My wife and I watched this last night at home, streaming. As I write this the IMDb rating is 5.0 and while that may seem low, after watching it that seems pretty fair. This is NOT a very good movie, by any stretch, but I must also say we were mostly entertained. The title is clearly inspired by the several "Father of the Bride" movies, and here the mother has an analogous relationship with her daughter. This movie even has the stereotypical wacky wedding planner role.
Brooke Shields (in her late 50s) is the mother, Lana. She is a doctor and leads a group of researchers. She is blindsided when her daughter, Miranda Cosgrove as Emma, returns from London and reveals that she is getting married. Next month. Lana is at a loss for what to do. Then is very upset that virtually all the wedding planning is being done without her input.
(As an aside, I like Shields in general but I had a really hard time liking her character here. Maybe it was because she was playing the character too broadly, overacting, with too many mishaps, and she reminded me of the type of lady that I'd never want to be around for any reason.)
As the wedding planning got underway she finds out her very old college boyfriend, Benjamin Bratt (late 50s also) as Will, is actually the father of the groom. Their re-connecting is not pleasant, seems there are some deep wounds from unresolved issues all those decades ago.
In many respects the story arc is similar to the formula Hallmark movies use, but lots more silliness.
Brooke Shields (in her late 50s) is the mother, Lana. She is a doctor and leads a group of researchers. She is blindsided when her daughter, Miranda Cosgrove as Emma, returns from London and reveals that she is getting married. Next month. Lana is at a loss for what to do. Then is very upset that virtually all the wedding planning is being done without her input.
(As an aside, I like Shields in general but I had a really hard time liking her character here. Maybe it was because she was playing the character too broadly, overacting, with too many mishaps, and she reminded me of the type of lady that I'd never want to be around for any reason.)
As the wedding planning got underway she finds out her very old college boyfriend, Benjamin Bratt (late 50s also) as Will, is actually the father of the groom. Their re-connecting is not pleasant, seems there are some deep wounds from unresolved issues all those decades ago.
In many respects the story arc is similar to the formula Hallmark movies use, but lots more silliness.