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12 Days of Christmas Eve - think "Scrooge" meets "Groundhog Day".

This Christmas special is nothing special. Steven Weber plays Calvin Carter, a wealthy businessman who took a failing family store and turned it into a thriving national chain. Of course, along the way, he left a lonely son, a bitter younger brother, an angry ex-wife and various other casualties.

After living "the best Christmas Eve" of his life, Calvin finds himself waking again that same morning with 12 chances to "get it right."

What follows is cute, but completely predictable.

I give it 6/10 - for having its heart in the right place.

Yes, this movie is similar to Groundhog Day, Family Man, and A Christmas Carol.... BUT it still carves out it's own place at the table.

If you like Christmas movies, and if you go into this understanding it was made for TV - you'll be VERY pleasantly surprised and pleased with this comedy. It's not Oscar material, it's not deep, it won't make you cry (thank goodness), but it will give you some laughs and it's a fun holiday film.

There are many many similar films..... most are dull or okay (Christmas Do-Over with Jay Mohr is markedly similar in plot to this tale, but not nearly as entertaining).

Molly Shannon as the angel is absolutely fabulous! Steve Webber does a great job tying comedy and humanity together, creating a sympathetic and believable (for a holiday TV movie) character.

While the plot is familiar in its similarities to other films, and consequently extremely predictable - the humor and contemporary setting make this a great "sitcom" style film.

It wouldn't be a Christmas movie without a moral and the lesson here was deeper and more provocative than expected. He wasn't able to buy, give, volunteer, or simply donate his way out of the mess - it was more and I especially appreciated that.

If you want a fun family Christmas movie with some light laughs, check this out!

I don't really think this is a 7 in the grand scheme of movies, but after watching 2 weeks worth of awful christmas movies with my wife, this one was a welcome relief. Some humor, some production quality, some decent acting, some heartwarming content. Should be at least a 6, so hopefully my 7 will bump it up a little

Usually this type of TV movie is hazardous to one's health, as they are syrupy enough to cause diabetes, but this one was a pleasant surprise. Steven Weber is Calvin, a type-A businessman who has alienated most of his family in his drive to build up the family business. In his determination he has forgotten the true meaning of Christmas until he is "killed" by various means and forced to search his life and soul to find himself and his family. He has twelve days to accomplish this, aided by Angie (Molly Shannon), a nurse/angel who is determined to help him succeed.

Weber and Shannon work well together and have a nice, rather caustic relationship. The mood of the movie goes from the comic to the introspective as Calvin begins to find his way. Patricia Velasquez adds to the mix as Isobel, the Portugese visitor whom Calvin is trying to impress, but who has her own way to find, we see at the end. Teryl Rothery is under-utilized as Marilyn, Calvin's ex-wife.

If you are in the mood for a nice, pleasant holiday movie and are tired of the usual fare, I would recommend this one. It's not great theatre, but an enjoyable couple of hours.

Very entertaining, funny sometimes and with a very good message on CHRISTmas.

While the idea is not original (Groundhog Day, Scrooge and the song Twelve Days of CHRISTmas ideas are combined), it uses (and combine) in a very smart and funny way, the idea of some classic movies.

Steven Weber and Molly Shannon (SNL alumni) give us a very good performance.

Along the "12 days", the main character re-learn one of the meaning of CHRISTmas: family and friends. But, boy! How he gets hurt to figure that out!

And guess what? If you are looking for another syrup"CHRISTmas romance" movie, just forget it. This one is not for you at all!

I highly recommended.

"The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve" is a heartwarming holiday film directed by Martha Coolidge, released in 2004. The movie follows a self-absorbed businessman named Calvin Carter, played by Steven Weber, who learns the true meaning of Christmas through a series of unexpected events.

The story begins on Christmas Eve when Calvin is visited by a guardian angel named Ralph (played by Mark Krysko) who informs him that he has only 12 days left to live. Calvin is given the chance to change his ways and redeem himself by making amends for his past mistakes.

Each day, Calvin wakes up to find himself reliving Christmas Eve, and he must navigate through various situations involving his family, friends, and colleagues. Along the way, he learns valuable lessons about love, forgiveness, and the importance of relationships.

As Calvin tries to make things right, he reconnects with his estranged family, including his ex-wife (played by Molly Shannon) and young son, and learns to appreciate the joy and magic of the holiday season.

"The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve" is a charming and uplifting film that captures the spirit of Christmas. It blends elements of comedy, drama, and fantasy to deliver a touching story about redemption and second chances. Steven Weber delivers a compelling performance as Calvin, and the supporting cast adds depth to the film's heartfelt message.

Overall, "The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve" is a delightful holiday movie that reminds viewers of the importance of kindness, generosity, and the true meaning of Christmas.

This movie tells the story of Calvin Carter (Steven Weber), a successful businessman owner of some shopping stores in America, that has to solve a deep question of his life (is he really successful?), he dies and wake up in this search for answers, but he has only 12 days to do it following the rules told by a Magical Nurse called Angie (Molly Shanon).

This movie is entertaining and gives you a good lesson for life, great to see with family and learn somethings about ethics and family values.

The main aspect that takes away 5 stars to this movie is its lack of originality, it seems as a combination of Groundhog Day (1993 with Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell), The Family Man (2004 with Nicolas Cage and Tea Leoni) and A Christmas Carol, the Charles Dickens Story of the three ghosts represented in the movie Scrooge (1951 with Alastair Sim), Scrooged (1988 with Bill Murray) and in Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983 Disney with Mickey Mouse), among others film resemblances.

An entertaining movie to see with family and spend a good time!, and learn something really useful for life; but nothing original.

Steven Weber (Sexual Life) just doesn't get it. He is condemned to repeat Christmas Eve over and over until he does.

Bill Murray did that in Groundhog Day and did it in a fashion that would make every imitation, including this one, pale in comparison.

It was a nice try by Director Martha Coolidge (Material Girls), but it simply fails to have the magic that Murray brings to the table. It's not knowing what is going to happen, because you know what is going to happen in A Christmas Carol, and yet you can still watch multiple versions and enjoy them. Murray so stole Groundhog Day that you just can't watch an imitation. I really found myself watching the clock and saying, "When it going to be the 12th Day?"

Molly Shannon (Evan Almighty, Year of the Dog) was great as the angel, as was Stefanie von Pfetten (40 Days and 40 Nights) as Weber's girlfriend. And Patricia Velasquez (The Mummy, The Mummy Returns) was sweet Christmas candy in a wasted role.

This really was a mashup of Groundhog Day and Christmas Carol. Owner/CEO of "The Buck Stops Here" Retail stores Calvin Carter is on the brink of breaking in to the Latin American market when he is visited on Christmas Eve by the Brazilian that can make it happen Isobel Frias. He interrupts his plans and steps on all his family members of what was a family owned and family run store on Christmas Eve to show off their store and kind of wine and Dine Isobel, which convinces her to go with The Buck Stops Here...but at the end of the night Calvin is struck and killed by the finger on their store sign. He wakes up in a strange hospital with a strange nurse who keeps sending him back to get his day right and he gets twelve tries total...although Calvin seems to be exceedingly dense and he may be her first failure, unable to make it to Christmas as he tries a variety of inventive ways to "try to get it right".

This was a surprise for me and I found I quite enjoyed it. It wasn't your typical Christmas film and had some wonderfully dry humor. The best part was the message, "Christmas isn't a destination, it's a journey." Molly Shannon was a surprisingly wonderful "nurse" and a real highlight.

I recommend this to anyone looking for something a little different and to those with Christmas spirit.

Yep, as I started to watch I immediately thought I was watching a rip off of Groundhog Day. I like Steven Weber and Molly Shannon so I figured I'd stick with it. I'm glad I did. Yes, the story is similar to Groundhog Day with a twist of A Christmas Carol but it was entertaining and the acting was great. Good fliick, I'll watch it again.

No one would dare to try to remake the 1993 classic film, "Groundhog Day." But it was only a matter of time before someone thought to use the same idea in a completely different way. That's what the makers of "The 12 Days of Christmas Eve" have done. Calvin Carter gets 12 Christmas Eves over to determine if he will wake up on Christmas day or not.

The plot is fair, if a little far-fetched. Carter hosts a Brazilian company representative to see if his company will break into Latin America. As in the inspirational movie, he gets the day to live over and over as he tries to make it his best Christmas Eve ever. The comedy isn't on the level of the "Groundhog Day" and some of it is corny. Nor is the cast on the level of the earlier film.

But there's enough humor, and a good enough script with actors who do a decent job. So, this Christmas movie isn't humbug at all, but enjoyable light fare. The whole family should enjoy it.

Very funny movie to watch with friends. We made fun of it the whole time. Would've rated a 10 but then the credits ruined it. They wrote it in comic sans.... it was like a middle school flashback and the vibe was ruined.

12 Days of Christmas eve (2004)

Yet another person who seem to wake up and the same day again!

And I thought Christmas do over was poor, this one was the worst of the lot so far, I found Do over better then this, it least Do over was a bit more funny then this as the same said for Christmas every day.

This times the man keeps waking up on Christmas eve, this movie did have There few laugh out moment in and there,

the rest felt like they didn't move on to the next lever, it sound like Scrooge meet Groundhog down on Christmas eve.

The only think l like about this movie, How he get killed off for 12 different ways in 12 days, which is the same day.

The acting was decent from the whole cast. 4 out of 10

The groundhog day thing again really? No matter how you package it it's still the same. And this slow drab holiday rendition of this tired formula doesn't offer anything different new or interesting.

As Christmas movies go, this is a very good one. I always try and watch my favorites during the holidays, and this is one. The main character is very likable, but flawed and Steven Weber as Calvin does an excellent job driving the flick. The supporting cast is well above average as well. Molly Shannon stands out, and so does Patricia Velasquez as the BiG Business WOMAN from South America that represents BiG $ if handled well. Calvin has an interesting family dynamic as well, with siblings, children, and a father with Alzheimer's onset. The music is excellent as well, setting the tone for this offbeat Christmas film. I laughed many times and the payoff at the End, a MUST for Christmas flicks, was very satisfying.

Well, of course I had never heard about the 2004 movie "The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve" prior to sitting down to watch it as part of my 2024 Christmas movie marathon.

So, I suppose, in a sense then writers Jean Abounader and J. B. White had every opportunity to impress and entertain me.

And the storyline in the movie proved to be adequate, though I have to say that the movie sort of leveled out and turned a bit stale about halfway through, and I was starting to zone out a bit as the narrative progressed. It wasn't because of the acting, but the storyline just didn't have enough ups and downs to be keep being as interesting as it was when the movie started. A shame, because the script wasn't all that bad.

I was only familiar with leading actor Steven Weber and Molly Shannon. And I have to say that I was initially looking forward to watching "The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve" because Steven Weber was on the cast list. The acting performances in the movie were fair.

For a Christmas movie, then I found "The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve" to be lacking in terms of having that special Christmas spirit and charm to it. This is definitely not a Christmas classic, nor is it a movie that I will return to watch a second time.

My rating of director Martha Coolidge's 2004 movie "The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve" lands on a bland five out of ten stars.

Like most peoples Christmas our Christmas revolves around traditions. One of our traditions is Boxing Day soup. We take all the leftovers from the previous day and with good stock make a thick, nourishing soup to eat. The result is a cheap satisfying meal that leaves you feeling full and happy for virtually no effort.

I mention this because this film is like a soup of other films. Groundhog day, Switch, Family Man, Scrooge, Scrooged, Christmas Do-Over and a few others thrown into the straight to TV blender and zhushed together to make a hearty broth of Holiday movie with a little cream on top to make it sweet. Its not original, overly sickly, clever or particularly brilliantly executed but the whole is better because of the sum of its parts.

Steven Weber is slickly cynical as Carter, getting frustrated as he can't figure out how to buy his way out of his predicament. Jesse Carter pitches just the right side of perfect without being smug as his brother looking after the Dad. Molly Shannon is totally likable as Angie. The kid is not utterly annoying. The whole cast pull together to make this chug along in an enjoyable way to reach the climax. There genuinely is a point where you think he isn't going to get there. But hey, its a Christmas movie it has to have a happy ending, thats the point. There's some nice little comic touches, and a couple of genuine laugh out loud moments. Not huge belly laughs, its not Christmas Vacation. Some of it is quite dark, but you need the dark to make it light and sure enough it all works out.

Sure it drags a tiny bit in the middle, a lot of films do, and not every single thing works but in the main its a perfectly nice, perfectly good, perfectly watchable film to get you in the mood for Christmas that you can watch round about the beginning of December and it'll make you feel all warm and fuzzy and full of that familiarity of Christmas. Just like Boxing Day Soup.

Yes, there are elements of Groundhog Day in this film as well as Scrooge, but it still comes out fresh and fun. Normally I can't stand Steven Weber's usual performance as a narcissistic jackass, but in this film, it totally works. For myself, the real stand out performance was Molly Shannon. She had me in stitches with her sarcastic quips and her face slap punctuated the situation perfectly. I watched it twice and on the second round, we both shouted out puns to match the way the lead was killed in each sequence...all around fun movie to watch and a great break from the factory of Hallmark romance drivel under the guise of "Christmas Movies".

...to offset all The Scrooges who gave it less than 4 Stars. OK, so it's Groundhog Day Goes Christmas, but it still is so much FUN. The main character is very believable as a Workaholic Dad and without giving any spoilers, his attempts to win over his son are hilarious. The movie also has a cute final ending with a cliched surprise...but sill FUN. Stop pointing a HUGE FINGER at all the flaws and just enjoy the show...with Family of course!

I want to know who the artist is for the music. There are 2 main songs.. the one playing in the beginning when he is waking up, and the other is playing on the main menu. I would like to know where I would find them I have watched this movie at least 5 times just this season. There are so many movies of this type out for the holidays but with Molly Shannon you can't miss. She is always awesome. I enjoy movies that the whole family can watch, don't have to worry about language, scenes you don't want your children to see. There just aren't many of those around anymore. For those of us who are older and somewhat old fashioned this is what we look for.We are totally fed up with Hollywood hype, the liberty they take regarding language, sexual content, violence and politics. It is just sickening and we have stopped going to movies.. Don't want to support their whole scene.

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