Just Married Details

Although the makers of this banal offering seem to be aiming for a teen twist on the romantic screwball comedy, the less-than-sparkling results bear a greater resemblance to National Lampoon's European Vacation than, say, What's Up, Doc?. In place of Chevy Chase is Ashton Kutcher (from the abysmal Dude, Where's My Car?) as the handsome, uncultured new husband of well-educated rich kid Brittany Murphy — whose wealthy parents naturally disapprove of her choice of groom. Over the course of a disastrous honeymoon — no more than a series of slapstick vignettes performed in glamorous European locations — they begin to wonder if their marriage can really work. The stars are photogenic and enthusiastic, but the increasingly contrived array of rows, hitches and misunderstandings are brash and charmless. This is one for undemanding rom-com fans only.

"...[Kutcher] carries himself with a blitzed air of proprietary glee, as if he were the class clown on spring break....Murphy, playing straight woman to these antics, proves unexpectedly charming..."