Una luna di miele da sogno

My husband and I started watching this movie, but the female lead was so annoying that we had to turn it off. She was self absorbed and terrible. Usually there is a redeeming quality somewhere that you can see that makes you want to watch and see if she comes to some realization of how she needs to change, but we couldn't see any positive in her at all if I can't root for the main character, I can't enjoy the show.

I desperately wanted to like this movie. I love the main actress, Rebecca Dalton, but even she couldn't save the character she was playing. Her character as written was one of the least likeable female rom-com personalities I've ever seen...and I've seen a LOT of rom-coms.

At base, she's a control freak. Now this in itself isn't a horrible problem, it's been done enough in rom-coms that it could even be considered a trope: "Control freak learns to loosen up and relax". The problem is...she never changes. When you start with an unlikeable character you need character growth in order to show they've changed into someone likeable. There simply isn't any character growth to be found in this movie. Even in the last scene, she's STILL manipulating the male lead and forcing him to do things he's uncomfortable with and doesn't want to do.

This is compounded by the fact that she's not "oh it's a cute over the top rom-com" kind of controlling. She's honestly kinda creepy manipulative "no one in their right mind would put up with this insanity" kinda controlling. I don't want to have to spoiler tag this review so I won't go into specifics, but a central theme of the interactions between the two leads is being better at communicating. While the blame/ownership of the bad communication is placed entirely on the male lead, good grief was that not the case at all. Her character could teach a master class on gaslighting...

5.5 stars would be exactly average. This is definitely below average, so I went with 4 stars. It's a 3-star movie, but I bumped it up 1 because of the lead actress. She played the character as it was written well...but that was the problem.

How this movie ever made it to TV is beyond me. The lead was the most annoying person ever and she never improved! Wanting the ex to apologise, not listening To his reason for calling of the wedding, but then why did she not understand why he called off the wedding. She's an absolute nutcase!

Concept was Stupid, actors were horrific, UP TV should do better! No way was this any good, can't accept a guy leaving a girl at the alter and being forgiven, and the lists by the bride were asinine!

The only surprise in the movie was how Brett put up with ava for as long as he did. Absolutely nothing likable about the main character. The sister's storyline was more interesting.