A Welcome Home Christmas

It does sound like she's saying Dad but CC shows that she's actually saying Doug.

As Christmas movies go, this is one of the best so far. The leads are both very likeable and had good chemistry together and the rest of the cast did a great job as well. There are some touching parts and some predictable parts but overall it's a good movie. I'll watch this one more than once.

Great chemistry, great acting, hard to believe there's nothing in between them for real. The girl and the mum were hilarious, so funny. A very nice Christmas movie. Would love to see them again together

In the past few years there have been a number of touching Christmas movies about veterans or service people and their families. If you haven't seen too many of them, this movie will touch some hearts, and even if you have, it might. I've seen my share, and I saw the predictable climax and ending coming and it still elicited a few tears. When I say predictable, I mean very. Also, there wasn't a lot of tension or potential conflict, which is OK, if you prefer that.

There are also some funny moments and dialogue.

I have loved Jana Kramer since I first saw her in a Christmas movie a couple years ago. She is the most natural of the actors in this. Others are much less natural, especially Santa. He said most of his lines way too deliberately. Between cliché Christmas tropes and unnatural acting, there were many times when things seemed off.

One great moment, however brief, was Jana's Christmas duet with Brandon Quinn supporting her great voice. There was some chemistry between the two, but it didn't stand out. I've seen a couple new movies this season where the chemistry sizzled by comparison but not here.

Jana Kramer and Brandon Quinn are first rate in this one. Their presence makes the difference here. The movie deals with the issue of military vets transitioning back to civilian life which is certainly a great cause. You will enjoy it!