A Christmas Wedding Date (2012)

After Rebecca is fired, she goes back home to see her mother for the holidays where she also attend a wedding on Christmas Eve.

Director:

Fred Olen Ray

Writers:

Jeffrey Schenck (story), Peter Sullivan (story)

Stars:

Marla Sokoloff, Chris Carmack, Catherine Hicks

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marla Sokoloff	...	Rebecca Wesley
Chris Carmack	...	Chad
Catherine Hicks	...	Shirley
George Wendt	...	Mr. Destiny
Vanessa Evigan	...	Allison
Chelan Simmons	...	Molly
Lenny Jacobson	...	Tyler
David DeLuise	...	Minister
Kristen Clement	...	Jennifer
Michael Dunn	...	Rick
Levi Fiehler	...	Mark
Daniel Booko	...	Bowman
Stuart Pankin	...	Santa Sam
Ted Monte	...	Joe
Dylan Vox	...	Trevor the DJ

Storyline

After being fired, Rebecca goes back to her old hometown to attend her friend's wedding on Christmas Eve and visit her mother. However, when she tries to return home she finds she must relive Christmas Eve over and over until she gets it right.

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Plot Keywords:

wedding | christmas | infidelity | dancing | dinner | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for some mild rude humor and suggestive content

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marla Sokoloff was 5 months pregnant while filming this movie

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Connections

Features The Christmas Carol (1949)

User Reviews

good-hearted but not especially good

I love Marla Sokoloff, and the cast is all nicely chosen here, but the script and the directing just leave something to be desired. The entire affair feels gauzy, which isn't a surprise for a Hallmark movie, but underneath that there should still be some substance. In this case it just feels like they started with a mood they wanted to create and half-heartedly filled in whatever would produce that mood, without working much on details like whether any of it made sense. (Lots of it does, but there are some head-scratchers too.)

Honestly, it felt like a sleepwalk, emotionally. The key revelations which play a central part in the story barely made any emotional impact at all on the people involved. So the chance for some real acting to intrude on our gauze-fest was mostly wasted -- just about entirely wasted, in the case of the revelation about the past history of the main characters. Shame.

Still, it wasn't a bad way to spend a little time, if you like this kind of sappy movie. There are some fun moments, and I never get tired of watching Marla. 5/10 for me.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Christmas Wedding

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hybrid, ARO Entertainment, Lancom Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD