It is with such great pleasure that this reviewer can finally compliment a Hallmark movie ! Wedding Every Weekend offers an original plot and adds two leads that really do take their work seriously. Kimberly Sustad has played the second lead in so many movies, most viewers do not even know her name. Not this Hallmark fan! Other than her leading role in Nine Lives of Christmas, it was Kimberly who saved many a drama by playing the best friend, the work colleague, the "other" woman in so many previous movies. This is a real actress! She has maturity, a serious demeanor, a range of facial expressions that transcend any of the other Hallmark actresses. Kimberly Sustad' s time has come! She does more acting with her face, her mouth, her eyes than 10 blondes with their ceaseless smiles and their endless giggles. This is a true professional. She also carries herself with dignity, moves her body with real acting skill, and generally makes the role authentic and believable.
In this film, she is a serious medical professional, focussed on her career. Her role is well-written and defined. It is pleasure to watch her work! And long-overdue that she is offered the lead.
By contrast, Paul Campbell does his best to be a bit more animated than he tends to be in his conventional roles. He is still a few steps short of achieving enough emotion and animation in his facial expressions. He tends to look startled in so many of his scenes, When he does "melt" a bit, he can be charming, but he does not seem able to achieve that often enough.
Peter Benson plays his usual wide-eyed second fiddle role. always looking like he just heard some startling news.
The theme of summer weddings every weekend was an original and very appealing concept. Kimberly Sustad's wardrobe for the weddings was stunning and extremely appropriate.
One last observation. The gay wedding seemed gratuitous and an effort on Hallmark's part to be politically correct. It probably will lose many viewers. There may be other ways to be politically correct. It is sad to see how current issues affect the choice of scripts a traditional channel chooses.
All in all, a very gratifying movie and a real improvement over standard Hallmark fare. One of their very best in a long time!
