Hallmark Christmas movies are usually formulaic, easy to digest, predictable and generally entertaining if you enjoy the genre. There are even a number of ones which end up being quite good. Merry Matrimony is not one of those. While it has plenty of holiday spirit and follows the general formula, it is held back significantly by bottom tier acting and a horribly drawn out "it's all a misunderstanding" plot device
Normally in these movies, the love interests suffer some sort of conflict/misunderstanding/miscommunication which is quickly resolved and leads the to happy ending. In Merry Matrimony, this miscommunication is drawn out to an extreme, to the point where it becomes irritating to sit through and wrecks whatever momentum the movie had going for the first 50-60 minutes
On top of that, the acting is really quite poor all around. Christopher Russell, who plays the male lead, is passable although he always comes off as a bit one dimensional in these films. Jessica Lowndes plays the female lead and turns in a flat, uninspiring and seemingly bored performance. While their chemistry is decent, neither actor adds anything to their role and struggle to make the viewer care about their characters. The childhood friend is one of the most poorly side characters I've seen in over 200+ of these movies.
Definitely give this one a miss, there are many many better Hallmark Christmas movies.
Normally in these movies, the love interests suffer some sort of conflict/misunderstanding/miscommunication which is quickly resolved and leads the to happy ending. In Merry Matrimony, this miscommunication is drawn out to an extreme, to the point where it becomes irritating to sit through and wrecks whatever momentum the movie had going for the first 50-60 minutes
On top of that, the acting is really quite poor all around. Christopher Russell, who plays the male lead, is passable although he always comes off as a bit one dimensional in these films. Jessica Lowndes plays the female lead and turns in a flat, uninspiring and seemingly bored performance. While their chemistry is decent, neither actor adds anything to their role and struggle to make the viewer care about their characters. The childhood friend is one of the most poorly side characters I've seen in over 200+ of these movies.
Definitely give this one a miss, there are many many better Hallmark Christmas movies.