good day, I went through some of the reviews just to check on , If i am the only one who felt terrible about Jewel Staite. Her appearance , expression less face and pathetic acting had a contribution to get Mrs.Miracle 2009 score more and more. wish Erin Karpluk had played Aunt Holly.Its a good Christmas movie.Eric Johnson has a magical smile he fits in the character very well. missed Erin Karpluk' awesome appearance and mature acting. I loved the character of Mrs. Merkle she was the sort of nosy old dear that we all love and listen to, without realizing that she is helping us. Very well acted and lovable role.I actually felt bad for Lauren Holly. Her character was such a ham-sifted caricature of a shallow self centered individual, she occasionally seemed on the verge of cringing while delivering her lines. I'm sure her character was intended to be so over the top as to be humorous, but instead it was just plain awful. I was embarrassed for her.

Hi there, I don't really have a review for this movie, more of a question. I am wondering and curious to know who played Jewel Staite or Holly's boss in the movie? Character or real life name, does anyone know, please let me know. Thanks so much.Hi there, I don't really have a review for this movie, more of a question. I am wondering and curious to know who played Jewel Staite or Holly's boss in the movie? Character or real life name, does anyone know, please let me know. Thanks so much.Sorry about repeating my statement but it would not let me post with out making this 10 lines of text and I did not have enough for the full ten lines of text.

I had just finished reading Debbie Macomber's book that this movie is based on and when I saw that there was a movie for it I was beyond thrilled. The movie appeared to hold a worthwhile cast and who doesn't love Doris Roberts? However, after watching the film, which I can honesty say was an effort in itself, I was unimaginably disappointed.First off, they have completely re-arranged the story from what was in the book. Now, I understand that screenwriters have creative license when converting a book into a movie, but my God! The ONLY resemblance to the book is the characters names! In the book: Jake Finnley's argument with his father is because Jake ordered 500 Inteletron robots on a hunch they would fly off the shelves. His father JR is furious and worried the store would be losing money because in the current economy, no one can afford a 200.00 robot. The majority of the story centers around Gabe wanting this robot and his Aunt Holly trying to find a way to pay for it, while not intruding on a budding relationship with Jake.In the Movie: Jake's father is upset because he DIDN'T order any Inteletrons as Jake is hoping that people will go back to old fashioned toys for the kids. Gabe is left to learn the true meaning of Christmas by having older toys like train sets and the like pushed at him.I found that this single change drastically alters the entire story. Not only that, but I assumed with a cast like Doris Roberts and Loren Holly it would be a wonderful holiday film. Instead, the acting was hollow, Lauren looked plastic and talked like a wind up doll for the entire movie, and the match making was a farce. The only decent quality in the whole film was the kid, whom I suspected wrote the script because real adults do not talk like that! So, buy it if you like a formula story, pushy morality, bad/sad acting and scary botoxed babes, for anyone else stay away.

The usually delightful Doris Roberts, who managed to make the prequel to this Hall Channel TV movie good, comes back for another turn as Mrs. Miracle, who may or may not be a heavenly messenger sent to bring holiday cheer to the occupants of this movie. Unfortunately, she seems unable to do as much for any potential viewers. Lauren Holly, as a fashion designer who seems totally out of touch with reality, attempts a comedy turn, but director Michael Scott seems to be unaware of how to modulate his actors' performances and she comes off as creepy and obnoxious. Everyone seems to spend a lot of time chuckling uncomfortably, except for Miss Holly.The plot centers around ingénue Jewel Staite, who seems to trying to make something real out of her poorly written role, her nephew, who is in her charge in Brooklyn while his widowed father is serving in the Mideast, and and the rocky start of a romance that Mrs. Miracle fosters between her and Eric Johnson, the manager of a department store owned and operated by his father. These last two have issues -- Tom Butler as the father has some nice moments, but they are few and loused up by the fact that he must have a Change of Heart in time for a happy ending. Miss Staite and Mr. Johnson seem capable, but it's hard to tell.Besides the by-the-numbers plotting, and the magic offered to us -- and isn't it heartwarming to know that people can't solve their problems without magic? -- we have the issue that the plot points are all talked over, never shown. Why bother to have a picture tube on your set at all if you're never going to show us plot points being resolved? Some of these Hallmark Christmas movies have been pretty good, but this one is bottom of the barrel. A pity for some pretty talented performers.