Kimberly Sustad is usually stuck playing the best friend in Hallmark movies, but when she is given the lead, magic happens! Add the always entertaining Paul Campbell as the male lead, and boom, you have a winner. And attention Posties, Geoff Gustafson has a very minor role. He's criminally underused. And poor Peter Benson, his character always loses the girl.
Wedding Every Weekend
2020
Comedy / Romance
Wedding Every Weekend
2020
Comedy / Romance
Keywords: hallmark
Plot summary
During wedding season, strangers Brooke Etheridge, a physical therapist, and Nate Thomas, a high-end classic-car restorer, are each attending four weddings on four consecutive weeks; each solely knows either the bride or the groom (or the bride or the bride, in one case). Neither has a plus-one either; Brooke has just broken up with Colin, which makes work life awkward because they're still business partners, and Nate is still recovering from his last long-term relationship, which ended just short of the altar. In an environment where there is pressure for singles to find romance at such events, both Brooke and Nate wish to avoid these romantic possibilities, and Brooke has also decided to stop dating for the summer to focus on herself. But in the fourth wedding, both are in the wedding party for their good friends Ginny and Greg--who both believe that Brooke and Nate would be a good match. Brooke and Nate recognize each other from a few somewhat-awkward previous encounters, and by the second wedding they have agreed to be wedding buddies to keep each other from those potential romantic-wannabe situations initiated by fellow wedding guests. As they see each other at subsequent weddings and start to spend other (non-wedding) time together, they start to fall for each other, but neither realizes how the other feels.
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Kimberly Sustad is a star!
One Word, Chemistry! Great Job!
I really enjoyed this movie, Kimberley Sustad and Paul Campbell were great together. They didn't throw in a bunch of overplayed conflict to draw out the story, when there is good chemistry between the leads, it's just not needed.
Sustad needs be the female lead in more movies, her and Campbell both are very likeable. Well done!
One beautiful wedding
Have always liked Kimberley Sustad, while she is often seen in supporting roles she proved a number of times too that she could do leading roles equally well. Paul Campbell has done his fair share of solid work too. Really liked the concept of 'Wedding Every Weekend', it sounded very charming and didn't seem as formulaic as most Hallmark films. Unlike others seemingly, the inclusion of diversity has never been an issue with me and actually welcome and appreciate it.
'Wedding Every Weekend' turned out to be immensely entertaining and charming, with a huge amount to like and with very little wrong. Not only is it the best of the 2020 Summer Nights Hallmark films (the first half-way good one, didn't like 'Romance in the Air' at all and had mixed feelings on 'Love on Harbor Island'),but it is also one of the best Hallmark films from 2020. As well as the best of the batch up to this point, and one of the small group of 2020 Hallmark films to be above good level.
So much is good. First and foremost, the two leads. Sustad and Campbell are in roles perfect for them and that play to their strengths, roles that they can do in their sleep but they certainly don't look phoned in or bored here. Quite the opposite, with Sustad particularly sparkling. Loved their chemistry too, one of the few spot on chemistries from this year from Hallmark, so natural and genuine as well as playful. Most of the supporting cast are fine too, particularly Brandi Alexander clearly enjoying herself without overplaying (in a role that is easy to do so).
Furthermore, it looks good. Have more often than not raved about the scenery with Hallmark, and it is lovely here and the camera man was clearly in love with it. The music fits well and doesn't feel like too much. The script shines especially in the witty banter between Sustad and Campbell, both of them were clearly relishing their lines together without over-egging. It also doesn't come over as too talky. The direction seemed at ease with the genre and was indicative of someone that knew what they were doing. The story is lively, warm hearted and charming throughout, and personally thought that the diversity was handled tastefully and not forced (don't understand the objections myself).
There is very little wrong here. Peter Benson does look perpetually bewildered in an underwritten role. Geoff Gustafson makes the most of his part but is underused.
Maybe it could have gotten going a little quicker.
Otherwise, this left me entertained, charmed and pleasantly surprised. 8/10.