Movie #702 .........................."Will You Merry Me?"

Movie #702 "Will You Merry Me?" is one of many, many, many Christmas made-for-t.v. movies. This one I tuned in to because it was supposed to take place in Madison, Wi, and boy were they far off! They made it look like it was a small hick town in the midwest --- yeah, right. i would leave the room, and when I came back, I hadn't missed a thing because I knew (and everyone else did) where they film was going.......however, it's always funny to see the way overdecorated houses at Christmas time and the overdecorated people who live in them --- that part made me laugh, and the two mothers are played by very capable, and funny women. But the rest was all a wash! I don't recommend this. Stick to "It's a Wonderful Life," or "White Christmas." I gave it 2.8 stars out of 5 Will You Merry Me (2008) (TV) Rebecca, from an upper class Los Angeles family, and Henry, from choir-singing, tradition-bound Midwestern roots, are in love. Henry pops the question just before Christmas and the kids plan on gathering their families for the holidays in order to surprise them with the good news. The families collide-oops-meet the week of Hanukah just before Christmas in Madison, Wisconsin. It's a wild, whacky ride of good intentions and missteps as the two families try in vain to respect each others' traditions. It's not long before Rebecca and Henry learn the hardest part about being married might be dealing with each other's in-laws starring Wendy Malick and Cynthia Stephenson as the mothers.