Wow. This was an entertaining Christmas movie. I'm impressed. In this sequel, the lively Liddle family comes together at a mountain resort for the 'perfect' wedding on Christmas. Those of you familiar with the first film will know that things don't go as planned. The writer and director do a great job of moving in and out of the various sub-plots in the film. Indeed, the movie flows quite nicely from scene to scene, from storyline to storyline. The movie has a number of warm and decent messages about family, which add to the Christmas atmosphere it tries to instil. The family dynamics and dialogue are great, which is one of the strengths of the film. All this works, of course, because the acting, overall, is excellent. Kelly Rowland (playing Jacquie Liddle) had a very strong performance. For example, her scenes with Nakai Takawira (playing Coco, the daughter) were warm and heartfelt. The sister trio (her and her two sisters played by Latonya Williams and Bresha Webb) was also great on screen. Their dialogue and exchanges were fun to watch (and quite convincing); they even had a bit of a 'Santa Baby' song and dance. The chemistry between the three main couples on-screen worked nicely, I thought (including Jacquie's parents). The movie had a lot of Christmas spirit and cheer as well. There was a very cute scene where the children create a runway for Santa on the roof. The family scenes, for example, on Christmas day were warm and festive. All in all, this is a fun and engaging Christmas movie, arguably better than the first (at least, I thought it was). It is a nice new edition to the Lifetime 2020 lineup this season.
Review of Merry Liddle Christmas Wedding
