Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding

At the first view, you know everything from the first part. The family, the connection between characters, the good and reasonable parts, the inspired art of Kelly Rowland to use precise nuances of her character. And the wedding is just version of the Christmas from previous part. But all the details, from music to atmosphere, are fair used, the recipe is respected and the small surprises - nice. The humor and cliches, the spirit of family, the surprise of end are more than reasonable. So, charming.

Wow. This was an entertaining Christmas movie. I'm impressed. In this sequel, the lively Liddle family comes together at a mountain resort for the 'perfect' wedding on Christmas. Those of you familiar with the first film will know that things don't go as planned. The writer and director do a great job of moving in and out of the various sub-plots in the film. Indeed, the movie flows quite nicely from scene to scene, from storyline to storyline. The movie has a number of warm and decent messages about family, which add to the Christmas atmosphere it tries to instil. The family dynamics and dialogue are great, which is one of the strengths of the film. All this works, of course, because the acting, overall, is excellent. Kelly Rowland (playing Jacquie Liddle) had a very strong performance. For example, her scenes with Nakai Takawira (playing Coco, the daughter) were warm and heartfelt. The sister trio (her and her two sisters played by Latonya Williams and Bresha Webb) was also great on screen. Their dialogue and exchanges were fun to watch (and quite convincing); they even had a bit of a 'Santa Baby' song and dance. The chemistry between the three main couples on-screen worked nicely, I thought (including Jacquie's parents). The movie had a lot of Christmas spirit and cheer as well. There was a very cute scene where the children create a runway for Santa on the roof. The family scenes, for example, on Christmas day were warm and festive. All in all, this is a fun and engaging Christmas movie, arguably better than the first (at least, I thought it was). It is a nice new edition to the Lifetime 2020 lineup this season.

Kelly Rowland's performance in this movie is its saving grace. The story is cute, but the other acting and situations characters find themselves in throughout are cheesy. Although, I guess it's what's expected from a Lifetime Christmas movie. Overall, it's an okay holiday one-time watch.

This film has a cute storyline and there are some heartwarming moments throughout... I couldn't rate it higher because, outside of the main characters storyline, the other characters seem to lack any kind of significance to the story (except Kiara - Jacquie's sister). There are also some points in the movie where the continuity is lost and characters discussions don't seem to flow at all. It had the potential to be great, but those few details made a big difference in the end for me. Most likely I'll never watch it again.

This was the most sincere heartfelt clean show on TV!!! The cast was amazing!!! Thank you for leaving us excited about the sequel 4!!!

Blessings!

Dr. CJ.