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      The Christmas Blessing

      TV-PG 2005 1h 36m Holiday Drama Romance List
      Reviews 68% 250+ Ratings Audience Score A medical resident (Neil Patrick Harris) falls in love with a young teacher (Rebecca Gayheart) and develops a special bond with one (Angus T. Jones) of her students. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member My only complaint is the scene where the elementary school teacher teaches a chapter on Mexico. Her 'Mexican' costume is cultural appropriation at its worst and her facts are wrong. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day and it's not a big holiday in Mexico. That almost ruins the entire movie. Technically this movie is a sequel to The Christmas Shoes, but all the relevant information from The Christmas Shoes is mentioned in this movie anyway. The Christmas Shoes is extremely depressing and boring, with terrible acting to boot, so skip it altogether. This movie, on the other hand, has great writing and great acting. There's a guest performance from Blake Shelton and NewSong, but it's not cheesy because the concert is a fundraiser that is relevant to the plot. The movie is about a transplant, so it's tragically realistic, but it's written in a touching 'everything happens for a reason' way. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member This was pretty good, one of those made for TV, Christmas (ie) type movies. This one is based on a book and apparently a continuation of an earlier movie "The Christmas Shoes", although I didn't see that one and it didn't matter in regards to the story here. Anyways, Neil Patrick Harris plays a young doctor who returns to his hometown after losing a patient on the operating table. His plan is to give up medicine and work in widowed fathers garage. Harris does a decent job here, I mean its a TV movie so its not like he had to push his acting abilities. He does have some good scenes with Angus T. Jones from 'Two and a Half Men' and a plausible enough romance with Rebecca Gayheart who also does a good job. Rob Lowe is in this too, sort of a cameo type role but imperative to the story and enjoyable as always. I have to say this was a bit of a tear-jerker, way sadder than I was expecting actually especially if you lost a parent as a child. Several of the characters also go through life threatening situations (requiring Christmas miracles and such) with not all of the outcomes are favorable. Oh and apparently recovery time for a liver transplant is about 12 hours. Filmed in Canada -Alberta (as most made for TV movies seem to be) this features a bunch of Canadian talent and I particularly enjoyed Hugh Thompson as the widowed father and Shaun Johnston of 'Heartland' fame. 12/14/14 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Great feel good movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie was a little cheesy but still cute. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Nice Christmas story sequel to the "Christmas Shoes" with a heart-warming message Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member love this movie! so sad! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A medical resident (Neil Patrick Harris) falls in love with a young teacher (Rebecca Gayheart) and develops a special bond with one (Angus T. Jones) of her students.
      Director
      Karen Arthur
      Producer
      Craig Anderson, Beth Grossbard
      Screenwriter
      Wesley Bishop
      Production Co
      Craig Anderson Productions, Alberta Film Entertainment, Beth Grossbard Productions
      Rating
      TV-PG
      Genre
      Holiday, Drama, Romance
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Oct 28, 2008
      Runtime
      1h 36m