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All I Want for Christmas

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

True this is not the movie described above. But it is a cute christmas movie that was on the Hallmark channel last year.

Its about a boy who hears about a contest that would grant 1 child's christmas wish. So he asks for a husband for his mom and wins. Making it a very interesting holiday season.

Gail O'Grady plays a woman whose husband was a policeman killed in the line of duty when their son was two. Using his pension, she set up a community center in his name. They feed the homeless and offer after school activities for children. While Mom is serving the homeless, her own son, now 10, spends many of his after school hours with the kind man in the apartment across the hall--the closest thing to a father he has ever known. Her son decides she needs a husband and he enters the "All I Want For Christmas" contest sponsored by a toy company trying to boost sales. His entry is a sincere plea for a husband for his mom. He wins, of course, and his mom is none too thrilled, but decides to go along with it when she convinces the toy company that she will do it on the condition that they donate the 1/2 million dollars she needs to buy the building her community center is in before it is sold out from under them. As the story unfolds several people experience the "maybe-what-I-wanted-isn't-really-what-I-want" feeling .
Parents may want to know that there are a couple of incidents of profanity and one common swear word. The neighbor's girlfriend does make one comment that could be taken as slightly suggestive. The son is disrespectful in his attitude toward his mother's boyfriend on more than one occasion. Those are the only things I can think of that may bother anyone.
I may have given this 3 1/2 stars if that was an option because it is quite predictable. It has the common "single parent dating the wrong person" theme of so many Christmas movies, but the lead characters are people you can care about and it is nice to see a story about good people who aren't concerned with success as the world defines it, but want to make a difference in the lives of those who need help.

This is another great movie put out by Hallmark. A very ejoyable movie you can watch over & over again. No sex, filthy language or violance. Always great to watch.

REALY LIKED THIS MOVIE.IT IS NICE TO HAVE A MOVIE LIKE THIS TO WATCH AT THE HOLIDAYS.

I enjoyed this Christmas story but was disappointed at the unnecessary and contrived storyline of the toy company competition. The acting was ok and the friendship to romance premise between the main characters was nicely developed and the Cinderella-like makeover was enjoyable to watch. The whole "find my mum a husband" competition winner, and subsequent media coverage of this seemed unnecessary and a little unbelievable. The toy company executives were also a little one dimensional. This part of the story seemed contrived to me. The simple love story, with a little more character development, would have been enough to make this film more memorable.

I love this movie; it is one of my favorite Christmas movies. I don't just watch it at Christmas time; I watch it all thru the year.

This DVD is one of Christmas great movies. I love Christmas movies and this is one of my favorite ones.

Fabulous Christmas Movie. Reminds me of a movie from Yesteryear. Endearing for a newwer movie. Terrific Service from Seller after purchase until I received. Recommend movie & buyer.

One of my favorites for the Christmas season and one I watch every year. Starts off with a beautiful widow mom and her young son who feels his mom needs a husband. Their handsome (and single) neighbor is a man who has been friends with them for years and babysits her son when she needs someone to sit with him while she does her volunteer work. She rents a building where she feeds the homeless during the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas - a tradition started by her deceased husband which she continue to uphold with pride. Meanwhile, there is a company who is looking to promote a special children's contest for Christmas that they end up calling "What you want most for Christmas". Obviously, you have the usual fanfare of contestant kids asking for cars, vacations, etc., until her son decides to join and says 'that what he wants most for Christmas is a husband for his mom'. They feel this is the best contestant and the boy wins the contest, BUT they want to go further with video taping and posting the "Husband" ad nationwide much to the dismay of the boy's mother who is not only surprised by her son's wish, but embarrassed as well. The rich company owner's son along the way gets romantically involved with the mother which does not meet with the approval of her son. It is apparent to all viewers whom the son realizes whom he has wanted for a Dad and husband for his mom all along, but the story is still wonderful and has a lot of holiday Christmas Spirit.

I added this movie to my collection of holiday movies. It is a cute movie and definately a feel good ending. Something the whole family can enjoy. Although it is the same "girl meets new guy while attached to other guy" type this one does not have the typical ending.