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I've seen my share of Hallmark/Netflix Christmas movies this month (it's been one of those months) and I have to say, within the genre of Christmas cheese, is this film really that bad? Let's try to be objective: Negatives:

• Very low budget. Everything looks very cheap, like they they used a friend's house to film it. The "dress shop" and "bakery" were all clearly just rooms in someone's house. Everyone looked like they were wearing their own clothes (why was Aunt Olivia always wearing a fascinator? Was she always just about to go to a wedding). That lobster looked fake. The lead actress's hair is the most expensive looking thing here. That's some good hair styling.
• Odd casting - where did they find these actors? The two leads were okay but everyone else looked unsure as to why they were there...maybe they owed the director a favour? The girl who was cast as "young Kelsey" had blue eyes when Kelsey clearly had brown eyes. Did this escape the casting director's notice? Who am I kidding, there was no casting director.
• Terrible acting - everyone from the coffee shop barista to the baker... everyone decided that OVERACTING was the way to go. The direction and editing was so awkward...someone yell cut already!

Positives - The chemistry between the leads was decent. I bought that she found him attractive. The lead actress was fairly endearing. She has some quirky facial expressions and a style of acting which is probably not to everyone's taste. I liked the "plot twist" at the end... but clearly from the reviews I was the only one. In the world. There are worst Christmas films out there. This is not a genre that screams quality, credulity, high production values etc. In conclusion, this movie passes. You could do worse. I give it 4/10.

The movie is still playing but it is just so boring. The acting is, at moments, cringeworthy (the baker for example). Not much Christmas about the story either (apart from a wedding set around this time of year). Bad wedding planner, bad PI, bad (elaboration of a) Christmas story. And seriously, the things after the 'I love you' really come out of the blue! It makes no sense whatsoever, it's ridiculous even, because there is no spark to be seen between the actors. (End of movie.)

Super cheesy and boring movie. The ending was so bad!!!

Never wrote a review before. Never felt the need to warn my fellow humans to beware. OMG! The only way to make this movie more cheesy would be to name one of the characters "Mac". The ending had me groaning in pain.

The ending gives a solid yes to that.

What. What did I just watch? And why did I keep watching? Maybe if I'd stopped halfway through, it would have been bearable. But no, it just kept getting worse.

Look, I watch a lot of cheesy Christmas movies. They're not great. I know this. But this was uncomfortable to watch. The lead actress spends 75% of the movie texting the plot to us. If I hear "love you muchly" or "I'm a fierce warrior!" one more time, I might barf.

This movie is bizarre. Like, so so weird. But if you can hang in there until the end, get ready to laugh your head off at the sheer stupidity.

This is not a two star film. I'm adding a star for the ending. It was like watching a train wreck and then a bunch of naked clowns jumping out of the train and making balloon animals for everyone.

My sister and I live across the country and we watch these bad Netflix holiday movies "together" as a tradition. This one. Man. She watched it before me and weirdly kept asking if I'd watched it yet. I couldn't figure out why. NOW I know. You really can't watch this one without having someone to debrief with. Like, seriously. You've been warned. Make sure you have a buddy system in place. Just wait until the final 10 minutes. I promise it's worth it. I don't want to ruin the surprises so that's all I'll say about the plot. The down side is it's going to be hard for Netflix to top the awfulness of this one. And that makes me just a little bit sad.

Expectations for Christmas movies have to be tempered. They are usually cheesy and cliche but my god this was awful. The main character only seems to own red clothes. The acting is some of the worst I have seen (Joey was the only shining light in this darkness). I took the time to create an account just to warn everyone to not waste their evening on this. The ending almost caused me to break the TV.I would rather punch a baby sea otter than sit through this again...

Predictable Christmas love story. I found it overall enjoyable. At least this movie had a semi original storyline. Otherwise, usual Christmas fluff where the couple falls quickly for one another.

I can't believe I left that on, it was terrible. I'm in no way a movie critic, but the pacing was terrible, the acting awful, comedic timing was non existent, and it was cheesy at literally every turn. I love me a cheesy Christmas movie but this was really horrible. 0/10 would not recommend.

Seems like I'm the only one who likes it :-) Ok, weird ending, but not the first movie I've seen with this kind of ending. I live the fact that there weren't any over the top emotions. Bit of humor, no slap stick. Loved the lead actors.

The acting is nearly intolerable. The script is horrible. The ending is preposterous. Overall, not worth the 90 mins.

Keeping aside the sub par acting coupled with the most unreal storyline, the ending seemed the most bizarre to me. There is no real plot, the characters do not feel any genuine emotions (not even a woman who just broke up with her fiance on the aisle), and do not even get me started on the last scene. I concur that love conquers all and all other cliches associated with it, but Christmas Wedding Planner portrayed each and every aspect of love and christmas horribly wrong. I watch a lot of romantic comedies and this movie will definitely top the list of the 5 Worst RomComs of all Time.

The acting is terrible, but even worse is the directing and script. Most of the scenes are far too long, for example that first scene with the cake maker, why did it go on for so long?! There were awkward silences that should not be there. The plot is just odd and boring. I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 purely because about half way through they gave the lead character some more substance in terms of her family storyline. And the fact Kelly Rutherford was in it was about the only talent this film had, even if she basically played her Gossip Girl role. But really, don't waste your time. I've seen a lot of made for TV movies, and trust me when I say this is one of the worst.

The best thing that came from this movie was reading the reviews of this movie.

Ridiculous, impossible and absolutely ludicrous!

Thank God for the actress playing Kelsey. I loved her. She at least earned a second star.

Now, Christmas in the Smokies again.

I don't know how I watched it until the end, but I did. And somehow it got even worse.

Seriously, just don't.

I thought she was charming. And there was chemistry between the two of them, though the disparity in their ages got in the way a bit for me. I think the real villain here is editing, and (I'm sorry to contradict what others have said) set design and locations. The chapel was a real doozy in this regard, and I don't understand why she lives in what I can only assume is an assisted care facility. Still, lots of fun bits if you lean in, including Fatone's ridiculous caricature-acting. But really she does the insecure prevarication thing well, and every so often he times the dead pan responses perfectly. Not realism but definitely in the running for cute and comedic.

I created an Imbd account just to warn people what a waste of time awful movie this is. Absolutely horrible.

"EMILY EMILY EMILY"

Worth the wait at the end of the movie.

The movie is so bad that is actually funny to watch. After reading all the comments I coudn t stop laughing, so I HAD TO WATCH IT. And I did. Laugh a lot. I mean, it s based on a Harlequin book!! No brainer here or thoughtful. Joey Fatone was good!! and of course,Kelly Rutherford.

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