The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990)
In this sentimental holiday tale, a young boy is taken away from his loving, adoptive household when his new mom is killed in an auto accident and his traveling musician dad is deemed unfit to care for him, being on the road too much. Now, the only thing that can help is if a cold, bureaucratic adoption agency caseworker sees the error of her ways and allows them to be together.
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Very well executed
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
The movie is made so realistic it has a lot of that WoW feeling at the right moments and never tooo over the top. the suspense is done so well and the emotion is felt. Very well put together with the music and all.
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
This is the story of a man and his son who each have a single Christmas wish - to be together. In spite of their many obstacles, they never lose sight of their love for one another. Where most people would have given up, they continue in their quest to be a family.The powerful performances of the cast members clearly demonstrated why most of these actors are among the most respected black actors in history.There are aspects of the movie that are unrealistic and predicable. But this isn't a documentary, its a MOVIE. In fact, this movie is probably more realistic than "Its a Wonderful Life" which is arguably the best Christmas movie of all time.When your family starts to squabble and/or pout about their holiday gifts, show them this movie and they'll realize how fortunate they are.
This movie was so unrealistic and fairy tale! It was sad that this was the LAST movie that Sammy Davis Jr. ever acted in. But the plot of this movie was still fairy tale. In real life, the plots in the movie wouldn't have turned out the way they did. SPOILERS AHEAD! Reggie's foster dad wouldn't have missed the train at the end of the movie. The adoption agency would have still let Reggie's adoptive father adopt him even though his beautiful wife died in a car accident! When Reggie's adoptive father broke in Mrs. Clayton's house and started trashing the place, he would have been in a lot of trouble!
Reggie has gone through a lot in his life. But he finally has foster parents who want to adopt him. Everything looks good until the mother dies in an accident. Although the idealistic social worker would like to see the father adopt Reggie, her by-the-book supervisor won't allow it. The father is a traveling jazz musician, and that's just not right for the boy. As in most movies like this, the father and son both seem to think that by breaking the rules and making trouble, they can help their case. The father does try returning to his old 9-to-5 job but he is a musician and can't get that out of his system. Reggie gets moved from one unpleasant foster home to another but it seems no one wants him. Things seem hopeless, and it would take a miracle to make everyone happy. Great cast, including Sammy Davis Jr. in one of his last roles, showing obvious signs of the illness that took his life. Great music too. An enjoyable story overall.
This all-star cast will take you inside each character and you will be emotionally charged with love, hate and sorrow.Little Reggie finally finds true love only to find out that it will all be taken away. He in turns decides to take matters into his own hands to try and keep him united with his new family.