Ignore The Critics On This Hidden
Treasure!
Katie NicAoidh (Kelly MacDonald) has just found out her
boyfriend is cheating on her, so she seeks solace in the arms of her mother who
lives on the peaceful and remote Scottish island of Hess. Her
recovery, however, is rudely interrupted when one of the most famous actresses
in the world, Lara Tyler (Alice Eve) comes to Hess for a peaceful, paparazzi
free, wedding. Not to be outsmarted, the paparazzi hunts down
Tyler’s scent, threatening to ruin her dream wedding. It is at
this crucial point that Katie is hired to be a decoy bride in order to throw off
the paparazzi. But a scheme meant to deceive, may only find Katie with in fact
another broken heart!
So I’m standing at our local Redbox trying to find a movie
that would be fun and clean, to watch at our monthly girl’s night. I come across
the title, The Decoy Bride, which also happens to star one of my favorite
actors, Kelly MacDonald (you may remember her from Nanny McPhee) AND
it’s even rated PG! Bonus!! And I’m so happy to report to all of you readers
that this is a hidden treasure! I don’t remember it even hitting the
theatres?!? The critics gave it a mediocre rating, but I’m here to
tell you that we (me and my awesome, wonderful girlfriends) thought it was
adorable! First off, it’s set in Scotland so you already know you’ll love the
scenery. Second, it stars Kelly MacDonald and Alice Eve (‘nuf said) and third,
the story is a sweet love lost, love found in the strangest of circumstances,
and it just works! It’s family friendly, and girl’s night friendly, need I go
on??
Motherly Advice: We viewed this film with the filters set on Medium and though
the film is only rated PG there are still just few things to be aware of.
First, in one of the scenes Katie and her male counterpart James Arber
(David Tennant) are doing some pretty heavy drinking straight out of the wine
bottles. Second, for a good portion of the movie, Katie is in a gorgeous, but
off the shoulder-wedding gown. This isn’t too bad, but in one
scene the dress tears, and somehow for the next 10 or so minutes of the film,
the wedding gown is short, as in daisy duke short. Lastly, there’s
a scene that shows James and Katie undressing and he’s wearing his boxers, and
she’s wearing just some negligee, it’s tasteful, but nevertheless…. So there you
have it, I would say that if you watched with your filters on MOST, The Decoy
Bride would be perfectly appropriate for ages 12+.
Trisha~What are your favorite girl’s night
movies??
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