'One Perfect Wedding', or 'Our Winter Wedding', is the third film of the 'Our Winter' series. Of the three, 'Our Winter Proposal' (the second) was by far the best for me. Was not a fan of 'Our Winter Weekend', though it did do some things very well, but 'Our Winter Proposal' was pretty good and improved in some areas (for instance Taylor Cole). Was not that excited for 'One Perfect Wedding', despite being about the wedding there was the worry about it feeling like a sequel too far.
That unfortunately was the feeling that was gotten watching 'One Perfect Wedding'. Do absolutely agree with those saying that it is the worst of the three, by quite some way, and don't have much to add to the reasons as to why. As far as the 2021 Hallmark films go, 'One Perfect Wedding' is one of the weaker ones. And one of the weakest, maybe even the weakest, of the 2021 Spring Fling films. The previous two 2021 Spring Fling films were far from perfect, but with the vast amount of things that goes wrong here this film makes 'Chasing Waterfalls' and 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' seem like masterpieces in comparison.
Are there good things? Yes. The best actor is Rukiya Bernard, which was true of the previous two films as well. She is on sparkling form and generates a warmth that the rest of the film badly lacks. Jack Turner also doesn't come over too badly, though his role seemed underwritten.
Best of all though is the scenery, which is stunning and beautifully shot.
However, a lot is wrong. Taylor Cole acts like too much of a cold ice queen and there is no chemistry between her and Turner. Tedra Rogers irritates as her character, one that is completely unnecessary to the story and probably was just there to fill in for Sean. The chemistry with everyone is too disconnected and only Bernard's character is likeable. The others suffer from being bland and from the character flaws being overdone. Absolutely agree that the suspicion was irrational and overused.
Furthermore, the script is stilted and feels both forced and too thick on the schmaltz. The story is paper thin and predictable, but it also feels like it was made and written in a rush. With too many events moving too unrealistically fast and rash near senseless decisions being made too quickly and in a contrived way (i.e. One of the cheesiest ways of proposing to someone to ever happen in a film in recent memory). The direction is routine at best and the music is neither memorable or particularly fitting.
Summing up, pretty weak. 3/10.
