I trusted people here who had done reviews on this movie and I was really disappointed. The movie itself was just re-released in October or November on DVD, so it is now back in print. I promptly ordered it from Borders.
I found the script to be lame and uninteresting. The girl who played Addie did have quite a bit of personality, but that did not "save" this from being a bad movie. It was not just the script -- the story really did not have enough substance to it to make it interesting. It was extremely boring and unimaginative. I'm sure the book probably portrayed the story much better than the movie did.
I love Mildred Natwick to death, but she didn't have a good script to work with, so her character was very shallow. The only really interesting part was when she confronts her son near the end, and that only lasts for a good 2 minutes at best. The rest of the film was just bad.
There MUST be better Christmas movies out there than this one!
I found the script to be lame and uninteresting. The girl who played Addie did have quite a bit of personality, but that did not "save" this from being a bad movie. It was not just the script -- the story really did not have enough substance to it to make it interesting. It was extremely boring and unimaginative. I'm sure the book probably portrayed the story much better than the movie did.
I love Mildred Natwick to death, but she didn't have a good script to work with, so her character was very shallow. The only really interesting part was when she confronts her son near the end, and that only lasts for a good 2 minutes at best. The rest of the film was just bad.
There MUST be better Christmas movies out there than this one!