Obviously the audience is well aware that Audrey is not right in the head, but in my opinion, the movie doesn't try to hide it, so it's perplexing why the bride is so clueless. The groom as well for that matter. I realize it's a movie, but it was so obvious. Did Nicole really not realize she was being insulted to her face within minutes of even meeting Audrey? The girl revealed so many things Nicole never knew about her fiance and yet, Nicole is not asking why. Audrey is throwing SO MUCH SHADE at her and she clearly ignores her intution and keeps going. One of the most obvious examples was Audrey trashing her wedding dress style. I understand wanting to make the effort to get to know "family," but it all went completely over her head.
As for the groom, is he so stupid as to not possibly see the stepsister as a common denominator in his failed relationships? There have been movies where Lifetime pulls a switcharoo and have been vague enough to pull it off...this is not the case. This girl Audrey is overstepping soooo many boundaries way too much for no one in her family to acknowledge it. Of course, typical Lifetime, the bff is the only one wise (representing the audience I guess), but dropping her (and us?) off a parking lot balcony is so extreme. The basically incestuous thread running through this story and her clear mental illness really should have been it. I would not say she's a "fun villain" to hate, but making her a killer on top of everything else was over the top. Sometimes less is more, Lifetime.
Still watching, so I will likely be back to edit as more things happen. Unless I missed it (or it's yet to come), it would be nice to get some exposition on how Audrey became romantically obsessed with her stepbro.
I will say that Tammin S is clearly having fun here. I've only seen her as protagonists or straight-laced characters like Colleen on Y&R. But her character gets annoying by the climax. Seriously, the parents didn't make sure she was being watched? No one told them she was missing? Did no nurse or doctor do their rounds??! It's pathetic by this point. At the wedding, things are CLEARLY not normal and anyone with a brain should have been able to deduce that something happened to Nicole. Not only does NO ONE restrain Audrey but there's a long shot of the best man and he doesn't pull out his phone to call the police! The lead, Nicole, I recognize from Hallmark and she's decent here. I do have a problem with Nicole still marrying Mark after he sided with Audrey, but it is what it is.
Finally at the end...she's still nuts and is still playing them all. Clearly not restricting her interaction with Mark while in treatment was a bad idea.
As for the groom, is he so stupid as to not possibly see the stepsister as a common denominator in his failed relationships? There have been movies where Lifetime pulls a switcharoo and have been vague enough to pull it off...this is not the case. This girl Audrey is overstepping soooo many boundaries way too much for no one in her family to acknowledge it. Of course, typical Lifetime, the bff is the only one wise (representing the audience I guess), but dropping her (and us?) off a parking lot balcony is so extreme. The basically incestuous thread running through this story and her clear mental illness really should have been it. I would not say she's a "fun villain" to hate, but making her a killer on top of everything else was over the top. Sometimes less is more, Lifetime.
Still watching, so I will likely be back to edit as more things happen. Unless I missed it (or it's yet to come), it would be nice to get some exposition on how Audrey became romantically obsessed with her stepbro.
I will say that Tammin S is clearly having fun here. I've only seen her as protagonists or straight-laced characters like Colleen on Y&R. But her character gets annoying by the climax. Seriously, the parents didn't make sure she was being watched? No one told them she was missing? Did no nurse or doctor do their rounds??! It's pathetic by this point. At the wedding, things are CLEARLY not normal and anyone with a brain should have been able to deduce that something happened to Nicole. Not only does NO ONE restrain Audrey but there's a long shot of the best man and he doesn't pull out his phone to call the police! The lead, Nicole, I recognize from Hallmark and she's decent here. I do have a problem with Nicole still marrying Mark after he sided with Audrey, but it is what it is.
Finally at the end...she's still nuts and is still playing them all. Clearly not restricting her interaction with Mark while in treatment was a bad idea.