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Holiday Home Movies

by Marina Fomine - Pinetree Secondary, Coquitlam BC Dec 4, 2008

It's A Wonderful Life? Miracle on 34th Street? Rudolph? We all have our favourite holiday classics, but if you're looking for something new this year, here's a quick guide on what to see and what to skip.

See: Christmas Child:A Max Lucado Story
Based on the short story, The Christmas Cross, Christmas Child is a tale of Jack (William R. Moses), a journalist in Chicago, who, after the death of his adoptive father, finds himself at a loss, and sets out to Texas to discover his past. His trek leads him to shocking discoveries about his history and makes him realize what he had all along. In general, a great, heart-warming, mature alternative to the usual sappy family Christmas movies.

See: Holiday in Handcuffs
Trudie (Melissa Joan Hart) is a struggling artist and part-time waitress, who, stressed over spending the holidays with her family, decides to kidnap a random customer (Mario Lopez) in order to introduce him to her family as her boyfriend. So, what happens when you take two '90s sitcom stars and a cheesy plot? You get a silly, yet festive romantic comedy with a predictable storyline that makes a federal offence look cute.

See: Snow
Nick Snowden (Tom Cavanagh) finds himself taking over the family business, following in the steps of his legendary father, Santa Claus. However, problems arise when one of Santa's reindeer, Buddy, is captured by the zoo just days before Christmas, and it is up to the new Santa Claus to save him and rekindle Christmas joy, all the while looking for the love of his life. Overall, this is a funny and quite tolerable Christmas movie.

Skip: Snowglobe
You generally know what to expect from a Christmas family movie: not-so-funny comedy, sappy romance, a ridiculous predicament and a cute ending with a moral. This movie is no different. Angela (Christina Milian) receives a snow globe for Christmas, which transports her to a magical world; the rest is a bizarre blur. Snowglobe is worth a laugh, if you want to see irritating dysfunctional family bickering, painful acting and further proof that R&B singers shouldn't be actresses. There are plenty of other tacky festive family movies to enjoy this winter, so use this one as kindling.

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