Review of The Wedding Chapel

I watched this film when I I saw that it had the beautiful Cindy Busby who plays young Jeanie. I am familiar with her from her secondary role in the long running Canadian drama "Heartland" where she plays the snotty rich friend "Ashley." She did not disappoint me in this film. In fact I was so annoyed by the two leads and their counterparts - I was somewhat fascinated though by the actor and character of the older man - that I would have preferred that the film had soley been about young Jeanie and Larry and their story. Busby maybe could have put a bit more into what was almost a one dimensional role, but for the most part she beautifully played the role with that mystic ethereal quality that memories are made of, and memory scenes should be made of. Because so many similiar stories have had the "Jeanne" character left pregnant when her boyfriend leaves, I was a bit confused - almost disappointed - to find out that older Larry was not Sarah's father.

The film did have all of the issues mentioned in the other reviews. It is not the most original story, the best acted, or the most realistic or believable. It was pretty textbook of the "Hallmark" genre - Hallmark and like movies - unhappy big city girl returns home to her small town - or what she is feels is like home - as with this character - and after a series of mishaps along with a few comic small town characters find love. In spite of those things however, if you do have an hour with nothing else to do, it is worth watching.

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More stuff - January 21, 2021