How can you not laugh at the wedding dress worn by Sara Mitich for way longer than was necessary. The whole bit in the store with Maggie both hiding and being clumsy is pretty good.
After that it just got sad, and not in a touching way, as Mitich tried to act disgusted by Colt's presence. Actually I wasn't impressed with Mitich most of the way through.
The side story of Olivia scheming to attract Douglas' romantic attention is at times more interesting and funny than Maggie and Colt. If there was any chemistry in this movie, it was between Candice Mausner and Joseph Cannata, Olivia and Douglas. Olivia's hero worship of Douglas was only slightly less obvious than Nana's matchmaking of Colt and Maggie. Both should have embarrassed all the characters involved. I don't think Douglas completely realized how far his affection went for Olivia until late in the game.
I hate it when the published synopsis tells you things that don't happen for half the movie. There was no sign of a blizzard for literally half the broadcast time. And then the same synopsis is downright misleading. For one thing, the place they're stuck is Nana's home and doesn't have enough normal sleeping accommodations for everyone..
Throughout the movie, it seemed to me that many choices made by the main characters didn't make sense. Some of this was reflected in the dialogue. Maggie's parents and Douglas waited a long time before they took any action with Douglas finally acting first . More than once Maggie's parents rank among the worst interfering parents of all time. Even so there are some humorous moments in "kidnapping the reverend".
The story is a bit unusual as rom/coms go. For one thing, romantic rivalries are raised a notch above the usual. Unfortunately, the movie sometimes resorts to childish behavior for humor, like the two men slapping each other's chests in anger as the prelude to a fight.
Viewers will probably either hate the interludes where characters replay interchanges with other characters in their minds, or viewers may think those interludes are creative. I thought they were done clumsily.
All in all, this is not the usual rom/com a la Hallmark or Lifetime. The climax is a good example. Like many other parts of the movie, it was just plain strange even if you saw the end result after the first 20 minutes. Still, I can see how many will love this movie.
After that it just got sad, and not in a touching way, as Mitich tried to act disgusted by Colt's presence. Actually I wasn't impressed with Mitich most of the way through.
The side story of Olivia scheming to attract Douglas' romantic attention is at times more interesting and funny than Maggie and Colt. If there was any chemistry in this movie, it was between Candice Mausner and Joseph Cannata, Olivia and Douglas. Olivia's hero worship of Douglas was only slightly less obvious than Nana's matchmaking of Colt and Maggie. Both should have embarrassed all the characters involved. I don't think Douglas completely realized how far his affection went for Olivia until late in the game.
I hate it when the published synopsis tells you things that don't happen for half the movie. There was no sign of a blizzard for literally half the broadcast time. And then the same synopsis is downright misleading. For one thing, the place they're stuck is Nana's home and doesn't have enough normal sleeping accommodations for everyone..
Throughout the movie, it seemed to me that many choices made by the main characters didn't make sense. Some of this was reflected in the dialogue. Maggie's parents and Douglas waited a long time before they took any action with Douglas finally acting first . More than once Maggie's parents rank among the worst interfering parents of all time. Even so there are some humorous moments in "kidnapping the reverend".
The story is a bit unusual as rom/coms go. For one thing, romantic rivalries are raised a notch above the usual. Unfortunately, the movie sometimes resorts to childish behavior for humor, like the two men slapping each other's chests in anger as the prelude to a fight.
Viewers will probably either hate the interludes where characters replay interchanges with other characters in their minds, or viewers may think those interludes are creative. I thought they were done clumsily.
All in all, this is not the usual rom/com a la Hallmark or Lifetime. The climax is a good example. Like many other parts of the movie, it was just plain strange even if you saw the end result after the first 20 minutes. Still, I can see how many will love this movie.