The Sons of Mistletoe (2001)

A foster home for boys is in danger of being closed when its benefactor dies.

Director:

Steven Robman

Writer:

Darrah Cloud

Stars:

Roma Downey, George Newbern, Scott Terra

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roma Downey	...	Helen Radke
George Newbern	...	Jimmy Adams
Scott Terra	...	Wylie Armstrong
Cathy Lee Crosby	...	Mary
Doris Roberts	...	Margie
Kyle Kass	...	Miguel (as Kyle Kassardjian)
Adam Schurman	...	Benny
Mathew Peart	...	Howard
Kit Weyman	...	Evan
Austin Di Iulio	...	Alex
Dylan Rosenthal	...	Victor
Jack Jessop	...	Floyd
Nigel Hamer	...	New Yorker #1
Reuben Thompson	...	Frank - a New Yorker
Stephanie Belding	...	Alice

Storyline

An heiress who was long estranged from her father comes to town to sell off all of his belongings. Too late she learns that she has sold a boy's orphanage run by a gentle man who grew up there.

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Plot Keywords:

orphanage | christmas | children

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Taglines:

At the Mistletoe Home For Boys 'tis the season for miracles.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 December 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un Noël pas comme les autres

Filming Locations:

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Productions, Downey/Todoroff Productions, Jaffe/Braunstein Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

If Roma Downey can play the heavy, there is hope for the rest of us!

Some films are diminished by predictable story lines. This is not one of them. Rather, the very fact that one could almost call out what was going to happen, scene after scene, was in some strange way suspenseful: would I guess right? Yes! Oh, I am so glad!

Maybe this was due in part to the unfamiliarity of seeing Roma Downey playing the heavy for a change. Then again, it was not only her scenes where this happens. She came across as believable, once I got over the fact that here, she's no angel. It was nice to see her with a character that has a bit of growing to do. Another definite plus: the boys from the home played off each other nicely. I got the impression that these young actors truly cared about each other, as much as their characters did.

This is not a movie to get one's teeth into. It is a bit of a schmaltzy tear-jerker, with which to warm your soul on a cold winter evening. It is comfortable and delightful, with just the right touch of romance and the Christmas spirit.