Sacré Père Noël

Contrary to many of the negative reviews of this film, my view is that this film is one of the better Hallmark films.

If more Hallmarks had such diversity, then perhaps there would be more of the regular population who would view them, not just the "sappy typical" females (and some males) that many view as the "chick flick" type!

The roles played may be of the same "title" as others, but the characters were more unique than the typical characters in too many Hallmark films. It is great to see diversity in the characters of the higher quality Hallmarks.

I highly recommend this film.

It illustrates humour, caring, and love with a little different plot and a pleasure to watch as the characters blend with each other to enhance each other's characters. We continue to learn from each other, right?

Enjoy!

A cute simple movie and very refreshing to watch a movie without "Hollywood's " forced social agenda being thrown in your face throughout the movie!

I've watched this movie numerous times. It's definitely a feel-good Christmas movie. Touches on certain realities in life that happens with families with parents who serve as policeman & firemen, especially during the holidays, but James Brolin does a great job in balancing the storyline with a sense of humor also. The little girl is wiser than the adults, but this is ok in this Christmas storyline - it works. I'll continue to watch this movie as a favorite.

I have watched most of Hallmark Christmas 2016 movies. I also saw many of the older movies as I am relatively new to Hallmark Christmas. I rate this one high, because it was well acted. There was no portion where I wanted to stop watching because the actions (usually the heroine's) were cringe-worthy, painful or too unrealistic.

The plot wasn't incredibly original, but it was well put together. A father reconnecting with his daughter after a number of years, and a heroine with multiple romantic interests. The little girl in the movie was adorable, and Hallmark didn't shy away from divorce this time. Even the dog was a nice touch. Frankly, this was one of the better movies of the season, even if it didn't hit us over the head with Christmas. Even the dislike of the holiday story line was short lived and not dragged out. The scenes with the grandfather and granddaughter were cute.

Overall, I think perhaps this season Hallmark may have produced too many movies this season, because the quality appeared to not be as good as some of the older movies. Still, this one was pleasant.

Okay the eight year old is a little annoying but she's growing in the shadow of her attorney mother. A slightly stuck up loaded single mother. In comparison to most house holds where you scrape by on a few pounds, Americans sure like to go all out and impress you with how much they have. The Grandad though a retired police officer is a fantastic character and role model for the girl. Once her mother sorts out her love life where of course they have to put the flirting in otherwise this wouldn't be American, it's actually a good movie. Festive, nicely written and anything other than flat. You don't need special effects to make a good Christmas film.