I don't know why but "The Marrying Man" doesn't work. Neil Simon is one of the greats and I usually enjoy both Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin. Those three together should have made for a good movie. Unfortunately, "The Marrying Man" isn't that good. It has its moments but enough to make it worth while. Maybe this movie was misdirected. Maybe directing a Neil Simon script is not as easy as it looks. Maybe the slick production smothered a lot of the humor. I don't know but "The Marrying Man" is an okay movie at best.