The Wedding Do Over

The music was so load it was hard to hear the dialog. Sounded like it was on a loop and repeated over and over. And NEVER stopped. I wear hearing aids and they came out about two minutes after it started. My hearing isn't that bad. And just about the time there was a pause in the music, it would start right back up again. It's like nobody checked the audio.

This was not too bad. the only major mark against it was that I couldn't stand the male lead. Neither the character nor the actor who played him. Briefly, he was stalkery, needy, immature, selfish, entitled and I didn't like his looks. Or his mother. The subplots were interesting and It was a surprise seeing Jen Lilley, a Hallmark princess, in a smallish role. Is there much call for a wedding planner who only takes clients that have to do their whole weddings over again? Why not just take brides who want to get it right the first time?

The lead Nicole Gale Anderson is another clone of that other Hallmark stalwart Meghan Markle. All swishy long dark hair, and very little personality. This young actress needs to articulate her lines better, and not mutter them. Either that or Hallmark should subscribe to having the sub-title facility. Its hard to define what Ms Anderson is saying as she recites her lines so quickly, as do some of her co-actors, a sure sign that the Director is just pleased to get the scene in the can !

Sorry but I am only 25 minutes in, and I care little for the character, her male co star, or the film, so its the off button.

I wan't sure about the idea of a 'wedding do over', but by the end of the movie I could see the value if it. The young couple who are a nurse and a soldier just returned stateside presented a heartfelt story as they work through their problems. I also thought the actors playing the moms and dads did a great job. Very convincing! I will remember for a long time the face one of the dads makes when eating his wife's healthy homemade bran muffin - now that's acting!

The premise is the overused wedding-planner-has-to-work-with-old-flame. They threw in a second story with the assistant which frankly didn't help. There were no real highs or low or surprises. The conflict was weak. The ending obvious.

The acting was OK, but not great. Nicole Gale Anderson and Parker Young had just a smidge of chemistry but nothing to really draw me in. I can't believe Jen Lilly had such a minor part, even if I'm not a fan of hers. And she put about that much effort into it - minor that is.