My Mom's Letter from Heaven

I was in a hotel a while ago and this happened to be on, so I was just like "why not" and decided to watch it. This movie isn't bad (especially not for a Lifetime movie), but it's not good either. It's the most predictable movie I've ever seen; from around the halfway point, you can pretty much guess how the entire rest of the movie will play out. It's a super cheesy "feel good" type of movie, but at the very least it's watchable. If you're into those kinds of movies, I'd recommend this.

While not your normal juvenile Hallmark fare, this film actually has a deeper story and plot. Where on earth did these unbelievably excessive negative sex, violence etc ratings come from. Did it hit too close to home for some useless parents who failed their teenager? Give the film a break, it is not actually bad at all. Reflects very close to real life issues, ie new girlfriemd wants to move in and impose on deceased mom's family and space with father stuck betwen a dog and a tree. Ease up you two liars, you didn't even watch the film.

What a delightful, touching story! Watching it for a 2nd time today. It has so many real-life moments. Love and heartaches, sorrow and much joy, broken and renewed relationships. And new beginnings. Excellent blending of characters, personalities and people. Will stop at that. It's wonderful, so what it slowly and then again to see it unfold just as you know it will.

Connor Johnson (Barry Watson) is devastated by the death of his beloved wife and forced to raise his daughter Zoe by himself. His wife leaves him a letter to be read to their daughter when she needs it. It's 12 years later and Zoe (Jordyn Ashley Olson) has become a rebellious teenager.

This is a Lifetime movie. Quite frankly, it feels more like a Christian film for about two thirds of the way. This is definitely pulling hard on the heart-strings. In fact, it pulls it too hard in many scenes. It threatens to break those heart-strings in various moments. That's why I like the letter. It's the thing that could have derailed the entire movie. Instead, I like that the letter is wrong in the details of her predictions but not in its heart. That saves the movie from being too on the nose. Anyways, I like the simple message. The book search could have been more tense but this movie is strictly on the sappy side. Sometimes, sappy is good.