This movie just falls flat. I have no problem with predictability, these kind of movies are not meant to be groundbreaking, but that also means that the actors and their chemistry make or break the movie. In this case, they break the movie.
The two lead actors have zero chemistry. It doesn't feel like a hate-to-love scenario but rather like a couple of bratty toddlers bickering. All the nonverbal signs that communicate two people are into each other and represent that chemistry in a romantic movie feel forced. It makes the interactions between the two leads awkward. There is no feel of authenticity in the romance department.
However, that is easily explained by the quality of the two lead actors themselves. They both seem immature. The male comes across as an annoying teenage boy, and not in a cute way. Everything he says and does feels forced, like he's either intentionally trying to annoy the lady or he's trying really hard to pretend to like her, failing in both scenarios. The female is unfortunately much the same. At least she manages to pull of the "nice" part of her character somewhat okay.
The rest of the cast is okay. The older couple is charming enough to relieve the annoyance of the two main characters but the sister and her groom have no character. They both seem completely unbothered and particularly demanding and ungrateful for leaving the full wedding preparation up to the two main characters, so much so that it's completely unbelievable that the wedding in question is actually theirs.
In short, what is supposed to be a fairly straight-forward formula to pull off falls flat. It's like a piece of middle school drama, the kind you want to avoid.
The two lead actors have zero chemistry. It doesn't feel like a hate-to-love scenario but rather like a couple of bratty toddlers bickering. All the nonverbal signs that communicate two people are into each other and represent that chemistry in a romantic movie feel forced. It makes the interactions between the two leads awkward. There is no feel of authenticity in the romance department.
However, that is easily explained by the quality of the two lead actors themselves. They both seem immature. The male comes across as an annoying teenage boy, and not in a cute way. Everything he says and does feels forced, like he's either intentionally trying to annoy the lady or he's trying really hard to pretend to like her, failing in both scenarios. The female is unfortunately much the same. At least she manages to pull of the "nice" part of her character somewhat okay.
The rest of the cast is okay. The older couple is charming enough to relieve the annoyance of the two main characters but the sister and her groom have no character. They both seem completely unbothered and particularly demanding and ungrateful for leaving the full wedding preparation up to the two main characters, so much so that it's completely unbelievable that the wedding in question is actually theirs.
In short, what is supposed to be a fairly straight-forward formula to pull off falls flat. It's like a piece of middle school drama, the kind you want to avoid.