The Age of Commercialism

Purely Joyful Movie!

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this a emotional film with rob Lowe character Robert Layton who plays a lawyer is a high flying workaholic whose life is virtual non existent realizing they are drifting apart his wife Kate throws herself into her school play a Xmas approaches the music teacher Maggie has a life threatening illness Kate takes control of her class and the two families intertwine as Robert Layton's mother says make memories not hide on Xmas eve Robert crosses paths with Maggie son Nathan is desperate trying to achieve his mothers dream so hes looking for a job or collect recyclable items s to get her dream Robert discovers that money and status are not what life is about as he changes someone else life as he needs help the smallest miracle changes a mans life only realize who this person was as a child as but great Xmas movie at 1hr 30mins

When i visited the site to put up my rating after watching the movie, i was surprised to see just 6.7 as the rating for the movie. It surely deserves much more than that... One of the best Christmas movies i have seen till date. Not a very popular star cast but backed by brilliant performances, specially by the little boy who is determined to buy her mom a Christmas present before she dies. Beautifully directed, great story, brilliant performances, complete entertainer. A must watch movie for all those who cherish relationships and specially for those who are running the race of life at the cost of not spending time with the ones who are close to them, hugging them, loving them and being there when they are needed the most. All in all, a must watch for all!

This is a very heartwarming and tragic tale about a boy who wants to buy his mom some beautiful shoes for Christmas before she dies. The young boy does a fabulous job acting and is quite believable.Rob Lowe does a good job portraying a workaholic attorney who has his priorities all mixed up but learns some important lessons along the while. There are some sweet tender moments, but there are some real tough, real life issues presented here too. I would be careful letting very young children watch this as they may find the death of the mom too upsetting. But I think it would be good for older children to watch. My daughter has a best friend whose mom dies of breast cancer, and I think this would have been good for her to watch with me as a type of life lesson on the things her friend has had to face at such a young age.I highly recommend this movie. And the song that this movie derives from is quite moving as well.

Me and my family thoroughly enjoyed the movie on TV. The plot was excellent and the characters were great. The movie changed a lot of ways people thought about Christmas and the importance of sacrifice for something you really want to do. We enjoyed the movie enough that we wish it would broadcast again. The boy wanting the shoes for his mother showed that he loved his mother dearly and wanted to please her on her last days before going to see Jesus. The man that gave him the extra money so that the boy could afford the shoes realized that he needed to spend more time with his kids and less time with work. It was really a tear jerker and I cried halfway through the movie.