Do to a limited budget the special effects in this film are "Terrible" which spoils the overall film however the story does deliver. What this is about is that a woman (Nicole de Boer) discovers the spirit of Christmas while visiting her estranged father in a town that is decked out for the holidays.While in town her son discovers the town secret and try's to convince his mom that "All is Not What It Seems".Now the last shot in this film is laughable. It looks like they spent $5 on a fake Santa Sleigh but the film is still one of those you will enjoy watching with your small children.Now many people hate this film but I think they just "Hate Christmas Movies".

On my first viewing of Christmas Town a number of years ago, on the wee hours of Christmas, I wasn't that impressed. You can laugh, but I found my snoozing pet rat at the time more interesting. However, the second time around, the movie warmed to me. It's a simple story line; workaholic mother and her son go on a trip to visit her grandfather during the holiday season, who happens to live in a very Christmas-sy town. There's Christmassy themed bistros, announcements over the radio about reindeer births, you name it, it's happening there. The movie isn't a high budget shiny production, but it's a cute romp worth a look or two.

I didn't enjoy this movie at all. Mason is annoying. He's a bratty kid who refuses to listen to ANYTHING. The way they have him dressed in this movie is annoying as well. I constantly wanted to wash his hair and cut it and get rid of that stupid hat! And then the diner guy's voice just totally gets on my LAST nerve! Then I realize that this is the "older man" that took Kelly away from Zach, which now that's all I can see. And it doesn't help that the main character looks like Tiffany Amber in a way. She, too, is irritating. All she cares about is work. You see some humanity, and then she's back to the cell phone. She's too wishy-washy. I hate this movie just based on the actors alone, but the storyline is not much better. It's boring and moves terribly slow. I spent most of the time wanting to discipline the kid!

I didn't get a chance to watch the whole movie but from what I saw was good. What I wanted to say is where I live, there is a lake in our town called Allouette Lake that everyone knows about and has been too. When i was on my way down to the boat launch at the beginning of the summer this year, we were stopped due to a movie being filmed. When we asked the traffic control officer what was going on they told us they are shooting a Christmas movie and there is a reindeer up in the bushes. So, at the point in the movie when they are in the car driving down the road and eventually stop because the kid see's something in the bush, that is the Allouette Lake boat launch. About a 2 minute walk from where they stop on either side are just a bunch of people from my town waiting to either launch their boat or pick one up!