Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Lana's daughter Emma returns from abroad and drops a bombshell: she's getting married. In Thailand. In a month! Things only get worse when Lana learns that the man who captured Emma's heart is the son of the man who broke hers years ago.
Mother of the Bride is a formulaic Netflix romantic comedy that leans heavily on well-worn tropes: the disapproving parent, the rekindled romance with an ex, and the destination wedding backdrop. The plot is predictable from start to finish, hitting every expected beat without surprise. The acting is serviceable but unremarkable — Brooke Shields and Benjamin Bratt do competent work but aren't given material that challenges them. The Thailand/Phuket setting provides some visual appeal and decent production value, lifting cinematography slightly above average. Novelty is low — the premise of ex-lovers reuniting at their children's destination wedding is a well-recycled concept with nothing distinctive in execution. The ending resolves exactly as expected with no emotional weight or earned catharsis.