Stop the Wedding

7.8 stars. One of those "I don't understand why all the bad reviews" sort of moments for me. I was thoroughly entertained from start to finish. A woman and a man are both very hesitant to let their parents get married. More specifically, it's her aunt who raised her since her parents died, and it's his dad. Both have been previously married, but there has been much past drama which is a major obstacle to this being a good idea. Well, this story is all about the two leads trying to stop the wedding, but in the meantime, they fall in love. It's refreshing, it's fun, the acting is totally on point, the writing is adept, the direction is well done, the dialogue is witty and comedic. What's not to like? Look at the cast, this film is littered with actors you have seen many times. There are several Hallmark regulars, the whole band showed up for this movie, and as a bonus we have Alan Thicke. Not too shabby and he's Canadian too like so many other Hallmark actors (go figure).

This was an adorable and romantic movie even with the typical hallmark plot and relationship obstacles. Niall Matter looked really handsome, young, before he lost the weight. He and Rachel Boston were well matched as the young couple who fall in love. Alan Thicke played a likable character in this movie with a surprisingly kind personality. He sadly died the year this movie was released. He was also part of a couple in love. It all starts when his son and his fiancés niece are confused about their father's and aunt's engagement. I had a few tears at the end as usual. You can always count on a happy ending which I look forward to from Hallmark. I enjoyed this movie and will watch it at least a few more times.

If you are writing for a 2 hour movie, why do you have two weddings in the last five minutes? Most of the movie involves a senior wedding and whether it is right to marry so impulsively. Finally, after the whole movie they stage a three minute wedding - this your reward for the last hour and 55 minutes. The wedding couldn't be stretched to a whole 5 minutes, because they added another wedding for the last two minutes. If that isn't enough, Alan Thicke is a total load in this movie. He is patting himself on the back through this movie on how skilled an actor he is. This movie plays like actors had some free time and just wanted to make a quick buck. I really enjoy watching Rachel Boston, but this wasn't a good vehicle.

Between this and "A Ring by Spring," I really like Rachel Boston. I like the guy playing her love interest, too. The movie is typical Hallmark, but that's a good thing. It has the message of not letting cynicism delay love. My only complaints, really, are that the older couple overreacts halfway through the movie. And, at the end, the young lovers get over their tiff super fast.

The big problem is the high unrealism of story. Sure, good intentions, a lot of cliches, Alan Thicke reminding, more, an character from Young and Restless,David James Lewis and the short appearences of Nelson Wong as charming employee as good points. Two not very mature young people looking for stop the weddings of relatives. Las Vegas once, Las Vegas twice. And the recipe seems to work. In wrong direction because the bridge between the first and second part seems non existent. So, only good intentions. Not bad ones but far to give some credibility.

So awful it doesn't deserve any stars. I felt sorry for the actors, the plot was so predictably bad. We knew how the movie would progress and end within a few minutes of it starting. .

I find hallmark movie enjoyable but this plot was like the others the main characters don't want his dad and her aunt to get married,aunt finds out gets mad and the other characters changes their mind the end. Overall watchable stories but the two main characters were annoying.