The Bouquet

7.1 stars.

Swanson plays a woman who is successful in business in the big city, she's been away from home for a while. She is like a prodigal daughter because her parents seemed to love her more than her younger sister. The younger sister lives closer to home, but doesn't see her parents very often, and is very jealous and feels like she's been living in her older sister's shadow for 30 years. Dad suddenly dies of a heart attack and the family must come together to reconstruct a dying business and a broken family. There is also a man in the picture who has been helping the parents run the flower business for many years. The older sister falls for the man (eventually), the younger sister falls for another guy (eventually). It's a disjointed film.

If this review seems disorganized it's because the editing, music, and directing of this film are also. I like the story and the message is relevant for most families. There is always going to be a more "special" sibling, and one or more siblings who have to struggle more to fit in, or get the attention they feel they deserve.