Miracle in Manhattan (2010)
"Call Me Mrs. Miracle" (original title)

About the Movie: Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle No one celebrates the holidays like Emily Merkle (Doris Roberts) - or Mrs. Miracle as she is known by some - who is back to ensure ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Scott

Writers:

Nancey Silvers (teleplay), Debbie Macomber (book)

Stars:

Doris Roberts, Jewel Staite, Eric Johnson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Doris Roberts	...	Mrs. Miracle
Jewel Staite	...	Holly
Eric Johnson	...	Jake
Quinn Lord	...	Gabe
Tom Butler	...	J.R. Finley
Patricia Mayen-Salazar	...	Gloria
Lauren Holly	...	Lindy Lowe
Jocelyne Loewen	...	Carol
Mary Black	...	Betty
Sean Carey	...	Mike
Catherine Lough Haggquist	...	Clair
Kate Gajdosik	...	Jane Binkow
Sophie Lui	...	News Reporter
Diana Bang	...	Barrista
Kelly Metzger	...	Mother #1

Storyline

About the Movie: Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle No one celebrates the holidays like Emily Merkle (Doris Roberts) - or Mrs. Miracle as she is known by some - who is back to ensure that this Christmas is the most magical and meaningful of all. When Mrs. Miracle appears as a seasonal employee in the toy department at the financially troubled Finley's Department Store, neither the store's owners, nor the customers, have any idea of the events that are about to unfold. Just when it seemed Christmas might not come at all this year, Finley's favorite employee proves they don't call her Mrs. Miracle for nothing! Also starring Jewel Staite, Eric Johnson and Lauren Holly.

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Plot Keywords:

deus ex machina | christmas | department store | punctuation in title | winter | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 November 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle

Company Credits

Production Co:

MRM Productions (II), Front Street Pictures

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

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Soundtracks

"A Very Merry Christmas"
Written by Johnny Rey (as Rhett Palmer)

User Reviews

Sugary Sweet and Utterly Forgettable

This is a sweet story, but there was a theme throughout of returning to a more slow-paced, old fashioned type of holiday. The movie suffers from an seriously saccharine script that is so sugary sweet, it's practically coma inducing. Even when I agreed with the sentiment being stated, I had to roll my eyes at the dialog that was about as subtle as a frying pan to the face.

I actually felt bad for Lauren Holly. Her character was such a ham-fisted caricature of a shallow self centered individual, she occasionally seemed on the verge of cringing while delivering her lines. I'm sure her character was intended to be so over the top as to be humorous, but instead it was just plain awful. I was embarrassed for her.

This movie is okay for what it is - a Hallmark Christmas movie. It's sweet, incredibly simplistic, rather vague on the conflict, and the resolutions are quick and easy. In fact, some of the resolutions are so quick, they're instantaneous. I wouldn't say it's a complete waste of time to watch, but it's such a shallow and frothy piece of fluff that your syrup tolerance level will need to be pretty high. There is so little substance, you will probably forget it thirty minutes after you've viewed it.