine guns would be awesome, but when it comes to pirates, I’ll take a swashbuckling swordsman that just wants gold any day.

Speaking of things that aren’t gold, this movie is more silver or bronze. It’s got beautiful scenery, as it’s filmed on a tropical island. There were some pretty funny one-liners (I’m talking to you Jennifer Coolidge aka Stiffler’s Mom). And of course, Jennifer Lopez is classic romcom J.Lo. Overall though, this feels like your pretty standard romantic comedy. They throw in some action to set it apart from others that we have seen, but it still feels very generic. Not bad at all, just something we’ve seen many times. And the pirates keep shooting and missing everything. They may actually shoot worse than the Stormtroopers from Star Wars. And then when they’re close enough to actually shoot someone, they choose not to. This is why pirates should stick with swords.

In the end, we’re giving this our “wait for streaming” rating. If you need a romantic comedy in your life, this will be there on Prime Video for you. If you don’t watch it, I’m sure you won’t be missing out on any conversations around the water cooler at the office Monday morning, unless you’re a full time pirate in the Pacific Ocean…you guys actually get some airtime and may want to check it out.

🛶= wait for streaming