Christmas-Reviewer 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.

markzanotti A Christmas Wish is a great Hallmark presentation. It is about a young mother and her two little daughters and step-son, who are deserted by his dad just before Christmas. The mother, Martha Evans, played by Kristy Swanson, decides to get into her old car and take the children to a new location. She doesn't know where, as she begins this new life, and she has very little money.The struggling family end up in a small western town, where she begs for a restaurant job and gets it! The rest of the story shows how the townspeople help her in different ways, and how she develops a special friendship with a caring policeman, Joe Hopkins, played by K.C. Clyde. Martha's stepson, Miles, played by Kevin Herring,III, has the toughest time adjusting because he misses his unfit dad. Little Miles is beaten by mean boys, because he stutters, and he is shy and wears eyeglasses.The story is, also, about Christmas and what this special season is really about...Jesus! The older girl, Mel, about 9, is very sweet, as she tells her little sister, Lilee, played by Lilee Clyde, and Miles the story of the first Christmas. Mel, played by Kirstin Dorn, is really an encourager to her mother and she tells her mom to pray to God for help.As the family gets acquainted with others, Miles is befriended by a big man, Les McCallum, played by the late Ed Herrmann. The character, Les, pretends to be a tough old man, but he really softens towards Miles and Martha. Les teaches Miles on how to get rid of the school bullies! Craig Clyde. the movie director, earned recognition and awards for this wonderful Christmas movie. I am, thankful, also, for the writers for making this a moral, uplifting, non-rated film for all ages! I thank everyone, who helped make this movie, and I hope more decent films will be made like this one. I just want to add this note to them: Please don't be afraid to make stronger witnessing movies, that help others come to Christ and to receive Him as Lord and Savior! Jesus is truly the reason to celebrate, not just at Christmas, but all year-round! God Bless You!

ramiroflo 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.

dickklip This is a very watchable movie, very typical of the Hallmark Channel Christmas movies, which my wife and I love to watch to get us in the holiday spirit. As is typical, we find a woman whose rodeo cowboy husband has abandoned her; leaving her broke and with three kids to care for. Things go from bad to worse as she battles a series of mishaps trying to find a new home for herself and her children. If you ever think that you've had a bad day or week, you've never gone through anything like this woman faces! The acting is, however, very good, from a variety of veterans, like Edward Hermann, Tess Harper, and others. Ultimately, as with all Hallmark movies, things are resolved in the final six minutes.This is a very enjoyable movie, and I was especially surprised and impressed with the plot theme of showing the true meaning of Christmas, and the power of prayer, something which most modern movies avoid. It definitely is a "feel good" movie, and one which teaches strong family values. Despite the predicable, and somewhat thin plot, and several loose ends being hastily tied up at the end, it is worth the watch.