Mrs. Miracle (2009)

Overwhelmed widower Seth Webster is searching for a housekeeper to help him with his unruly six year old twin sons. "Mrs. Miracle" mysteriously appears and quickly becomes an irreplaceable nanny, chef, friend... and matchmaker.

Director:

Michael M. Scott

Writers:

David Golden (teleplay), Debbie Macomber (book)

Stars:

James Van Der Beek, Erin Karpluk, Doris Roberts

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Van Der Beek	...	Seth Webster
Erin Karpluk	...	Reba Maxwell
Doris Roberts	...	Mrs. Merkle
Michael Strusievici	...	Judd Webster
Valin Shinyei	...	Jason Webster
Chelah Horsdal	...	Kate Preston
Johannah Newmarch	...	Vicki
Wanda Cannon	...	Joan Maxwell
Pat Waldron	...	Mrs. Darling
Patti Allan	...	Milly Waters
Peter Graham-Gaudreau	...	Doug
Dolores Drake	...	Mrs. Hampston
Maggie Sullivun	...	Mrs. Cooper
Candus Churchill	...	Mrs. Larson
Rikki Gagne	...	Carrie

Storyline

Since his wife's fatal car crash, Seth Webster is frazzled with his architect career and caring for his darling, rascal twin sons Jason and Judd (6), whose unrelenting mischief chased every housekeeper the agency sent in no time. Mrs. Merkle turns up mysteriously, but is so good at minding boys and house that her name gets corrupted into Mrs. Miracle. Sneakily, she also pulls miraculous strings to make sure recluse Seth dates again with another reluctant dater, Reba Maxwell, also to the kids' liking, through their school's Christmas show.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | father son relationship | character name as title | housekeeper | twin | 

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Taglines:

Miracles are Everywhere

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Seth and Reba are coming out of the Gallery at the 1:06 mark, Seth tells Reba the boys are enjoying fighting with their angel swords. But this is before Mrs. Merkle even tells the boys about their swords, which is at the 1:40 mark.

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Connections

Followed by Miracle in Manhattan (2010)

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Soundtracks

Jingle Bells
(uncredited)
Written by James Pierpont

User Reviews

Upbeat and sincere, but routine

Doris Roberts shows up to save the day when a widower whose rambunctious twins terrorize a parade of baby sitters. OK, we've seen a lot of this before. The bratty kids motif is a little old now, but other things going on in this Hallmark offering make for a pleasant diversion.

What Christmas movie would be complete without a romance? Erin Karpluk and James Van der Beek have some great chemistry, and each has a past hurt, setting up a mutual healing process that is the primary theme of the movie. Mrs. Merkle (Roberts), when she's not a super nanny, is a match maker, and it soon becomes obvious she has some miracle talents up her sleeve to help everybody out to a happy ending. Think a matronly version of Peter Falk's Angel Max character.

While the plot is familiar, the acting is impressive, given this was a made-for-TV movie. The cast make a fine ensemble; scenes such as the first accidental confrontation between the two estranged sisters is handled very well. Issues such as forgiveness and letting go of hurts are dealt with sincerely.

A feel-good story; entertaining enough for a stay-in evening.

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mrs. Miracle

Filming Locations:

Fort Langley, Langley Township, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hallmark Channel, Dan Wigutow Productions, KZ Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1