lockwoodfsteve
I was watching holiday movies on amazon prime, and came across this one. I was so moved by this movie; it now ranks number #1 of my favorite movies of all time. I was in tears as I watched, and am so glad I found it! I also agree with the other reviews; after watching, I did feel that I was in christ's presence.
theoneheart
A wonderfully uplifting movie reminding us of the true meaning of Christmas marred mainly by introducing the politics of separation. The movie's promotion of the imagined war on Christmas undermined its message of humility, giving and love. Our government of the people (70% Christian), by the people and for the people is not our enemy or the enemy of Christian principles unless we make it so. The government or ACLU so reviled in this movie can and has supported many principles illuminated therein. The Perfect Gift lost its perfection not in the imperfect acting, it lost its perfection in the politic of propaganda and separation.
cassiejo-244-357836
I disagree with ferrel-g's review, in that I think the film's NCFC (ACLU clone) merely points to the lengths such organizations go to to disallow any displays of Christianity. It is an exaggeration, yes, but I don't think it is very far from reality. The mention at one point that a little girl had to turn her shirt inside-out at school because it said Merry Christmas is a scene that has played out in real life throughout the USA in recent years. Also the no "Christmas" party rule in the movie is a common thing in many companies in our PC land. This reviewer saw the nasty side of the NCFC spokesman(as pointed our by reviewer ferrel-g), but the head pastor was also portrayed as an unsavory character! AND, in the end both stiff necked fellows came around. I totally enjoyed this movie. I thought the acting was good and the plot endearing. I purchased several to give as gifts!
dennis
Now here is a Christmas movie with TRUE family values.This is the story of an out-of-town carpenter, who notices a minister "trying" to build a large Nativity scene in front of his church. Jess offers to erect it, as a favor.A high school girl needs to compose a story about Christmas, or flunk her class. Jess helps her along, and everyone else he meets.This movie moves along pretty slowly (a definite plus for me), and shows the transformation in several people. Spirituality is different from religiosity (spiritual is about feelings ... religion is about rules). This is a feel-good movie.
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