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Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Oh the tears! 😭 Oh the laughter! 😂 This movie has it all. Here’s a quick re-cap, then my full two cents…
Quick Re-Cap
Nicole “Nic” loses her soon to be husband. A year after the accident that took Henry’s life, it’s Christmas season again and Nicole is still adjusting to life without him. She’s trying to finish a house they were fixing up to live in. She talks to her grandfather about how he handled losing her grandmother. He said he wrote her letters for the first year after she died. So, Nicole starts texting Henry’s old phone number, but someone else now owns his old number.
My Two Cents
About two weeks ago we said goodbye to our 13.5 year old dog. It was sudden, but it was undeniably her time. It’s always hard to say goodbye to them, but at least we had the chance to say goodbye. Nic didn’t have that chance, which makes it so much harder when you lose someone. I cried for her loss.
In fact, this is the second movie (the first was Christmas in my Heart) this Christmas season to bring up death. Since I didn’t see any previews of this movie ahead of time, it caught me unaware and I was hit with a lot of emotions in the first few minutes of the movie when I realized what was happening.
After accepting the movie for what it was, I was pleased to meet Joe. He cracked me up! Oh my gosh! That first peppermint bark cupcake bite. He stuck his nose in the frosting. His nose!! Ewww, yet funny. 😂 Then there was the tarot reading with Lord Fluff N’ Stuff. More 😂😂😂
Nic’s friends were so nice. I’m glad they didn’t let her completely hide herself away the whole holiday season. I loved the girls night in. The skin mask fight looked like so much fun!
I liked how Nic’s texting with Joe helped her with her grief, but the texting wasn’t the only thing that helped Nic. Joe’s goofiness worked its way into her heart and helped heal the wounds from Henry’s loss.
With all the fun things I’ve mentioned, it shouldn’t surprise you that the tone in this movie wasn’t overwhelmingly sad like Christmas in My Heart, which made me like it much more. I recommend watching this movie if you get the chance. I don’t think it belongs on my must watch list, but it’s very good. Happy movie watching y’all!
Have you seen it? What did you think? Leave a comment!
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How did Henry acty die, never knew how he died in the movie
I believe it was a car accident.
The movie was OK. My wife passed away on December 19 of 1998 and even a year later it was very difficult so I can relate to the overall theme of the movie. The phone number belong to Joe, was WAY far fetched! also, the way he kept following her and talking her into walking with him or driving with him. Kind of seemed creepy to me. Almost like a movie on LMN. they made it seem like Joe was a little too obsessed with her. Overall, the movie was OK. As with all of the Hallmark Christmas movies. There are a few gems that I have to watch every year, but this one I would not be completely bummed out if I missed it next year. I like Tori Devito, but not one of her better movies.