Christmas Wedding Planner
Christmas Wedding Planner is a 2017 Canadian drama romance film, directed by Justin G. Dyck and screenplay by Keith Cooper. The film is based on Once Upon A Wedding by Stacy Connelly.[1][2][3]
Christmas Wedding Planner | |
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Directed by | Justin G. Dyck |
Screenplay by | Keith Cooper |
Based on | Once Upon A Wedding by Stacy Connelly |
Starring | Jocelyn Hudon Stephen Huszar Kelly Rutherford Melinda Shankar |
Release date | December 2017 |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Plot
Kelsey (Jocelyn Hudon) is beginning her career as a wedding planner by arranging the wedding of her cousin and bosom friend, Emily (Rebecca Dalton). The theme, as the title suggests, is Christmas Eve. Kelsey is running late to an event related to the wedding, annoying her Aunt Olivia (Kelly Rutherford), who is also her mentor. She had gotten delayed at a coffee shop, where she meets Emily's ex-boyfriend Connor (Stephen Huszar), and asks him for the last blueberry scone. He refuses to give it to her, and she leaves, going to the event and finding him there. Aunt Olivia tells Kelsey to "keep an eye" on him, so she goes over to talk to him. He baits her into walking outside with him and reveals that he is a PI (Private Investigator) who wants to get the skinny on Emily's fianceé, Todd (Eric Hicks). Connor invites Kelsey to work him, but she refuses.
After that, Kelsey goes to a fitting, where she finds out that Emily and Connor were getting serious when Connor left without warning or explanation. Then, she sees Todd acting in a way she perceives as "flirty" towards the receptionist, and becomes suspicious of him, too, causing her to do a little digging of her own, then agreeing to work with Connor she finds out that Todd and the receptionist are having dinner at Tobo's on Wednesday night.
Kelsey and Connor encounter mishaps along their investigative journey that reveal to the audience that they like each other, and just how much they enjoy pretending to be in a relationship. At the end of the movie, Connor crashes the wedding with dirt on Todd: he got a servant pregnant a few months ago and she went to Connor and told him everything. The movie ends with Connor proposing to Kelsey, and Kelsey accepting.
Critical reception
Christmas Wedding Planner was dubbed "wildly bad" by Pajiba.[4] Critics on IMDb wonder if this movie is actually the "worst movie ever."[5] The top voted tags on Google for this movie include: "Bad Acting • Unrealistic • Cringe-Worthy". It has a 12% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[6] It has a 4.3/10 on IMDb.[7]
Cast
- Jocelyn Hudon as Kelsey
- Stephen Huszar as Connor
- Kelly Rutherford as Aunt Olivia
- Rebecca Dalton as Emily
- Eric Hicks as Todd
References
- "'Christmas Wedding Planner' Features One Private Detective But Sadly, Zero Murders". Pedestrian TV. 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- "What Netflix did next: maybe the worst Christmas film of all time". Huck Magazine. 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- "Netflix's New Christmas Film Is Being Described As The Worst Film Ever". www.unilad.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
- Puchko, Kristy (December 21, 2018). "Review: Netflix's 'Christmas Wedding Planner' Is Wildly Bad". Pajiba.
- "Reviews: Christmas Wedding Planner - IMDb" – via m.imdb.com.
- "Christmas Wedding Planner (2017)" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
- "Christmas Wedding Planner (TV Movie 2017) - IMDb" – via m.imdb.com.
External links
- Christmas Wedding Planner on IMDb
- Christmas Wedding Planner on Netflix
- Christmas Wedding Planner at AllMovie