{"id":25957,"date":"2023-01-26T00:35:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T08:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=25957"},"modified":"2023-01-26T00:35:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T08:35:30","slug":"you-might-want-to-pass-on-maybe-i-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=25957","title":{"rendered":"You Might Want to Pass on MAYBE I DO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/24_0005_C-merged.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7265\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Running Time: 96 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This feature from Vertical Entertainment opens at\ntheaters nationwide on Friday, January 27<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone is familiar with romantic-comedies and their\nnumerous tropes. The new film <em>Maybe I Do<\/em> attempts to add some wrinkles\nto the formula by making the parents of a troubled young couple the centerpiece\nof the story.&nbsp; Unfortunately, it is an unexpectedly muted affair that\ndoesn\u2019t take full advantage of its unique elements. The impressive cast is\nwasted and it comes across as contrived. In fact, it feels like a stilted stage\nplay, even though it was written directly for the screen.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Maybe-I-Do-005-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25958\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michelle (Emma Roberts) is a young woman growing tired of\nher boyfriend Allen (Luke Bracey) attempts to avoid the topic of marriage.\nAfter an incident at a friend\u2019s wedding, Michelle delivers an ultimatum to her\nman. She tells him that the relationship is over if he doesn\u2019t propose. The two\nthen go their separate ways for the rest of the evening. Michelle seeks counsel\nfrom her parents Howard (Richard Gere) and Grace (Diane Keaton), while Allen\ndiscusses the prospect of marriage with his bickering guardians, Monica (Susan\nSarandon) and Sam (William H. Macy). Realizing that they have never introduced\ntheir families, Michelle and Allen set up a dinner party before making a final\ndecision. Little do the two know that their elders are already involved with\neach other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This synopsis sounds intriguing and promises a lot of\nconflict and humor, but the picture sets itself up in an awkward manner. After\nthe blow-up between the young lovers, we see lengthy separate secret\ninteractions between Howard and Monica in a hotel room, as well as an evening\nwith Grace and Sam. There are some amusing comments and concerns brought up by\nall the individuals, but the scenes don\u2019t play as dynamically as they should.\nEveryone discusses the potential danger their dalliances might cause with their\npartners, but we don\u2019t feel any stress or tension. And, as Michelle and Allen\nfade into the background, viewers become less-than-invested in their issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Maybe-I-Do-004-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25960\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The second act includes Michelle and Allen having heartfelt and overly earnest discussions about marriage with their parents. It\u2019s only in the final third when the movie tries to deliver on its promise of an awkward, humorous dinner between adults who share a complicated history. But once again, the movie fails to capitalize on the concept. The performers bug their eyes out at each other, behave oddly and leave to have private discussions with their secret partners about how to proceed. It\u2019s impossible to believe that any individual wouldn\u2019t immediately take note and confront their spouse for behaving bizarrely. It\u2019s all so unconvincing that this reviewer was initially convinced the source material must have been clumsily adapted from the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Maybe-I-Do-002-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25961\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While there never is much reason to care about Michelle or\nAllen, the rest of the cast are extraordinarily talented and manage to eke a\nfunny line or two from their predicament. Still, it all comes across as flat\nand unimaginative. Perhaps taking a non-linear presentation would have worked\nmore effectively. Or getting the entire group of characters together much\nearlier in the story and pushing them to hide their infidelities or display\nmore outrage at their spouse might have energized things. It would also have\nbeen fun to see an extended family member at the household and see their\nreaction to these secrets coming out. But sadly, this never occurs. The viewer\nis always more informed and a step ahead of the protagonists, minimizing any\nsuspense or surprise during their interactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s nice to see all these great actors share the screen\ntogether, and some individual observations on the institute of marriage are\nintriguing, but things wrap up in an overly genial and predictable manner. <em>Maybe\nI Do<\/em> is a missed opportunity to humorously display some of the difficulties\nmaintaining a marriage. The movie lacks big laughs and doesn\u2019t deliver enough\nsurprises, nor does it even provide a warm and fuzzy romantic feeling. In the\nend, it might be better to pass on this offer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Running Time: 96 minutes This feature from Vertical Entertainment opens at theaters nationwide on Friday, January 27th. Everyone is familiar with romantic-comedies and their numerous tropes. The new film Maybe I Do attempts to add some wrinkles to the formula by making the parents of a troubled young couple the centerpiece of the story.&nbsp; Unfortunately, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":25959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[213,4660,5840,6940,13571,13572,13573,13574,16991,17302,17310,19414,24313],"class_list":["post-25957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie-reviews","tag-213","tag-comedy","tag-diane-keaton","tag-emma-roberts","tag-maybe-i-do","tag-maybe-i-do-film-review","tag-maybe-i-do-movie-review","tag-maybe-i-do-review","tag-richard-gere","tag-rom-com","tag-romance","tag-susan-sarandon","tag-william-h-macy"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25957"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25957\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}