Shotgun Wedding movie review

Jennifer Lopez shines in "Shotgun Wedding" alongside the comedic brilliance of Jennifer Coolidge

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The action-comedy "Shotgun Wedding" starts off strong but overstuffed with fast-paced, amped-up chatter in its opening 20 minutes.

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Once the plot kicks in and the characters separate, the movie becomes more entertaining.

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Jennifer Lopez plays a high-strung lawyer, Darcy, who gets back into a good groove with her fiancé

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Tom (Josh Duhamel), under extreme duress when pirates come ashore and take the wedding guests hostage.

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Shotgun Wedding" peters out down the stretch as the explosions and gunfire overwhelm the banter.

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The middle hour is snappy, helped by the chemistry of Lopez and Duhamel.

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Jennifer Coolidge gives a riotously funny performance as Tom's chipper mom, Carol,

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who miraculously keeps the hostages alive by trying to befriend their captors.

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The movie is about a couple who gets back together under extreme duress when their island wedding is taken over by pirates

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