The Wedding Veil Legacy

7.2 stars.

What Hallmark has done with the Veil movies is obvious to me now. I didn't quite see it at first, but it's a marketing ploy to crank out a bunch of films based on a mysterious veil. This third installment is totally different than the first two, actually none of them are similar. They each have vastly different plots, different writing styles, acting styles, dialogue, and pacing. Each movie could be a standalone from the others and it would make no difference. The only links are the three women and a talisman of love.

"Legacy" is about the same as the first film for entertainment value and flow, but it sorely lacks romance. I enjoyed it for the museum, art, and the Italian family. The lead female's assistant was fun too. The production value is obviously very high, and that usually makes for a great Hallmark film. It lacks the romance, history, and mystery of the first two films. Chabert and her guy seemed more in tune with the younger audiences, whereas this film is so different, more for a 40+ age group, and yet these women are supposedly the same age. The male lead in this seems much older than she.

At the end when she is feeling remorse for shunning him a bit too hastily, her performance is contrived and devalues the scene. I'll let it slide for now, because I really like the potential of these veil stories. Fingers crossed for the fourth installment...

This movie was entertaining and funny from the start. Alison Sweeney and Victor Webster were really good together. The entire cast did a great job.

I watched all 3 of these and this one was the best. I'll watch this one again.

I love Allison Sweeney. She may be one of the Hallmark regulars most likely to be in a really heartwarming movie. (This one was decent but not outstanding.) I also like the concept of this series. All the movies have been OK. My preferences best to worst were probably first to last.

Sweeney and Victor Webster have good chemistry. The story is totally average - no great highs or lows, surprises or tension. Except maybe the ending. The last few scenes are worth waiting for.

What do you get when Hallmark takes six of its most dependable performers out of its stable of regulars and creates an all-star movie for the winter blahs ? Some fun and energetic banter that elevates a good, but not great, script to a story that is quite entertaining and a pleasing way to pass a couple of hours. Alison Sweeney, Lacey Chalbert, Victor Webster, Autumn Reeser, Matty Finochio, and Paula Shaw are all very adept and talented actors and they seem like they are having a lot of fun playing their parts, resulting in a presentation that is a very satisfying.

The locales, sets, and costumes are attractive and the direction is very good. While it is certainly not a dramatic or rom-com classic, this is good entertainment by a likable and fun cast.

As the third episode of the trilogy begins, the women are more inclined to believe the legend: that the possessor of the veil will find true love. But Tracy (Alison Sweeney) is already dating someone.

He ships off to the west coast in no time, leaving our third girl open for business. She meets a charming man, Nick (Victor Webster) immediately and they begin the dance. He is a chef and she is in need of a catered affair. Also connecting them is a long-lost document with historical significance.

This episode brings the romance back to the States where, unfortunately, there is less magic. The two leads fit together well, but this final chapter does not live up to the Italian segment. And it's not just the locale; the writing lacks the energy of the other two. Still, it is satisfying to watch the summation of this three-part story arc.