Rating: PG13
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 08/19/2008
SubTitles: Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.0/DD2
Run Time: 104 min
Flags: Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: MTI Home Video
A woman pulling a minor scam to keep her dream business alive digs herself in deeper when she becomes involved with a goofy ex-con in this independent
comedy from first-time director
Elizabeth Harrison.
Mary Wilson (
Lauren German) was born and raised in Texas, but by the time she became an adult she'd grown tired of her off-the-wall family and moved East to build a career for herself.
Mary is an expert chef who has opened an upscale bakeshop, but some bad press and a severe rent increase could put her out of business. Desperate to keep the store afloat,
Mary decides to bite the bullet and go back to Texas for a visit; her plan is to bring along her fiancé
Brent (
Gabriel Mann), introduce him to her folks, and hope their engagement gifts will bring enough cash to pay off her creditors. However, a severe allergic reaction prevents
Brent from going;
Mary can't afford to postpone the trip, so she brings along
Brent's twin brother
Jake (also played by
Mann), an irresponsible jailbird, to impersonate her intended as she pumps her family for money.
Love and Mary received its world premiere at the 2007
South by Southwest Film Festival.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide