Marrying Mr. Darcy (2018 TV Movie) User Reviews

A bit frustrating

[hantie96 · 7/10 · 1 September 2018]

I liked the movie but there were a few continuity issues that bothered me. For example: according to the first movie he was 21 when his parents died, not 19. I also had some issue with their choice of "issue for them to overcome". It made her look like a brat. Of course he's going to have to work hard before leaving his company for a honeymoon, no matter how long it was going to be. He's the head of a company, that's the way it is. I've actually seen it twice now but talked at the characters throughout the movie both times. I did like how it ended though.

She's one difficult person

[phd_travel · 6/10 · 4 June 2018]

This sequel to Unleashing Mr Darcy has the same cute couple and dogs and the magnificent Frances Fisher. The story is mostly about planning a wedding. She comes across as being a bit of a difficult ungrateful brat. The things she was unhappy about were so inconsequential like more guests or flowers why can't she just give way about these things ?

She ought to thank her lucky stars she married a man like that instead of annoyingly fussing about everything from the dress to the church. There are worse problems than those which come with marrying a prominent person. Her tantrum towards the end made me hope he would dump her. Things were slightly mitigated at the end with the compromise.

Disappointed

[jumppj · 5/10 · 1 February 2020]

Elizabeth came off as spoilt and silly in this sequel, constantly pouting and nitpicking. Imagine having a hissy fit because your fiance didn't disclose that he was working overtime so he could take a month off to take you on a round the world honeymoon! And fussing even more because you were afraid to stand up for yourself and get the wedding that you always dreamed about. I just wished the writers would have done better with her storyline. Poor Donovan had the patience of Job in this one!

Eh! No romance to be found.

[smithduke · 6 June 2018]

I knew from the beginning that this was going to be a dud. There was no romance at all but drama and silly drama! I could barely get through it.

Could have been better

[mbduffy · 6/10 · 13 June 2018]

Loved "Unleashing Mr Darcy", and eagerly awaited this sequel. Rather disappointed. The writing was rather lame. direction was too loose. At the end of several scenes, the conversations just died. Lizzy just sits there and grins foolishly. No comeback from her or toward Aunt Violet! Frances Fisher's character lacks credibility. Aunt Violet would not have given in and accepted Lizzy so easily, even to get back into Donovan's good graces. Given her scheming in the first movie, she would have done more to squeeze Lizzy out! This conflict would have created some much needed tension among the main characters and stirred up some more interest. Also, Lizzy's(Cindy's) voice in many scenes is too loud and shrill, such as during the video call with her mother and sister Jenna.. They were giggling like a bunch of teenage schoolgirls and Lizzy's voice was almost like a screech. The only one who seems true to his character is Donovan(Ryan Paevey). At times, he looks like he is wondering what is going on and how he got there. One last criticism! For an educated man, Donovan's poor grammar in one scene is glaring! When talking to Henry in his office one evening, he states he wants the "honeymoon to be about Elizabeth and I." Any elementary school student understands "about" is a preposition and takes the objective form of what follow. i.e., He should have referred to "Elizabeth and ME." The movie did start off on a good note, literally. The dance scene on the rooftop terrace was the best in the movie. The music was romantic and their closeness reflected their love and caring. I was disappointed that there wasn't more of that tenderness and romance.

Just as bad at a the first......why did they bother?

[jenrn-09722 · 2/10 · 12 September 2021]

The first movie finds Elizabeth whining, rude, and self-centered. Her character is very unlikeable. This movie is more of the same. He is still classy and refined, she whines about not getting the small wedding she wants, about going back to teaching after they're married, about how she thinks he should be involved in his own company, how they are still so "different". As in the first movie, she is never happy.

She wants everything the way she wants it, and complains when she doesn't get her way. She behaves like a spoiled brat. The leads STILL have no chemistry together and I still can't figure out why he even cares for her, because she just doesnt seen to be happy with any of his decisions or anything he wants. He always makes the sacrifices to make her happy. She ignores his needs. The only improvement from the previous movie to this one is that she smiles more in this one. The first one she was constantly miserable, this one she is only mostly miserable. This was a one-time watch and sad-to-say, both were forgettable.

Good but could have been Great

[ronbokirk · 7/10 · 4 June 2018]

This is the first Hallmark sequel that has been worth watching. I have eagerly waited for this one with some degree of anxiety, and was somewhat pleased with their offering. The return of the original cast was a plus with one exception. The worst part of the original was the "aunt Violet" character over played by Francis Fisher. Near the end of the first film we got rid of her. To my dismay she returned in this sequel to spoil things again. This story had enough conflict without her annoying trouble-making, and over playing the role. If Francis Fisher just had to be in this one she should have had no more than 3 lines max. It was more than obvious that in every scene with Cindy she tried to steal the show. The time saved by leaving her out could have better been spent on the romance itself. Ryan and Cindy are both great and have onscreen magic together. Our leads needed more "magic" like they had in the first one. Over all a good movie but it could have been a 10. my score 7

I love Ryan paevey but

[kimraspberrytart · 1/10 · 19 December 2020]

I just can't handle the main character. She's just awful

Solid Hallmark Fare

[FrankWButterfield · 8/10 · 4 June 2018]

Nice sequel to Unleashing Mr. Darcy. When the movie first started, I wondered where the dramatic tension would come from but, as the train pulled out of the station, it was a good ride. Everyone (dogs included) does a good job driving the story. One small quibble is that the locations are obviously in B.C. not NYC. But that's not surprising for Hallmark nor really a complaint.

Marrying the snobs

[MickyG333 · 7/10 · 27 October 2023]

6.5 stars.

Well this is about as entertaining as a bucket of dirt. A bunch of hoity toity rich people in New York City slowly adapt to this lower class gal is going to marry their precious Darcy and be a part of the same family with a condescending matriarch. This is totally unrecognizable from the first installment of the two films. As a sequel it is literally in a different universe completely. The whole attitude from the first movie is gone. Now we are dealing with her personality changing, she transforms into a totally different person. He, on the other hand, is the same dry guy and yet he's also different. I don't see how two adults their age could change so drastically in appearance, personality, and everything that goes with it. This is not even a sequel in the usual sense, because nobody is the same are they? Maybe the first one was so forgettable I don't recall, and I don't care, just trying to get this review done for my own future review so I make sure not to watch this again. But it was better than the first.

Disappointed

[dmmnh · 2/10 · 4 June 2018]

I really enjoyed the first movie. However, this movies seemed like Elizabeth did nothing but complain, complain and complain and everything was about her. A wedding should be both people providing wedding details and Elizabeth did not want to hear from Darcy or anyone else. I rate this movie a 2 to compare a 9 for the first sequel.

loved this movie

[candyanngarcia-27334 · 10/10 · 18 March 2019]

I am glad that they made a sequel to Unleashing Mr. Darcy. I like that they forgave his aunt and the family was restored again with her. In Pride and Prejudice both parents were alive and she had more than one sister however this is a modern version with a twist in it. I liked it. I hope they make another sequel to it and this time her sister gets married or is and maybe add children to it. As usual the dogs were adorable.

Can we get a do-over with a new Elizabeth??

[reaganjagger · 2/10 · 24 March 2019]

Elizabeth has to be the most unlikable and infantile romantic lead in Hallmark history. She is marrying the handsome, kind and wealthy Donovan and spends the movie whining and pouting about the wedding, which is being fully funded by Aunt Violet. Oh to have such problems as having a one of a kind designer wedding gown, a reception in a fabulous hotel and the wedding at a gorgeous church, all arranged and paid for. Elizabeth's Mom comes across as really nice and grateful for the generosity of Violet, too bad it didn't rub off on her spoiled brat of a daughter. I am confused with the Zara character's place in the movie. As pleasant as she is, Zara is the youngest 17 year old I have ever seen and she added nothing to the movie beyond wanting to learn French in Montreal. There is ZERO chemistry between Donovan and Elizabeth. They always seem stiff, awkward and tentative with one another. Her reaction to his sweet and thoughtful proposal was lackluster, just like Elizabeth. If Elizabeth was dead set against a large wedding, I do not understand why there were two. The small wedding looked as tacky as heck. Please let there be a part three to this series and let's call it "The Divorcing Darcys".

Annoying for a few reasons

[arydeski · 1/10 · 7 October 2018]

The main character seems pretty wimpy just giving into the aunt every chance she gets, but what I find most frustrating is the grammar. Someone like Mr. Darcy would certainly know how to use the word "me" instead of constantly using "I" incorrectly like so many people seem to do these days. How did this ever get through editing?

The main character was very childish and self-centred.

[tomatohongkong · 5/10 · 11 June 2018]

I pretty much enjoyed Unleashing Mr. Darcy but the sequel was a total let down. I felt Elizabeth to be ungrateful and did not know about how the real business world works. Also, if your relatives and family wanted to have a big wedding let them have it and you could plan a simple, small wedding party afterwards with your friends on a different date. How can you cut down the number of guest list when you own a big business and have a large number of friends and relatives that you miss or have not seen them for a long time.

Although, I understand Aunt Violet could be pushy and preferred elegance where as Elizabeth likes simple things, Aunt Violet had put all her life into bringing up both Darcy, her husband-to-be and his little sister so Elizabeth should not act ungrateful and immature towards her. She could have respected Violet's ideas and let her take the lead over the wedding. Elizabeth can have a small wedding party on a different day so why complain when she is not the one who is paying?!

Also, I'm totally surprised to see Elizabeth telling Darcy what to do about his work. She has no idea how to lead an honest and hard working life. I mean if you don't work hard you will lose your job one day and might have to live on the streets. I don't think she is a good role model for students. As a few people have reviewed, I wished Darcy had dumped her before the wedding and met somebody who is more caring, considerate and knew more about the REAL WORLD. (well, they could make another TV film with a title "Ending a marriage with Elizabeth." and write the script from the guy's point of view.)

I wish I had not seen this sequel as the first one was quite good.

Sequel is Better

[MovieTVRomanceFan · 8/10 · 20 January 2019]

When I saw the first film I thought it was decent and good, but after watching the sequel I can honestly say I much prefer this film compared to the first film. Elizabeth and Donovan have a much better relationship and although there were still a few bumps, their love and relationship grew more stronger because of it. Aunt Violet is back and it was so annoying and wrong of her to take complete control over the wedding. In the end though, Elizabeth and Donovan got married in exactly the kind of wedding Elizabeth first imagined and in the end they finally get their long awaited happily ever after.

Elizabeth is so annoyed me

[laurapham · 1/10 · 12 August 2018]

I did not quite like the first movie because of Elizabeth, then now Im watching this second one, I am so annoyed of Elizabeth. I hate this person in the movie and it turns to I dont want to see her in any movies anymore. This is my first time ever doing a movie review. Really disappointed of Elizabeth.

Well Done!

[rebekahrox · 9/10 · 4 June 2018]

I think I enjoyed this one more than the first one, Unleashing Mr. Darcy. Loved the 2 leads, Although Ryan Peavy's role in this sequel was just to be loving and supportive. The acting of Cindy Busby and Frances Fisher was superb and took center stage here. Cindy really made you feel how torn Elizabeth was between people-pleasing and asserting her own dream of the wedding she wanted. You were with her every step of the way as frustration with Aunt Violet and the way she was subtly taking over the wedding plans built and built. On the other hand, Frances' acting was such that one felt a little empathy for her point of view as well. You couldn't really hate her too much. She wasn't painted as the evil aunt like she was in the first one. You understood how much she loved Donovan Darcy and his sister, and knew that she meant well. And this was due to Fisher's acting. Another actress might have made her the stock wicked witch character. I loved it when Elizabeth finally rebels during the choosing of the reception details and asserts her own authority. I loved Aunt Violet's state of shock, and her "Well Done!" as Elizabeth storms off. The relationship of Jenna and her Bingley, Henry Robson, added a nice layer to the principal romance. They were down to earth and clear-eyed. They reminded me of the Carrie Fisher/ Bruno Kirby characters in When Harry Met Sally. The romance took second place to the drama of Elizabeth becoming acquainted with the realities of Donovan's life and his responsibilities, her inner conflict and the outward drama of Aunt Violet's influence. And that was more than fine.

Hallmark meets 'Pride and Prejudice'

[TheLittleSongbird · 3/10 · 28 July 2022]

Expectations were mixed to not high for 'Marrying Mr Darcy'. Did like the idea, have liked Ryan Paevey in other things (though he has been in his fair share of average or less films) and Hallmark did have some good films in 2018. They also though did do a fair share of mediocre and worse ones though, this reviewer has not been crazy about most of the June Weddings films and am also not a fan of Cindy Busby (finding her range limited and many of her characters unappealing).

'Marrying Mr Darcy' didn't work for me. The idea (Hallmark meets 'Pride and Prejudice') was charming, the way it was executed was the opposite and for pretty much the same reasons as has been cited already elsewhere. As far as the 2018 Hallmark films go, 'Marrying Mr Darcy' is one of the weakest in my view. While Paevey acquits himself quite well, this is a classic example of why Busby's Hallmark performances generally don't do it for me. Hallmark has always varied when it comes to sequels, this is one of the bad ones instead of the left me pleasantly surprised ones.

There are by all means good things. Paevey does his upmost best bringing an unforced natural charm and honesty to his role, the only halfway decently written one in the film.

Also thought that the production values were nice. Especially the scenery, which is beautiful. Some pleasant moments in the soundtrack and the dogs are absolutely adorable.

However, this reviewer is in complete agreement with Elizabeth being absolutely intolerable here, selfish, whiny, childish and full of herself in a classic example of having nothing but negative traits and exaggerating them. Busby also came over as far too hammy, her expressions, body language, voice and attitude are all overdone and she comes over as stiff too. She and Paevey have no chemistry in sight, very turning up in sight with little rehearsal-like, and the relationship felt underdeveloped and not focused on enough. Frances Fisher's character is caricaturish and annoying and Fisher over-compensates. In fact, excepting Paevey who actually seems to know what kind of film he's meant to be in, the film is over-acted and like the actors had been told to be in parody mode. Only Paevey's character and the dogs are likeable of the characters, though his character did frustrate towards the end when he came over as confused and naive.

Furthermore, the script is every bit as cheesy as a cheeseburger and sugary than a cup of tea with too much sugar and doesn't flow very naturally. Some of the argumentative dialogue came over as overripe and overkill in how much there was. Didn't mind too much that the story was formulaic, though there is absolutely no originality here (just your typical Hallmark weddings film with no variation), did mind that it felt forced a lot and dragged a lot from padding out material that was too thin for the length. The final quarter is as contrived as one can get and the ending was far too neat, one of those instances where a different ending was rooted for.

Concluding, weak. 3/10.

Weak whiny character in Elizabeth

[sdekoning-08273 · 3/10 · 3 July 2020]

Ugh... Elizabeth Bennett was never as whiny and immature as this Elizabeth. Hard to watch. So much for portraying a strong independent woman.

Movie was great but Elizabeth was

[tatory · 5/10 · 29 September 2018]

I give the movie a 5 just because I loved the first one. I feel as if Elizabeth's character should not have been so much complaining the wedding should have been about both there parents an not so much about her an so being complex. But all in all it work out at the end. It needs to be a part three Titling "The Darcy's Honeymoon" .

Me and my family liked it.

[mthomas-25020 · 8/10 · 4 June 2018]

The movie was good. I like how it started out. Elizabeth character needed to develop more. She took her frustration out on Darcy a lot because the communication had stopped between them. The movie was good. It could have ended better.

boring

[taylornan0909 · 2/10 · 3 June 2018]

I watched the prequel and this movie and was happy when they were over. Usually Hallmark does a good job but IMO there was ZERO chemistry between the leading actors. Would have been a great movie with other actors in the lead

Little sister needs work

[hutchgigi · 8/10 · 25 August 2018]

This movie needed more romance and tenderness. This couple has chemistry and it was not utilized. I hope the honeymoon will be scenic and romantic. The little sister needs personality. I thought she was 12. Loved the music choices.

Good movie

[krichter-24724 · 5/10 · 20 April 2019]

I liked the content of this movie. Worth watching. Better then most. Ryan Paevey is a good actor, believable. It would have been better if Cindy busby wasn't in it. She forces her acting, stiff not relaxed.