Maybe I Do movie storyline. Michelle (Emma Roberts) and Allen (Luke Bracey) have reached the point in their relationship to take the next steps toward marriage. Thinking it is a good idea to invite their parents to finally meet, they set a dinner and make it a family affair.
To everyone’s surprise, the affair takes on a whole new meaning as the parents already know each other all too well — they’ve been cheating on their spouses for months… with each other. Trapped in this precarious predicament, they try to hide their dalliances from the kids while confronting their spouses’ lovers head-on. Let the games begin!
Maybe I Do is a 2023 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Michael Jacobs, based on his own play Cheaters. With an award-winning ensemble cast, Maybe I Do stars Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey and William H. Macy in a multi-generational romantic comedy. It is Jacobs’ feature directorial debut.
About the Story
We open to Sam and Grace meeting, as they are both watching a Swedish film alone. Afterwards, they vacilate about having sex in a cheap motel. Eventually they get a bucket of food and a six-pack, take it to the room, but spend the evening walking and talking.
Howard and Monica are staying in a hotel, and he alludes to the facts that they’ve been seeing each other for four months and he’s married to someone else. He is no longer interested in continuing the affair, and she gives him thinly veiled threats. But Howard leaves nonetheless.
Finally, we see Michelle and Allen attending a wedding, where he intercepts the bouquet so Michelle can’t catch it. She of course had fantasized it’s being the idyllic start to their perfect future together. Back at his apartment Michelle changes clothes, gives Allen a 24h ultimatum, and walks out.
Howard goes into a coffee shop after leaving Monica and a waitress and he observe a young couple. Howard missing his youth. Monica leaving the hotel confronts a young female hotel clerk, pointing out how quickly people age.
Howard goes home, finding his wife Grace in the living room. After an awkward attempt at conversation, their daughter Michelle comes in. She brings up the ultimatum she dropped on Allen, which her mother fully supports. Allen similarly tells his parents Sam and Monica, and in this case his dad is pro wedding and Monica isn’t.
The next morning Grace a religious person watching a sermon on tv talks back to the tv as it talks about infidelity and admits guilt, Horward hears the show addressing infidelity walks back out the kitchen without Grace knowing. The two families continue talking to the respective children about marriage. Both of Michelle’s go on about the importance of wedding rings, symbolising commitment, the irony as both are hiding betrayal and guilt, but neither happens to be wearing theirs. Howard and Grace surprised at why both sets of parents have never met get Michelle to invite Allen and his parents to dinner. Sam accepts although neither Allen nor Monica agree.
Maybe I Do (2023)
Directed by: Michael Jacobs
Starring: Richard Gere, Diane Keaton, Susan Sarandon, Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, William H. Macy, Luke Bracey, Michael Kostroff, John Rothman, Natalie Ortega, Adrienne Acevedo Lovette
Screenplay by: Michael Jacobs
Production Design by: Rick Butler
Cinematography by: Tim Suhrstedt
Film Editing by: Erica Freed Marker
Costume Design by: Sarah Fleming
Set Decoration by: Mila Khalevich
Art Direction by: Lily Guerin
Music by: Lesley Barber
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexually suggestive material and brief strong language.
Distributed by: Vertical Entertainment
Release Date: January 27, 2023
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