Un Noël plein d'espoir

This is another of those Christmas TV movies that are constantly turned out. Christmas movies are generally pretty undemanding and predictable and this is no exception. However that really is the point of them, something easy on eye with a predictable cheery ending to watch on a winter afternoon in the run up to Christmas.

I would say this is an above average effort for this type of movie, it's well filmed and has a good cast. I am aware of Billy Ray Cyrus who had a UK hit with 'Achy Breaky Heart' in the early 90's. He proves a likable main character in this but to me the acting honours are stolen by Gina Holden who is thoroughly charming.

All in all I enjoyed this film more than I thought I would and it is recommended for those who want something heart-warming to watch prior to Christmas.

Christmas Comes Home (To Canaan) (2) (2011) -

Did they go through a time warp on the way to San Francisco? Their hometown must be positively backwards, because it was like something from 'The Color Purple' (1985). The shop in their town was like something from a John Wayne film of the wild frontier.

When I started watching it, I thought that it was going to be historical and hoped that it would be a different story because of it, but then they got to the city and it was modern day.

Honestly though, I had been putting off watching this one for years, because Billy Ray Cyrus wasn't exactly a plus for me and I really should have listened to myself, because I was going to throw up if I watched any more of its sickly love, so I gave up after about 15 minutes.

Unscored as unfinished.

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Daniel Burton (Billy Ray Cyrus) learns to love again when he meets Briony Adair (Gina Holden), the rehabilitation specialist treating his son, and invites her to spend Christmas with his family.

This is a film that covers all the bases and it excites you however the grand slam that is needed turns into a bunt and only one story really gets resolved.

The film is family safe. There is a message about "money" and gifts and that story works the best here. Bill Ray does alright here but the glue to this film is Gina Holden. When she is not in a scene the film suffers as well as the audience!