I knew that MAYBE I DO was in production since last August because it was the new movie in production of William Macy and being probably his biggest fan I couldn't certainly wait for it. Last January it was released and as the weeks passed, the score lowered and lowered up to its current 4,8. On April I saw it and as I watched it, I assumed I was seeing a different movie than the one described in the reviews because I liked it.
Michelle (Emma Roberts) attends the wedding of a friend and she then expects from boyfriend Allen (Luke Bracey) a serious decision about their future together and they have the brilliant idea of organizing a dinner with their parents. There is one small problem: Michelle and Allen's respective parents already know each other too well. In fact Allen's father Sam (Macy) dates Michelle's mother Grace (Diane Keaton), and Michelle's dad Howard (Richard Gere) dates Allen's mom Monica (Susan Sarandon). The families meet, and after the initial horror they discuss and discuss about their past mistakes and accept that their sons have to marry despite the bad examples they gave. Michelle and Allen finally marry, and their parents have all found each other again.
So, is MAYBE I DO that bad? Not really. I agree that the plot might look like recycled from other movies but at least there were some moral lessons given by the end that make you think. The acting was good by all (Macy, Sarandon, Gere, Keaton, Bracey and Roberts) and it's a nice entry in all their resumes. There were some funny moments as well such as: in the beginning Sam is sitting alone in a movie theater, starts to crying and then meets Grace; as the families meet there is some tension and then the parents discuss it in the backyard of their previous mistakes; or also when Sam and Monica meet again after years and they are very surprised.
Overall, don't let the reviews fool you because this is one of those rare movies that manages to be both entertaining and deep, and that is quite a rare thing you can find in movies these days. I guess I was just in the right mood for it and that's why I enjoyed it more than I expected to do.
Michelle (Emma Roberts) attends the wedding of a friend and she then expects from boyfriend Allen (Luke Bracey) a serious decision about their future together and they have the brilliant idea of organizing a dinner with their parents. There is one small problem: Michelle and Allen's respective parents already know each other too well. In fact Allen's father Sam (Macy) dates Michelle's mother Grace (Diane Keaton), and Michelle's dad Howard (Richard Gere) dates Allen's mom Monica (Susan Sarandon). The families meet, and after the initial horror they discuss and discuss about their past mistakes and accept that their sons have to marry despite the bad examples they gave. Michelle and Allen finally marry, and their parents have all found each other again.
So, is MAYBE I DO that bad? Not really. I agree that the plot might look like recycled from other movies but at least there were some moral lessons given by the end that make you think. The acting was good by all (Macy, Sarandon, Gere, Keaton, Bracey and Roberts) and it's a nice entry in all their resumes. There were some funny moments as well such as: in the beginning Sam is sitting alone in a movie theater, starts to crying and then meets Grace; as the families meet there is some tension and then the parents discuss it in the backyard of their previous mistakes; or also when Sam and Monica meet again after years and they are very surprised.
Overall, don't let the reviews fool you because this is one of those rare movies that manages to be both entertaining and deep, and that is quite a rare thing you can find in movies these days. I guess I was just in the right mood for it and that's why I enjoyed it more than I expected to do.