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One of the Best Christmas Movies, 17 December 2003
Author: nevar65 from Eastern Oregon

I have seen alot of christmas movies, especially this year, most of them are boring, but i watched this one the other night, and it is truely one of the best movies about the true meaning of christmas I have seen in a long time. Stars William Devane and Merideth Baxter as the parents of two children, the oldest son John goes off to fight in the gulf war and dies before christmas, the family gets the news on christmas eve and from then on they never celebrate christmas again. 10 years later when their daughter finds a lump in her breast. William Devane asks for a sign from God to help them get their lives back.

Its a wonderful christmas movie, its not as exciting as some movies, but not everyone has to have santa claus and rudolph. I highly recommend this movie.

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17 out of 19 people found the following comment useful :-
Absolutely wonderful, 21 December 2002
Author: eliz7212 from New York

I have just viewed this wonderful heartwarming movie on the Hallmark Channel. William Devane was so terrific as the dad and Meredith Baxter Birney was also wonderful as the mom. The younger supporting players were so moving and wonderfully portrayed their characters. I knew the ending and won't give it away here but my heart broke because my son is gone from me and I cried the whole time during this movie. God Bless all our children out there.

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful :-
Nice, moving film! Not a masterpiece, but a nice heartwarming film!, 3 January 2007
7/10
Author: NoName1989 from Belgium

I was surprised that this film was so good!

I watched it on an evening when there was nothing else on T.V., so I decided to try this, and to my surprise, I liked it.

I thought this was a pretty moving film!

The acting was good, and the cinematography was also very good! Also the music contributed to the film.

So if you're looking for a nice film, but don't expect a masterpiece, I can truly recommend this one!

Well done! This is a nice film about a very special Christmas for a family!

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful :-
Wonderful story.., 30 November 2007
9/10
Author: iamvindell from United States

This movie is not about action or thrills. Those seeking those kinds of thrills will not find this movie entertaining. It is a movie about life and the spirit of family, and it is a wonderful story. Every year I watch it with my family, and I always cry at the end, and I am a man of 40! I think the story is great, and I can actually relate with William Devane's character. I think he plays it perfectly. The mom is good, and the daughter plays a great part as well. You actually FEEL for these people, like, you know what they are going through. If you love a warm, good, story, about family, life, overcoming adversity, and just to Believe....then this is a must-see movie. The end alone is worth it.

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :-
Very Involving and Surprising Little Gem, 21 December 2008
8/10
Author: Gunn from Minnesota

I'd like first to address a few negative comments I read here. #1 this movie is anything but boring. It doesn't have car chases, nudity or foul language, nor is it suspenseful or tense. It is low key, and rightfully so, and has an inspiring, positive message. #2 Maybe the medals and other props aren't authentic, and the snow, always a problem for me in Hollywood movies, is obviously fake (real snow melts almost immediately when it lands on your hair, face or clothes). But the message is what's important here, not who sends it, or how it was sent! And finally #3 The acting is topnotch! Everyone was completely believable and this may be one of the best performances of Devane's career. Everything was very subtle in this film; nothing over the top as in some heartwarming films. I found the story very involving and engrossing. One small insignificant complaint of mine would be that a better method of phasing in and out of flashbacks would make it less confusing. But maybe that's my problem with attention spans. As for the ending, it is left for the viewer to determine its meaning. I agree it's not the greatest Christmas movie, but it's up there with the better ones.

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Good movie but ending a bit vague, 7 December 2008
Author: Suzanne Lanoue (slanoue) from Tuscaloosa, AL

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

I thought it was a good, heartwarming Christmas movie, with fine performances by everyone. It was better than a lot of the overly-sentimental movies on the Hallmark channel.

There were a few minor things I had problem with:

It did bother me that they never really explained at the end whether he was a ghost, or an angel, St. Christopher, or what.

It also bothered me that the sister just "knew" her test results and never actually bothered to listen to the doctor tell her that she was OK.

The part where the guy is talking to himself about the war struck me as gratuitous (who is he talking to?), but otherwise it was good.

Casting William Devane and Meredith Baxter was great, but the daughter and the Christopher guy were both really bland.

A romance for the sister would have perked this up some.

Suzanne Lanoue

http://tvmegasite.net

suzanne@tvmegasite.net

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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful :-
Not a bad way to spend an evening, 11 April 2007
2/10
Author: iamwhoiam1492 from United States

This film gives a look at the suffering a family experiences at the death of a child, and the healing that can finally come to them.

The family learns of the death of their son on Christmas Eve, 1991, ruining the Christmas season for them. They do not celebrate it again for many years. There is an interesting comment by the daughter that will remind viewers to consider the needs of surviving children in such a situation.

The Matthew character makes a reference to Jesus, but I suspect that other comments he makes come from non-Christian sources. I wonder if any other viewers would recognize those comments. If so, it would be an interesting addition to the data on this movie.

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Goof, 17 December 2006
5/10
Author: visalya from United States

Another typical Christmas movie...

I would like to point out an obvious goof that hasn't been identified.

When Devane goes to the basement or garage...I forget which, he goes to a box and pulls out a medal in its case. The medal is the Distinguished Service Medal. The ribbon above the medal is NOT the ribbon for this medal. The ribbon closely resembles the ribbon for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal! That's a significant screw up given this medal is the #2 medal for heroism....very poor prop planning seems to me. If you're going to include military items in a movie you should hire someone who has the knowledge to ensure you don't embarrass yourself and our country. I almost choked when I saw that ribbon laying there above the medal. It was so out of place.

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5 out of 25 people found the following comment useful :-
Boring, bad dialogues and middle-class acting, 26 October 2003
2/10
Author: CarfelMA from Mannheim, Germany

I bought the DVD of this movie because I am a fan of William Devane and I was really disappointed about "A Christmas Visitor". The story of the movie is so boring and slow in the development that you just want to turn off your TV or DVD player after about the half of it. The dialogues are really bad and belong to a daily soap opera but not in a TV movie. William Devane was alright in his part and he was acting quite good, but he did so much better in other movies and projects. Meredith Baxter was horrible and couldn't really bring the warm hearted mother to the viewers. Instead she was playing very cool and wasn't better than a middle-class actress. I absolutely cannot recommend this movie. Spare your time and your money for this one.

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