Cute Hallmark Christmas movie but full of plot holes. There were the issues with the cat and the issues with the angel that others have brought up. But the letters he obviously wrote before he died which means he either KNEW or felt strongly that he was dying. Which begs the question: He obviously spent a lot of time and energy on the letters even ensuring they would all be mailed at the appropriate time. Why didn't he spend any time on making provisions for his daughter so she didn't end up in foster care? My other complaint is about Gloria, the teacher who up and retires. I'm a teacher and I know you don't just make the decision one day. It requires preparation, an application and it can't be both "early " retirement and "it was time." Pick a lane. Oh and the idea of her being approved so quickly to adopt, especially during the holidays when everything slows down with no home visit is simply ludicrous.
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Classic tale of self-sacrifice
2 November 2002
This is surely one of the greatest movies ever made. I remember this movie from my childhood and recently rediscovered it. Lee Marvin is menacing, John Wayne swaggering and Jimmy Stewart is principled but ineffectual. Outrageous over-acting by Edmond O'Brien and John Carradine in a cameo. Disguised as a movie about the battle between the ranchers and small landowners and an unnamed Western territory's battle for statehood and civilization, it is really a classic movie about self-sacrifice for the one you love and the greater good.
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