Mini Movie Review : Snowglobe (2007)

  

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First off, I absolutely LOVE this movie!  It has fast become one of my favorites after discovering it in 2012 and I watch it every year now.  It's a gem!

Angela's parents think she's never going to settle down and start a family – having a date would be a good start! The have a new tenant, Eddie, in the apartment building they own – and he'd make the perfect son in law, they reckon.

 

But all Angela (Christina Milian) wants to do is to escape from her dysfunctional (but loving) family. Eddie gives her a gift – a snowglobe – which magically transports her to a magical winter wonderland where every single day is Christmas and everything is perfectly calm – and perfectly perfect! She meets Douglas there (played hilariously by Matt Keeslar,) who is truly Mr. Perfect. Well, Mr. Too Perfect, actually.
 

After a mishap with the snowglobe, Angela becomes stuck in the perfect Christmas world and realizes that her own family maybe aren't so bad after all.
 

A really cute family movie, a little bit of romance, and plenty of laughs.
 

x Holly-Anne x

 

Mini Movie Review - CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

 

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Firstly, let's get the confusion out of the way – I saw this movie on Netflix, via my Roku box and it was entitled A CHRISTMAS PUPPY. It's another one of those titles that can be off putting to those not into cutesy doggy movies. There is a dog, who is an a few scenes, and in the over all story is quite important, but I would not call this a dog movie, per se, not at all. The actual name of this movie is CHRISTMAS SPIRIT (according to IMBD.com, which is a reliable source, and there is no alternative title listed.)

Riley is a teenager who is cynical and has lost his Christmas spirit. He's used to spending it alone due to his overworked mom never being home.

But Hope, a Christmas Spirit, literally, sets him a task to find his own Christmas spirit whist helping a family of complete strangers in desperate need of some festive mojo! The previously well-to-do family are being foreclosed on, the company the dad works for is being shut down, and their daughter feels utterly invisible to both of them due to their preoccupation with their problems. Holiday cheer is pretty short in their household this year.

Aaron Jaeger is superb as Riley, and Alexandra Paul is wonderful as the children's author with semi-permanent writer's block, one of the family Riley is sent to help.

A charming movie that warms the cockles of your heart! Great for all the family to watch this Christmas holidays.

 

x Holly-Anne x

 

Mini Movie Review - CHRISTMAS ANGEL

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Young Olivia is intrigued by the spooky old dark house next door. Her best buddy, Lucas, tells her it's a wishing house – all you have to do to make your wish come true is throw rocks at it and break some glass!

Olivia and her classmates have an assignment to do before the holidays – My Impossible Wish. One of Olivia's classmates is a foster child whose impossible wish is to get a new, horrendously expensive bike for Christmas. Olivia goes to the wishing house and wishes the foster kid could get the bike he wants - without breaking any glass.

Olivia's wish is mysteriously granted, as are some more of the wishes she wanted for other people. Suddenly, the wishing house is besieged by rock-throwing kids.

Olivia wonders if the granted wishes have something to do with the strange blue light that emanates from inside the spooky old dark house at night. Could there be an angel in there, granting all these seemingly impossible Christmas wishes?

But Olivia is smart and curious and needs to find out exactly who, or what, is really behind all these granted wishes.

This is a must-see Christmas family movie! It has a wonderful message of selflessness and giving to others, and is one of the best message movies I've ever seen.

The cast is superb, especially the two best friends, Olivia and Lucas played by Izabela Vidovic and Tyler Humphrey respectively, and the incredible Della Reese as the Spook House-dweller. I've rarely seen two such incredibly talented child actors in a movie. They are funny and adorable and you and your family will absolutely love this movie. Highly recommended!

x Holly-Anne x