A Season For Miracles (Hallmark Hall of Fame)
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Actor: Kathy Baker, Laura Dern, Lynn Redgrave, Patty DukePrimary Contributor: Carla Gugino
Primary Contributor: David Conrad
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled)
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, Full Screen
Running Time: 98 unknown-units
Published: 2002
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Artisan/Hallmark
Movie Reviews of A Season For Miracles (Hallmark Hall of Fame)
Movie Review: If the town is called Bethlehem, then, odds are, it's a holiday picture
Summary: 5 Stars
This one is a for sure Christmas classic. Debuting in 1999, Hallmark Channel's A SEASON FOR MIRACLES is a heartwarming fable about mistaken identity and acts of unexpected kindness. It's a movie that, despite the hokey title, is consistently on my play rotation during the holidays. Lovely Carla Gugino plays Emilie Thompson, a jobless woman who has to take care of her neglected niece and nephew, as their mom had just about overdosed on drugs and is now incarcerated. With Emilie lacking a means of visible support, a child protective services worker determines it might be best to place the children in foster care. At wits' end, a frantic Emilie piles the kids in her mangy car and drives away. Keeping in mind that this is a Christmas movie, it shouldn't be that much of a surprise when the car then breaks down in a quaint little town called Bethlehem.
To what lengths would you go to keep your family together? Emilie finds herself put in a position where she has to resort to lying and then lying some more (and let's not forget about her fleeing from the law). But, in Bethlehem, her deceit allows her to house and feed Alanna and J.T., her very young and shellshocked charges. It's a momentary respite, Emilie knows, even if the townspeople are warm and welcoming. But as Emilie chances upon romance and the kids at last begin to open up, harsh reality rears up as the police begin to circulate a picture of Emilie, now wanted for child abduction...
It's a good thing, then, that Bethlehem is a place of miracles.
It's not so much the typical hard-luck Christmas premise which gets to you. Above all, what makes A SEASON FOR MIRACLES worth watching is the cast's endearing performances. From Carla Gugino's simply solid turn to David Conrad, who brings warmth and charm to his kindhearted small town police chief, to the well-cast and very winning children. In fact, Conrad's effortless rapport with the kids is a highlight of the movie, capped by the touching scene between the little girl and Conrad, dressed up as Santa. Lynn Redgrave is absolutely hilarious as the no-nonsense judge, as she hands down walks away with the film's best one-liners. Meanwhile, Patty Duke takes on the role of the mysterious benefactor toiling behind the scenes.
A SEASON FOR MIRACLES is a Christmas movie, but don't let that stop you from watching it at any other time of the year. The themes of family and community are universal enough, and it doesn't need to be Christmas for this movie to get you all sentimental and gooey. If you're of a mind to feel positive and optimistic about things, I say, pop in A SEASON FOR MIRACLES.
Would that cinema mirrored real life. The last time my car broke down, it was in Compton at night, during a season for excruciating heat waves. I could've used Patty Duke, then.
Summary of A Season For Miracles (Hallmark Hall of Fame)
Includes the making of "A Season For Miracles". Other special features are 'conversations', ' about the production', 'cast and credits', and 'biographies'.Similar DVD Movies
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