Thursday, December 7, 2017

Marry Me at Christmas

Fortunately for we the humble viewers, this is not about a woman who's getting married (that title is a bit deceptive, or grammatically incorrect, however you want to look at it). It's about a woman planning a wedding for her new best friend whom she met five minutes after the opening credits were done, because even platonic friendships move quickly in cheddar land. The man in question is the bride to be's brother, who happens to be a famous movie star. I've always wondered what it must be like to be an actor pretending to be a far more successful version of yourself, I'd imagine it'd be a hard set of mental keys to return after shooting raps. At least he's the city boy and she's the bumpkin, and the most memorable sequence is when he asks if the town has a gym and say says no, "We just hike up the mountains, do pull-ups on the tree branches, swim in the lake, boom, that's your gym," before letting him off the hook and telling him, "The gym's down the block. We're not cavemen." It's pleasant enough, Christmas imagery is a constant and the curly-q'd Rachel Skarsten makes an appealing lead. MSG approved.

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