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Just Married (2003)

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Release Date: Jan 10, 2003; Rated: PG-13; DVD Release Date: Jun 17, 2003; Genres: Comedy, Romance; With: Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy; Distributor: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation

By Alice King

In well-worn romantic-comedy tradition, Kutcher and Murphy are a mismatched couple (he's a regular Joe, she's a pampered rich girl) whose perfect relationship is ruined by marriage -- more specifically, by a disastrous European honeymoon. There's a certain appeal to the then-real-life couple, but way too much face-bashing, wall-crashing, foot-stuck-in-something (twice!) slapstick detracts from what could have been a charming bit of retro-screwball fluff. EXTRAS The main draw of the DVD offerings, which include a Comedy Central game show-cum-trailer with the lovebirds and an audio commentary in which they giggle and riff with director Shawn Levy, is catching the stars in full-on cutesy-couple mode.

Posted Jun 20, 2003

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