:WARNING SPOILERS:I found Flower Girl to be a most sweet and sunny film, but one far too sweet and sunny for it's own good. I felt that the plot of the film was very weak and thin, and I also found it to be real boring pretty much from the start. It also had what was to me an unrelenting tone of cloying sweetness. You know how films like these are classified as romantic comedy, romantic drama? Well this one was ALL romance, no drama no laughs, no nothing. Real sickly sweet,like Betty White.(Love her.)I've seen a ton of romantic girl movies just like this one, and I have enjoyed them for the most part. Not so much with this one. I have seldom seen a romance movie so very bad... The plot was not something anyone who knows there romance movies has not heard a hundred times before: There's this lovable girl who has just gotta get married, but first this pretty girl she has got a few iddy biddy hurdles to overcome, such as having to choose between two stud muffins, but, and call me crazy now, I had a very strong feeling it would all work out in the end...(!) Of course the little sweety does indeed achieve her dream and a bitchin' huge fairytale of a wedding and is most assuredly going to live happily ever after. Meh... Sounds good, don't it? But trust me in this instance it's a case of style over substance. I actually love schmaltzy, uplifting movies like these-When.They.Are.Done.Well!!! I couldn't glean a thing from this slushy garbage. And as for the pace of the movie, I had no problem there. It certainly wasn't over until it was over! The reason I didn't give this rotten movie a numero uno is because I didn't actually think the acting was bad, and it did have a very nice, clear look to everything, but big hairy deal. It's not how it looks its how it feels. The entire thing to me was dull,(Ha! it was the first time I ever saw something that was simultaneously both shiny and dull!)pretentious, and real, REAL boring. In films like this I have watched in the past the lead, always a girl, was likable, lovable, and fun. The lead girl in this film to me however, was very non-likable and just plain annoying. I just found everything about her performance to be most false, and I just couldn't bring myself to care about her at all. Don't ask me why(!)Perhaps it would have been a better picture had they picked a better lead, no? As I read his directography(?) I see that I have caught quite a few of Bradford May's movies on the telly over the years, including his romantic ones, some of which are very similar to this film. But, I enjoyed all of those far more than I did Flower Girl. It seems that something just wasn't written in the stars when he directed this one... Awful. I never enjoyed a romance movie less. Bye.

A charming, endearing movie EXCEPT for the unsufferable, overbearing grandma. She very nearly ruined the entire movie. All of the other actors/actresses did great and the characters were good, but the grandma was just terrible.

Laurel is a florist who believes in true love and happily ever after. Her grandmother, Rose, thinks all Laurel needs is to marry a successful man. Rose sets her up with a doctor, Evan, who shares the love of plants/flowers with Laurel. They go out on a couple of dates, but Laurel doesn't feel a spark. Then one day, Laurel is at a wedding handling the flowers, when she and the best man, Stephen, meet. As their eyes lock, there is an instant connection. They talk for a couple minutes but fail to get each other's numbers. Stephen is only in town for the wedding so Laurel figures he probably went home. Around this time, Evan receives a job offer in another country and wants Laurel to go with him. She is taken by surprise because they haven't known each other very long, but says she will think about it. While Evan is gone to the other country to get things ready for his move, Laurel focuses her attention on Stephen. They share the love of books and reading, especially since he is a writer. Laurel has feelings for both men, but only what she thinks is love for Stephen. Unfortunately, Laurel's grandmother Rose tells Stephen about Evan. She makes it seem more serious than it is, saying that Laurel is practically engaged. This causes Stephen to cancel his next date with Laurel and not call for several days. Laurel is heartbroken and doesn't understand what happened. Things become more complicated when Evan returns and proposes to Laurel. She tells him she'll think about it, but can't stop thinking about Stephen. Rose finally comes clean about her meddling and Laurel wants to talk to Stephen. She takes him yellow tulips because he said earlier that they represent a deep love. But she sees him with someone else and assumes that it's his girlfriend and gives up hope. Laurel contacts Evan and denies his proposal because her heart isn't with him. In the end, Stephen does find Laurel and everything is straightened out. The woman is his publisher and the face of his books, not girlfriend. They end up getting married in a fairytale wedding!

Okay so this is a sweet movie for sure! I love Marla Sokoloff in these romance flicks. What drove me crazy was all the meddling and desperation! The grandmother kept setting Laurel up on dates and didn't let her be happy with Stephen because he wasn't good enough. Laurel's best friend was just as bad at pushing her to be with Dr. Evan. Who cares that her heart wasn't in it. Apparently, artistic creative types like Stephen are not suitable marriage material. Evan and Laurel had absolutely zero chemistry. None. Zip. She had that instantly with Stephen, but it was barely explored because of all the misunderstandings and lack of communication. When Rose told Stephen that Laurel was almost engaged, why did he automatically believe that? He should've talked to Laurel. When Stephen was seen with another woman, everyone assumed it was his girlfriend. Why not ask? I don't understand why characters in these movies always jump to conclusions.

Overall, I liked the movie, but won't watch it again. Maybe if Stephen and Laurel had had more time to allow their relationship to blossom, it would've been a better flick. (You see what I did there. Blossom? Because she's a florist. Ok I'm done.)