Customer Reviews

Angel in the Family [Blu-ray]

5 star:		(20)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This movie is a find! It manages to deal with real people in a realistic way without resorting to the usual easy gimmick of making the people nasty and hostile. The people here are not perfect, but they are sympathetic.

Also, the relationships in this family are very realistic--again without making anyone a pain or an impossible person. Whoever wrote this had a lot of understanding of the relations between grown siblings and between grown children and their parents.

The film also explores some of the big questions of life and how important "little things" are in those big questions. The mother's admitting that she gave an incomplete version of her recipe to a friend who had admired the dish, and that she had been bothered by that and wants to make it right--this was priceless. Also, her determination to return the library book!

The transitions of the characters are well-developed and believable. They manage to work things out without everyone suddenly becoming angelic creatures without a fault in the world.

If you like human dramas about real but decent people, this is not a film to be missed. There are all too few like it.

This moving incorperates all the elements of a magical, beautiful Christmas! Tracey Neeham (Sarah) is a terrific actress and her character is someone I would like as a friend. At first I thought that Natasha Gregson Wagner was not a very good actress because she was so "dead pan." Then I realized that her character, Beth, is a self-centered, pasionless, joyless person until the "magic" begins. Ronny Cox, Buddy, is one of the best character actors of our time and, of course, Meredith Baxter never disappoints. An enjoyable, heartwarming movie for Christmas or anytime!

I love this movie it was so good very heart warming. Very good holiday movie.

I picked this up because I had seen Meredith Baxter's other movie, A Christmas Visitor and loved it. I was also a fan of her show, Family Ties. I didn't expect much, and was pleasantly surprised. It's a great story. Sure, it's got the feel of a low budget "movie of the week" kind of thing, but it was a lot of fun. I think that it will become a Christmas classic for me to watch every year !

Great story for someone who has lost someone. It shows faith that we can still come back to help our loved ones.

This is a very enjoyable famly movie My family really enjoyed it It shows how a family can get off track a little bit and and you get to understand how one child can see how their simbling is getting better treatment then they are reciveing, and how a family heals from the death of their Mother

I saw this movie once, and love the meaning behind the move. I have been trying to find this movie ever since! Don't forget your family, what you have learned, and if it wasn't that great, there is a time for forgiveness and understanding, and things that you need to remember not to repeat in your life.

I was hoping for a tear jerker, something that would move me but alas it didnt really have that ingredient. It tried and hoped you would be moved, but it was very shallow imho. The Blu ray is nothing exceptional, I think it would be identical to the DVD. If you want to get this get the double feature for the same price even if not blu ray. Absolutely no extras in fact no menu to go to. As I said nothing special. 2 stars for effort.

I'm adding this movie to my list of yearly Christmas movies to watch! It lets the viewer know that our loved ones, that have passed, still watch over us, especially at Christmastime. A sweet decent movie the whole family can enjoy!!

A nice movie that shows love conquers all!
Truly inspiring and worth watching. I wish that stories such as this come to life!