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.
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I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
Another of the nanny slayer children stories, but in this one, the single parent's new love interest is not also the new nanny. It worked out very well this way.While the story is about Mrs. Miracle, I didn't think Doris Roberts was quite perfect. Can't put my finger on it, but something was missing.James Vander Beek and Erin Karpluk had great chemistry.The story had no real surprises but was still very heartwarming.
Doris Roberts gives a wonderful performance as a Mary Poppins like nanny who comes into the life of grieving widower James Van Der Beek and his two twin sons. Her name is Mrs. Merkel but the kids start calling her Mrs. Miracle. And soon a few miracle like events start happening.Van Der Beek is an incomplete person, he tries to play both roles with a series of housekeepers who quit on him. He won't let go of his late wife and refuses to talk to the kids about the mother they don't remember. Through the good offices of his Miracle worker he meets Erin Karpluk who is nursing a broken heart and a grudge against a sister who stole the man she wanted away. You just know that these two people are meant for each other, you just have to provide the right circumstances.Shot in Canada this film was done for the Hallmark Channel and it's one of their better original films. Although you might think at times you're watching a feature film length episode of Highway To Heaven or Touched By An Angel, Mrs. Miracle can stand proudly on its own merits.Definitely for fans of Doris Roberts.
This is a very appropriate movie for the holiday season.The part of the angel was made for veteran thespian Doris Roberts who is simply wonderful as the guardian angel who brings joy to the life of twin boys and their widowed father. Widowed father? Yes, she is a match maker with it all. Hello Dolly Miracle!This story is appropriate to the holiday season because it deals with human understanding and forgiveness. Mrs.Merkel or Miracle brings two people together. The man we've already mentioned and a girl who lost her husband-to-be to her sister right before the wedding! The guy walked out on the sister several months later, but the sister remarried and has a child. Problem is that the scorned sister can't forgive her sister for what has occurred. Who really could?
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.