This movie was good. Nothing wrong with a good natured family film.I see many atheists are bum-hurt over the movie message about belief and miracles. What I have come to realize is atheists are the most intolerant folks on the planet. They especially hate Christians but some reason love Islam.This movie had a message of hope and has a family theme. It has the familiar TV characters and if you do not like a Christian family movie, avoid it. It's funny that atheists preach tolerance but if anyone dares oppose their view, their proverbial fangs and character fault shows.Good movie for what it is 7 out of 10. This movie shows the follies of non-believers and why hope is better than none.

This movie is what one might say"where the rubber hits the road",it was not what I expected after reading someone else's review,I was about to dismiss this as a movie that trashed Christian beliefs.The acting was very good(Daniel Baldwin had you disliking him right from the beginning because of his dislike for those who celebrate Christmas for what it is),but if I didn't watch it I had no right to review it,I am a Christian and I try not to be narrow minded but I do stand firm on my faith so I watched it and was more than mildly surprised and showed we as Christians are tolerant of other faiths,yes sometimes the Christian faith(those who believe in The God and Jesus of the BIBLE)have not lived up to the commands of Jesus to Love everyone and will admit we are an imperfect people.No matter what your faith this movie says what needed to be said and for at least 1 day a year we can come together and be joyful and happy in a world that sees little of it for the other 364 days of the year.It's a shame it was not released for this year 2011 but for me it was a 10 star. :)

I'm an atheist and I loved this move, if you're surprised to read that, well you're not half as surprised as I was. I watched this film for one reason, and one reason only, I wanted to laugh at what I imagined would be a film so bad it was good. That's not what happened though, instead of caricatures of good Christians being beset by evil Atheists, what we got was a film biased in favour of the Christian viewpoint but also one which was careful to make sure that every character was shown as a real human being. It was heartwarming to watch a group of people struggle to overcome their differences and find some resolution to the problems they faced. There was no cop out ending, sure, "lessons were learned" in that hokey way you often see in TV movies but so what, sometimes we need a little hokeyness in our lives. This is a lovely movie to watch at Christmas, or the Holiday Season if you prefer. Whether you're a believer or an unbeliever, set aside your prejudices (we all have them) and enjoy a great movie.

I have posted this review because I rented this movie and enjoyed it very much. I find it interesting that the reviews that have been posted so far include the same type of sentiments or arguments that are presented in this movie. We have people who more then likely are not of a Christian faith that are highly offended and use somewhat vulgar verbiage to express their views. Then we have those of a Christian background that vehemently defend their faith. Does that not prove the timeliness of this movie? I love the reminder (presented in the film) that it is important to love those that disagree and even love them when they treat you harshly or criticize you strongly. This movies reminds us that Jesus was criticized and that we should not be surprised when we (or our godly films) are criticized in the post-modern society we live in. I do not believe you have to be a Christian to appreciate the reminder that love can warm even the hardest heart...so I believe all can enjoy this movie.