Christmas on Chestnut Street

Can't believe that out of 50,000 so few have voted on this 2006 TV movie. A year later and it did not have enough votes to post a rating. It is SO enjoyable. It may not be a 10, but it's certainly a worthwhile movie to enrich the spirit of the season. With so much else going on in the world, this is a nice way to be reminded of how things can be. If we could only get this spirit to spread and bring out more of the good in people. And remind us how good that feels and how easy it is to do. Even when things don't agree with you, or you don't like something, it reminds us how easy it can be to forgive or to forget, or to just be less hostile and less 'quick to judge'. And I especially liked how the story included the dad with Alzheimer's. Very thoughtful. So, come on and give it some love back. Enjoy it and vote.

OK, we don't have an Oscar-winner here, we don't even have a strikingly original plot, but what we do have is a funny and heartily enjoyable Christmas film. It's visually pleasing with the usual Chicago-at-Christmas pretty street scenes and the acting is bang on. If you've ever watched a Christmas movie before, or for that matter any rom-com then you're going to see the plot turns coming a mile off - but does that matter? Not one jot! You're not going to get stark warnings about future catastrophes, or high-octane action scenes either, but if you want that, you're unlikely to be looking in this direction! What "Christmas on Chestnut Street" does provide, and in buckets too, is a charming story, genuinely likable characters you actually care about, and a gently sentimental message about the true meaning of the holiday season. And what more do you want from your Christmas movie than that?

I honestly really loved this movie, and I am disappointed to see so many awful reviews! Although there are parts that display poor camera work and acting, as a whole, I thought the story was very well done and the message was quite touching! This movie has a bit of a Hallmark feel to it, but overall it was a great family film! There are bits of comedy and romance, and the ending made a great point about the true reason for the season, the birth of Jesus! I will definitely be watching this movie for many Christmases to come! I'm so thankful I stumbled across this one! You should definitely give it a chance, and I hope it blesses your heart just as it blessed mine!

I loved the movie and want to know where it can be purchased. I recommend it to everyone. It was a great family movie.What Christmas spirit. Kids should be as respectful and good to their parents as Lou was. A lot of real life to the story A good romance. Good Christmas decor. Good choice in actors. Great story. Good feeling about the story I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SEQUEL TO THIS MOVIE A very cutre story with a lot of real life happenings Some funny parts and sad parts. I liked the son a lot,He was right for the part I thought the parents were very true to life,great actors I would have liked to se the movie play several times nover.

This movie relies heavily on physical comedy, especially people fighting over the contest. It also uses a lot of exaggeration, sarcasm, and innuendo. It's satirical in part. This kind of movie must be judged differently than romance or drama, especially the acting.

I'm not a fan of this type of movie, but I stuck to it to see if it was as bad, or as good, as some of the other reviewers. I think this movie is somewhere in between. It was more annoying at times than funny, but it did have a certain kind of humor. Especially annoying is the constant tender music as background to the arguing and fighting. It was like fingernails raking and old fashioned blackboard.

Even the antagonism between the leads, leading to romantic tension, was a little too exaggerated. But there is some romance.

BTW: the obvious fire hazard of the open candles right on top of the hay was so ridiculous it was funny.

In short, I think that so many things were overdone, too much. The constant negativity took away from the humor. Besides that, the dad's Alzheimer's was exploited.