Dude, where's my wife?

If I could describe this movie in one word, it would probably be "cute." The ad campaign for 20th Century Fox's latest get-the-teenagers-to-spend-their-allowance movie implies that the movie will be somewhat quirky and immature, full of slapstick humor, but it's not. What they delivered was actually a heartfelt, sentimental romantic comedy that comes out as a solid date flick. Tom (Ashton Kutcher), a late night stand-in radio traffic reporter, is the recently deemed spouse of Sarah (Brittany Murphy), who hails from a wealthy family. They met, dated for a month, moved in together, and in the time span it takes to make a baby, BAM, they're getting hitched (sans said baby). \nTom and Sarah are more or less the epitome of a new couple: head over heels for one another, throwing responsibility out the door with reckless abandon, going against the grain of familial expectations, and doing anything possible all in the name of love. So as newlyweds they kick off their lives together via the infamous honeymoon, European style. They want to do what all married couples do on their honeymoon -- sight-see, spoil themselves rotten, and of course, have lots of sex as often as physically possible. Throw in complications with transportation, accommodations, bitter exes, sex toys and cockroaches and you have more or less the honeymoon from hell.\nKutcher is pretty comfortable in this role, showing sincerity when appropriate and expressing well-timed outbursts good for a laugh. Murphy is affectionate, exhibiting a persona reminiscent of Drew Barrymore with a hint of Meg Ryan. Both come across as hopeless romantics, and their newfound off-screen relationship bleeds through into their performances. \nShawn Levy's only other noteworthy credit is "Big Fat Liar." There's no real style to the movie other than to progress the story. But the good thing is nothing distracts from the focus: the newlyweds trying to hold it together. \nAll in all, "Just Married" is a decent flick. It's a simple story about two kids throwing caution to the wind, and running into the usual (and at times unusual) complications people find on the path to true love. Sometimes cliché, sometimes\nhumorous, it's not a bad time at the movies.