Stats: 2006. Starring Ed Asner, John Newton, Alice Evans. Not Rated.
Background: I first saw this movie on the Hallmark Channel. I’m a sucker for Christmas movies, especially ones that run on Hallmark, but I enjoyed this one more than most. When Amazon ran a sale on Christmas movies last winter, I picked this one up.
Reactions: I didn’t even want to watch this movie today. I usually have a strict “no Christmas movies before Thanksgiving” policy, so it feels wrong to watch one at the beginning of October!
The last time I watched this movie was last Christmas … so it was a little odd to watch it again now, knowing that sweet Faith (Evans) is also Daniel Faraday’s mother!
The Christmas Card is a cute holiday film. Nothing earth shattering, just gentle and romantic. The basic plot is this: Cody is a soldier who receives a Christmas card from Faith. When his tour is over, he goes to Faith’s hometown—ostensibly to visit his friend and fellow soldier’s widow, but also to find Faith. Of course, Faith and Cody fall in love … They face one of the most popular romantic comedy obstacles—she has a boyfriend—and we’re also “treated” to the ubiquitous kiss-in-the-snow scene. But still, this movie comes off as genuine, heartfelt, and family-affirming.
Verdict: Keep (and watch only during the Christmas season!)
Becky, I love that I'm not alone. I can't get enough of the Christmas movies on Lifetime and Hallmark Channel. I got my mom into them. She didn't even know that there was such a genre of movies. :) Of course, I have seen the Christmas Card. It was cute.
ReplyDeleteThree Days and The Christmas List (the latter being for the amount of cheese and corn) are two of my favorite. :)
~Sarah S.
Oh, The Christmas List! I watch it every year! I think I saw Three Days once, but I don't really remember it. My absolute favorite made-for-TV Christmas movie is A Holiday to Remember ... which I'll of course be reviewing when I get to the letter "H"--probably long after Christmas has passed!
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