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I'm a sucker for these kinds of cheesy, unrealistic movies, especially any produced by LMN, but this... This was probably one of the worst I've seen by Lifetime, and that's saying a lot. It's easy to say these movies are awful because they aren't high art made for the cinema, instead TV movies churned out like product at a factory but, again, as someone who actually enjoys bad films, this was ridiculous.

Here are my reasons for this conclusion: The villain lady reminded me of an ~evil~ character from a DCOM or a sitcom for kids by Disney or Nick right down to her monologuing aloud. Her acting was hammy, but not in an enjoyable, the actor having fun with the role kind of way. Just... Poor.

Every character and situation was stupid and unrealistic, even for Lifetime standards. Especially the fiance. The evil redhead literally pushed up on him in a completely non-friendly aggressively flirty way and he didn't bat an eyelash or tell his soon-to-be wife. Then there was the wedding cake/dress incident which still didn't completely send him running. Then the stripper scene (also why was these scene shot so hallmark movie-y? Those were the most sfw strippers ever), he didn't recognize her voice? Also didn't he say he didn't even want strippers? And then the whole not recognizing her, really? Like... Why was that not explained in detail? Why does evil red head have zero scars? Also a business-owning woman was wrapped up in plastic bag for an extended period and lived to tell the tale, and nobody concerning her business (and personal life) other than a few clients were really concerned about her whereabouts. Also they apparently were cool with the woman she practically hired off the street with no resume, background check, probably even no tax papers signed, taking over everything?

Lastly, the movie just had an incredibly cheap feel to it. I get it was made during the pandemic but still. I can't put my finger on it exactly, but the way it was shot and how it looks just looks cheap. Also the wedding dress shop set was too sparse and almost looked like a apartment or house? Maybe just me? Also the kids playing (do boys that age typically play wedding dress up with their female friends?) and the "vintage" picture of them taken from deep inside of the closet rather than at the door was just pure cringe. I'm nitpicking but if you're making a movie... Idk I'd put more effort into something, anything that I know thousands will watch...

This will probably be the only review I make on this type of film and for good reason because this has to be one of the worst. I would only recommend it be watched once to just witness how lazy LMN filmmaking can get. Thus I'm giving it two stars for how fun it is to pick out the stupidity, plot holes, and bad hammy acting. But this is not a fun bad movie by any means.

Macy and Jordy seem to be the only ones in this movie trying to "act." The villain, Amy, was awful as was the groom. Amy was so inappropriate in her interactions with him, and for him not to even be bothered was a joke. It would have been better if she'd revealed herself as his old friend to them and Amy/whatever his name is could have caught up as friends and she could have kept up her schemes while sabotaging the wedding. Instead, she's the typical Lifetime nut that can't do anything without killing. After years and years of these same old templates, I can't believe how cringy it still is to watch these desperate villains throw themselves at men and women who do not want them. Sometimes it's better executed, but here it is not. The villain is so cheesy. How did she just take over that shop? The owner didn't have any assistants? How could she handle multiple orders w/o help? The poor lady gets choked out, stashed in the trash, nobody but Jordy (who was not even her customer) cares? She didn't have other customers? I don't remember any dialogue where she said business was that bad.

Some weird editing stuff, like Jordy leaving the bridal shop with a gash on her forearm? I rewound the movie to see if Crazy Amy slashed her but she didn't. It never came up again and the next scene takes place that evening with Macy and her fiance. It was really odd.

I'm writing this as I watch, and I still can't believe how empty this movie is. No extras, no furnishings in these homes. No customers at the bridal shop and the location itself looks like it's an undisclosed location. Macy and Jordy are in a sauna for her bachelorette weekend...not even one or two extras for friends. No wide shots in restaurants. No other hikers on trails. It's so cheap. Even if you account for the restrictions of the last year and a half, I've seen some Lifetime movies with a lot more "padding." Could be the budget but even two people in some of these scenes would have helped. I just watched a sorority movie with Jordy's actress and there were way more people in that one.

Amy talking to herself was tiresome as well and none of her justification made sense. There was just so much to cringe over in this movie. I can't believe I'm saying this but Brutal Bridesmaids was better than this. I actually like several of the writer's movies, so I think it's more the acting/direction/production values than the story. I would like to see (well not really) this movie redone with the budget of say a Lindsay Hartley movie or a Vivica A. Fox movie.

Pass and wait for this story to be done again.

There was a good arc of development to "Dying to Marry Him" in the careful preparations for the wedding of Macy Williams to Jeff Dardenswick. But those preparations are derailed by the fiendish machinations of Amy Mackay, the neighbor girl who had a lifelong obsession with Jeff.

After Amy worms her way into the role of wedding planner, everything from the sensuous bridal gown to the delectable wedding cake figures in her master plan to retake Jeff for her own. Along the way, Carrie Taylor, the kind owner of the bridal apparel shop, is put into a coma by Amy, who was generously brought on to work with her in the store.

The major shortcoming of the film was in the lack of credibility and the glacial slowness of Jeff's ability to recognize that Amy was up to no good in the wedding preparations. During their first encounter in which Amy was shamelessly flirting, she confided in Jeff that she was his childhood friend. Yet Jeff did not even seem to recall the times when he and little Amy played the game of "dress up" bride-and-groom and "pretended" to be heading up to the altar together.

Improbably Jeff never even remembered that his very first kiss came from Amy Mackay in one of their "cute" dress-up sessions in the attic. But Amy never forgot that kiss. And the avenging angel attempted to reclaim what she thought was her birthright. Amy first began to hone her acting skills in playing with little Jeff Dardenswick in the attic. Now, she has undertaken a more challenging role as the psycho wedding planner.

Before I start, it seems that two of the contributors are crushing on Nathan Kehn! LOL. He was nothin but mediocre. But anyway as usual we have a psycho antagonist who loves to think out loud ie talk to herself. Anna Marie is a very good actress. She deserved better than this movie. Her agent should have told her that!