Backyard Wedding (2010 TV Movie)
3/10
Yuck
22 January 2021
As background, let me say that Alicia Witt has been one of my favorite actors for a while, so when I saw there was a movie of hers that I hadn't seen I was excited. What a disappointment.

Almost every major character in the movie was unlikeable. Kim is partially a victim of circumstances but she was emotionally unfaithful to her fiancé even before the location disagreement. Her ex, Evan, admitted he was trying to disrupt her relationship which I consider low. Jeffrey seemed like a great guy, but then he started putting himself first without communicating. You don't even go into a relationship with a med-school student without knowing that location is going to be an issue. That discussion would have taken place a long time before the wedding. These two obviously hadn't had that discussion.

I don't know what rating this movie got, but the alcohol bumps it past the G rating, which is odd for Larry Levinson and Hallmark, the producing companies. I saw the movie on UpTV.

I have trouble judging the actors since I really didn't like the characters. The dads were obviously over the top. I didn't notice anything distracting about acting in other main actors. Same problem judging chemistry between Witt and Teddy Sears since I was cringing every time they got close. At 35 (at filming), Witt is a bit old to just be graduating med school or Kim must have put her life on hold at least once already.

I thought the movie was going to end as it did even though doing so was ridiculous.
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