A Magic Christmas

October. 08,2014

Rating：

5.1

Genre：

Fantasy Family

Keywords：

Christmas

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Jack Carter, a man constantly living in a state of regret, takes his technology-obsessed family, including their lovable dog Buster, on a Christmas vacation to the mountains in the hopes of reconnecting with them. While on vacation, Jack and his family run into an estranged, uber-competitive friend of Jack's, who now lives the life of luxury Jack pines for. Through a series of juvenile competitions, Jack realizes that the love of his family is more rewarding than anything money could buy.

C. Thomas Howell as Jack Carter

Jonathan Silverman as Robert Jones

Lisa Sheridan as Holly Carter

Burt Reynolds as Buster (voice)

Maeve Quinlan as Eva Jones

Joseph L. Puente as Snow Shoveler (uncredited)

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Reviews

Baseshment

2014/10/08

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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Tayloriona

2014/10/09

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Mandeep Tyson

2014/10/10

The acting in this movie is really good.

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Curt

2014/10/11

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

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xeta prime

2014/10/12

I had a smile on my face throughout the entire film. It's not perfect. Takes a bit too long to get to the 'Magic' part- could have spent more time searching for it, but overall the movie has believable dialogue and is full of Family heart. I really enjoyed it! Great to see C. Thomas Howell in such a likable role. Everyone did a good job here and took the high road to the end. Any other movie might have devolved into stereotypes. Good Family Christmas Movie!

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Christmas-Reviewer

2014/10/13

BEWARE OF BOGUS REVIEWS. SOME REVIEWERS HAVE ONLY ONE REVIEW TO THEIR NAME. NOW WHEN ITS A POSITIVE REVIEW THAT TELLS ME THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE MOVIE. IF ITS A NEGATIVE REVIEW THEN THEY MIGHT HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST THE FILM . NOW I HAVE REVIEWED OVER 200 HOLIDAY FILMS. I HAVE NO AGENDA. I AM VERY FARE ABOUT THESE FILMSThis film a man Jack Carter, a modest, middle-aged man, and owner of a bakery has found himself and his family in a rut. Not only can he not provide his family with the finer things, he has also found he is not as close to his kids as he would like to be. So for the upcoming Christmas holiday, Jack has the brilliant idea to reconnect with his family while also trying to spark his desired career in writing by going on a Christmas vacation to a cabin resort in the mountains where his late father used to take him as a boy. When he runs into an old friend (Robert) who is rich. Robert ends up steeling Christmas out from under Jack. The more Robert spends on Jacks family the worse he feels about himself.The film is okay but I have to give credit to the writer of this film. They could have made Robert a villain and they didn't. The villain in reality is insecurity, Nice film to watch with your family.

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