Christmas Truce

I wanted a fact-based story about the real event that took place during WW I. I should have read the reviews before I rented it. It was a nice love story with some good acting but not at all what I was looking for. It took place during WW II and was pretty disappointing. Low budget film for sure.

Set behind the German lines in the Second World War, this is a story of a romance that blossoms in the build up to Christmas in 1944.

The very handsome Captain (Craig Olejnik) leads his troops to a remote house, where they are offered refuge and aid by a beautiful girl and her Mother.

The acting isn't always on form, but once again it is nice to see a seasonal film that doesn't follow the trend of many others. I actually think they could have made it longer and included more interaction with the rest of the platoon -their girls at home, etc, but as it is, it's just fine.

Sweet and simple, just like me.

If you want historical or technical accuracy, apparently this isn't your movie. Watch the history channel. Over and above the technical inaccuracies, I did find the Captain's distractions from duty to be annoying. The story circumstances also seem completely unbelievable, but this is a Christmas movie, so go with it.

This movie is a different approach to Christmas romance. The romance is sweet. As to story, there is more conflict than the dozens of Christmas movies on the main Christmas movie channels, and it includies war violence. There is drama.

At certain points, the dialogue is a little high-brow or esoteric.

The ending? What can I say that's not a spoiler. I guess I can say it has the same good characteristics and bad as the rest of the movie.

A friend of mine, who is a romantic, recommended this movie. Luckily, ION showed it one more time, and I was totally engrossed. The theme of the story is humanity, even in time of war. The movie illustrates how love can come in many forms--romance, brotherhood, family, compassion, etc. I loved the quotes by famous writers, especially the one about tomorrow by John Wayne. When I googled the Duke, I discovered several of his quotes. Although I read that there were errors in the film, I easily overlooked them for the sake of the story. As a writer myself, I've sometimes used artistic license as needed. If this movie comes out in DVD, I'll definitely buy it!

Enjoyable enough if you can subdue your angry reaction to errors, stupidity and Canadian insecurity. The camera work is good.Thats about all that is. But the acting is pitiful, the effects artificial and the ending appallingly predictable. Christmas movies, with few exceptions, are hopelessly bad but this one must be in the top (bottom?)ten. So many errors... The US armed forces were not racially integrated at the time. Women did not walk around rural areas in occupied Belgium wearing designer clothing. And how, in the name of all reason and common sense could a 50 pound sack of Canadian Redpath sugar from Montreal, a rather blatant product placement, end up in a rural house in 1944 occupied Belgium? And once again our milquetoast Canadian filmmakers show their lack of backbone. This was a Canadian produced and Canadian tax subsidized film. Then WHY IN HELL is the story about American rather than Canadian soldiers????