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Lana, an extremely busy and successful doctor, is completely taken aback when her darling daughter Emma announces her engagement, scheduled just a month away. As if that weren’t enough, further shock awaits her when she discovers Emma’s father-in-law-to-be is her ex-boyfriend from college.
Directed by Mark Waters and written by Robin Bernheim, the 2024 Netflix romantic comedy “Mother of the Bride” stars Brooke Shields as protagonist Lana. Benjamin Bratt portrays Will, the man who crushed Lana’s heart when they were younger. Miranda Cosgrove plays Lana’s chirpy-cute daughter Emma, a content creator all set to marry Will’s handsome son, RJ, played by Sean Teale. When the young couple learns of their parents’ history, they worry about how it will affect the wedding celebrations – and it certainly does!
All you need to do is watch the trailer for “Mother of the Bride” and that’s pretty much the film has to offer. It’s a generic, forgettable, formulaic romantic-comedy that doesn’t even try to do anything different, except for throwing in some “social-media” related upgrades to make it look fresh. Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt make an entertaining onscreen couple, but their potential is completely wasted in this bland script. Miranda Cosgrove and Sean Teale, portraying the to-be-married couple Emma and RJ, deliver some sweet scenes, but their chemistry feels tepid at best.
Since Emma’s wedding takes place in Phuket, viewers get some beautiful beach backdrop scenes. But except for pretty locations and cute costumes, there’s not much to “Mother of the Bride”. The funny scenes are barely funny and there isn’t enough time in the crisp 90-minute runtime to develop the romantic plot either. But given the flat story development, this shouldn’t have been any longer either. I was hoping for at least the climax to be a little offbeat, but even that was predictable, and sappy.
If you’re looking for a wedding themed romantic-comedy, where the parents cause trouble, watch Netflix’s “Ticket to Paradise” starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, it’s formulaic too, but at least fun. The story is about the bride’s parents trying to stop her from getting married to a guy she just met in Bali.
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