What follows is equal parts quest and catharsis.”[7] John Doyle of The Globe and Mail reviewed the film and writes: “It shouldn’t work, but it does and exudes an uncanny charm that makes it highly, perversely enjoyable.” He concluded that “What should be an off-putting premise is nothing of the sort; Markle’s sad-sack act is really just an excuse for an observational doc that illuminates how terribly ordinary and a little lonely most people are.

"[8] Film writer Raquel Stecher of Quelle Movies writes, "Shoot to Marry is a heartfelt documentary that is equal parts introspective, quirky, funny, sad and joyful.

Steve is genuine and funny.”[9] Critic Allen Adams of The Maine Edge writes of Markle “And there’s something to be said for the evolution he himself undergoes along the way; even as the rejections mount, he learns about what it takes to be a good partner.

It’s a lightweight premise with heavyweight emotions, underscored by a very effective soundtrack which mixes 90’s rom-com nostalgia with a catchy leitmotif that signals a new start (which happens a lot) in his path to a blessed union.”[11] Writing for Film Threat, Chris Salce stated that "when watching Shoot To Marry, I kept asking questions that, oddly enough, Markle also brings up.

"[1] For Point of View, Pat Mullen wrote that "Shoot to Marry might have seemed like a great idea in 2015, but despite Markle’s best efforts to make himself the punchline of his own jokes, the film has a tone-deaf representation of women.

A blind date ends with her confessing her coprophagia fetish; a grade-school crush has a rant about how she blames her husband for their autistic son; a journey to a sex club sees him mostly talking to other dejected men.