My Best Friend's Bouquet

Most of the small batch of 2020 Fall Harvest films did not impress me, of the previous films prior to this only 'Country at Heart' was good. The previous two before that were two of the worst of the 2020 Hallmark films. 'My Best Friend's Bouquet' did sound very cute, and Hallmark can do cute quite well when not too sugary sweet (a danger with their Christmas films). It is also quite relatable to anybody who has been in this situation or similar.

While it is better than 'Follow Me to Daisy Hills' and 'Falling for Look Lodge' as far as the 2020 Fall Harvest films go, 'My Best Friend's Bouquet' still a downhill in quality after being very pleasantly surprised by 'Country at Heart'. It sounded cute on paper, but the execution overall was lacking. There were far worse Hallmark films from 2020, but also better. If asked whether 'My Best Friend's Bouquet' is worth seeing, my answer would be a very small yes but for curiosity's sake and not worthy of repeat viewings.

It does have good things. It looks nice, especially the scenery. The music has pleasant moments here and there.

There are parts that are cute and charming from the supporting cast. Which is solid, especially Jaime M. Callica and Luisa D'Oliviera.

Chaley Rose doesn't work in the female lead role, it just looked like her heart was not in it and she looked bored, her line delivery lacks expression too. Nathan Witte has a bland, underwritten character and while he is more involved than Rose he is on the dull side. Didn't feel any connection let alone any romantic chemistry between them and the relationship doesn't go very far most of the time and then rushes abruptly. While the supporting actors are solid, the characters are flimsy in development and at the end of the day there's not much distinct about them.

Will agree that 'My Best Friend's Bouquet' doesn't fall like a Fall Harvest film and more like it belonged in the Summer Nights or Love Ever After seasonal blocks, there is very little Autumn feel. The story takes ages to get going, the first 25-30 minutes or so is a slog, and when it does get somewhere it is very derivative and tired stuff. If one is expecting originality here, you've come to the wrong place. The dialogue is awkward a vast majority of the time and is cheesy too.

Summarising, mediocre. 4/10.

One of those lovely Hallmark films that sneak up on you and suck you in with its charm and humour.

I thoroughly enjoyed this film, I thought it was well played and had some lovely moments.

I enjoyed this movie a lot! I loved the story and loved how though it had two clear leads, it centered on a group of friends with their own personalities and lives that were more fleshed out than Hallmark movies usually are.

Nathan Witte is great! He conveyed the emotions and heart of his character, Alex, so well! His eyes say it all.

Casey Manderson as Brian was a stand out to me, as well, despite his lack of screen time. Hallmark ought to make him the lead, as he's played many supporting roles in their movies. He deserves it!!

Josie is charming and annoying at the same time as a hopeless romantic. I think Chaley Rose was a great choice for her. There were a couple times I thought that if they used the line about "The bouquet knows" one more time I would scream. They did and I didn't. I loved Josie when she epitomized what's good about being an optimistic romantic. Obviously, part of the plot was that she sometimes went overboard. But even so, I think she makes an implicit case that more of us should appreciate a little more romance in the world.

The lore of the bouquet gives a slightly different take to what comes down to a few of the well used plot devices like the best friends who don't realize they are really in love, or one of the leads has a job offer far away.

Athena's mother-in-law (to be) is a nice variation on the controlling m-i-l . Usually this stereotype starts out overbearing and blindly self-centered but suddenly changes to sweet and loving. In this case we can see almost from the beginning that she isn't exactly sure of herself either, but she's trying.

Note to Directors - Please make phone text messages large enough for people of all ages to be able to read. In this movie, they were almost large enough, but the worst problem was coming out of the last commercial, the G rating symbol covered a large part of a key text.

Unfortunately got bored early on,but stuck it out! Seen the lead in other things,haven't been too impressed. Didn't have much Autumn feel,more like Summer-wedding season.

Plus! Enjoyed seeing other actors in this,versus typical choices.

This movie didn't make my list,of ones to remember for watching again. Before deciding based on my review,see it & judge yourself.