‘Maybe I Do’ is an adorable film with an amazing cast

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We all wake up one day and discover the majority of our life is in the past. We take stock in what we have done and what we want to do with the remaining years. That is what happens in Maybe I Do, a fun film filled with humor, laugh-out-loud moments, and a heartening look at love and marriage.

The star-studded cast consists of Diane Keaton and Richard Gere as Grace and Howard, a long married couple with a daughter, Michelle (Emma Roberts). Susan Sarandon and William H. Macy are Monica and Sam, another long-married couple with a son, Allen (Luke Bracey). Michelle and Allen have been living together for a while and now Michelle wants a lifetime commitment, something Allen is not prepared to offer. He loves her but after seeing the tragedy within his parents’ marriage, he is afraid of making the same mistakes.

Grace and Howard have never met Allen’s parents Monica and Sam. But, and here’s the rub, Grace knows Sam and Howard knows Monica, although their spouses do not know about each other’s relationships. What happens when the young couple introduces their parents to each other’s family?

Macy is perhaps the most adorable character in this story. He’s endearing and wonderful to watch. Gere, although playing a cad, is also fun to watch as his life could unfold with just a word from Monica. His indiscretion could be the end of his marriage to a wonderful woman. Grace is religious and just a bit frustrated with the state of her relationship with Howard. He has not been as attentive as he should be to her, something Sam feels about his wife Monica.

Director Michael Jacobs said, “It is my hope that Maybe I Do balances real moments of comedy with authentic moments of heart. As we take on love vs. marriage and hope one survives the other, giving our audience something to talk about with the people they’ve chosen to love.”

After spending years with a spouse, what is the best course of action for the remaining years of our lives? We have selected the person with whom we wanted to spend our lives yet when those initial emotions fade into an endearing friendship, what are we to do? Howard wants to regain his original lust.

The story shows that although people age, their desire to connect both emotionally and physically with another person does not disappear. Love lasts, as Michelle tries to explain to Allen.

“I found myself laughing out loud as I got to understand these characters,” explained Jacobs, “and their deep frustrations borne of reaching the age of realization that we can count to the years left and we begin to question the best use of them.”

This is truly a delightful movie filled with some really funny scenes, along with a cast that shows the dichotomy of relationships and marriages.

Maybe I Do is rated PG-13 for sexually suggestive material and brief strong language. The film opens in theaters January 27, 2023.

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Francine Brokaw has been covering all aspects of the entertainment industry for over 25 years. She also writes about products and travel. She has been published in national and international newspapers and magazines as well as Internet websites. She has written her own book, Beyond the Red Carpet The World of Entertainment Journalists, is the entertainment correspondent for Good Day Orange County, and has her own TV show, Beyond the Red Carpet, on Village Television in Orange County. She is a longstanding member of the Television Critics Association and is accredited by the MPAA. Follow her on Twitter.