Lopez knew viewers were ready to see her have it all, because she herself laid the groundwork for it.
The film earned $11 million at the still-depressed box office, while also streaming on Peacock. If Lopez has historically endeared herself to the audience by playing “relatable” characters, Marry Me asks audiences to root for her: J.Lo, the A-lister, the megastar, the icon. In Marry Me - which Lopez produced as well as starred in - she not only plays a rich woman, she plays a famous and powerful celebrity, designed to remind viewers of the star herself. Darcy.) But that’s not the only difference. (Think Elizabeth Bennet, who can’t inherit property, marrying the uber-rich Mr. Characters like Maid in Manhattan’s Marisa Ventura, a maid who finds romance with a senator, or The Wedding Planner’s Mary Fiore, a wedding planner who falls for a well-off client, don’t challenge the traditional rom-com framework: a woman marrying a wealthier man. The character is a far cry from Lopez’s previous rom-com roles, which have exclusively been working-class women - parts that draw on her background as a working-class kid from the Bronx.
The message is clear: Kat Valdez wants for nothing, because Kat Valdez is really, really, really rich. The camera pans over a sea of purses as assistants announce more presents - an opulent diamond necklace from a jewelry designer, a whole stove from a fan. At the opening of Marry Me, Jennifer Lopez’s alter-ego Kat Valdez sits in her palatial Manhattan apartment, surrounded by mountains of gifts celebrating her impending nuptials.
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