A Christmas Wish (2011)

Best movie of this year hands down!

Boring, long, and too preachy.

Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This television film shows that all of us need help at one time in our lives. It also shows that "It Does Take a Village". In this film Martha's no good husband, Cal (Bart Johnson), has left her for the last time, emptying her bank account and disappearing without a word. Hopeless, Martha takes to the road and winds up in a motel broke & homeless with 3 kids.This film sounds like it is a downer but in reality it is a great film to watch. This is a film about how all of us can help anyone at anytime. Small things you think you did can make a huge impact on people. This film is not far fetched. It is not just people in small towns in the United States that are like this. However in small towns word does get around fast when someone needs any type of help!

BEWARE OF BOGUS REVIEWS. SOME REVIEWERS HAVE ONLY ONE REVIEW. WHEN ITS A POSITIVE REVIEW THAT TELLS ME THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE PRODUCTION. IF ITS A NEGATIVE REVIEW THEN THEY MIGHT HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST THAT PRODUCTION. NOW I HAVE REVIEWED OVER 200 Christmas MOVIES. I HAVE NO AGENDA. I AM FARE ABOUT THESE FILMS.This film is not a ripoff of "It's a Wonderful Life". That is a topic that someone started on IMDb message board. I can assure that it may of drawn inspiration from that film but it has more in common with "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore". In this film a woman finds herself suddenly single after she wakes up one day and finds out her husband has just ran off with another woman. She takes off to in a car and end ups in a small town where she ends up living a motel and becomes an overnight waitress at a local restaurant.You can check off all the boxes on the Christmas movie check off list with this film but that doesn't mean this isn't a good film it really is a nice film to see. The on camera talent is above average. It is enjoyable. Most of all it shows that it is better to give than to receive. To many people the plot may seem "Unbelievable" but trust me in small towns people really do help each other. They know how to be good neighbors. I am a liberal but trust me "The South" has many good decent hard working and caring people.

I really enjoyed the idea that "It takes a Village.." In this case a family is watched over. Kinda like when the new kid is at their first day of school and everyone puts out the welcome mat. Even though the boy is tormented, we hope a community will always commune in triumph and tragedy. A wish becomes simple humanity.Also, so excited the fact that two of the actors in the film had similar dagger roles. Buffy a vampire slayer (Kristy Swanson) and a "Max" a head vampire of the Lost Boys(Edward Herrmann) stood nose to nose, in a cafe serving coffee and slingin the hash! Well at least this was a better turnout.

Our family likes to watch Christmas movies on the Hallmark Channel. While most of the shows are similar it is a safe network to view family style programs. Some of the shows are so bad we just laugh at poor writing, cheap production values and just plain bad acting. Watch "The National Tree" and you'll know what I mean. "A Christmas Wish" was on par with some of the better programs. While the story was familiar to many Hallmark movies the dialog was a cut above. The show was actually filmed during the winter instead of summer with fake snow scattered around. There were some cute moments which caused us to laugh out loud (in a good way), but perhaps what this Christmas movie had that the others did not was the true meaning of the season. Although not over bearing it did mention the birth of Christ and the importance faith plays in our lives. Overall a good effort.