A Welcome Home Christmas

I must admit, I enjoyed this Christmas movie. It is my 5th Lifetime Christmas movie thus far this season, hands down, the best I have seen. It helps that the story is a touching and welcoming one, which deals with issues around reintegration of military vets after service, i.e. their transition back to civilian life. The script and dialogue were well-written as well. It helps too that the two leads had great chemistry - their kissing scenes at the end (a typical ending in this genre of film) were convincing. I was a fan of One Tree Hill, so I enjoyed seeing Jana Kramer on the screen again. Brandon Quinn too had a strong presence/performance on scene. The supporting cast was a bit mixed. For example, I found Charlene Tilton's performance as Lynn (the mother) a bit...how do I put this...awkward at times, though I warmed up to her by the end. Overall, this is a nice addition to Lifetime's original Christmas movie lineup. Well done. Fans of Hallmark and Lifetime will not be disappointed.

I watch a lot of Hallmark movies as well as many other types, including romances, and this one leaves a lot to be desired. I'm stunned at the relatively high rating others gave this movie. The storyline is bland, the unfolding of events is overly predictable and the acting is just plain bad with the exception of Jana Kramer who plays Chloe...she is acceptable, though far from supherb. Marquee is too easily "changed," is stiff in his character and has little in the way of chemistry with Chloe. The ending has the potential to be touching, but with the bad acting and predictable nature of events, it was far from moving. I do like light romances, but I also like realistic characters even in a fictional story. These characters are, for the most part, unrealistic. Everyone has a plastic smile, and the sentimental parts are forced. Kramer kept my rating from a 4 or 5, but couldn't go higher than 5.7. One last comment...Hallmark seems to be concerned about "spoilers" but look at the cover on these movies and they basically give away the ending!

This movie was a good Christmas feeling movie the romance, and love the corporation of the troops

Chloe works in the military as councelor who guides military people who are coming back to civilian life. She meets Michael, there who is having a bad time adjusting to real life. So she comes up with a great plan: he will be in charge of the toy drive they do at the town/base.

Jana Kramer was great. She always is. She even sang! I quite enjoyed Brandon as well. They had good chemistry, which really makes the movie more enjoyable. There were not plot holes, which i'm grateful fol. Good script. There are heartwarming moments, specially with Savanna, the little girl Chloe mentors. There is nothing much to say, it's not perfect. They even included a "magical" moment towards the end.

I'm giving this one more star because I almost shed a tear with the final scene. (you will see).

And to the question user lucylou3700 asked. At first I was confused as well, I thought it was her dad, but the guy is named Doug.

Jana Kramer and Brandon Quinn are first rate in this one. Their presence makes the difference here. The movie deals with the issue of military vets transitioning back to civilian life which is certainly a great cause. You will enjoy it!