Julie D

I think a lot of Christians will like this movie, especially since there is direct reading from the Bible and it is based on "the true meaning of Christmas." The irony is that it shows a whole church of Christians judging, excluding, and hating on children. And only after those children do something for them, do they have a change of heart. They don't apologize to the children, however. If you have religious trauma, I'd recommend staying away from this one. That said, the movie was well-acted and touching, if you could get over the lack of self awareness.

I've never rated a movie on Google, but this was so bad it drove me to do it. Despite a few entertaining scenes, there was so much cringe. Most of the cringy things are already listed in other reviews, so I won't repeat. The one thing I will comment on is the terrible, horrible, no good ending. Pushing people around a full mall, a cursing child, a black praise choir, a terrible speech, a teary Santa, and an emotional fake-out all in two minutes? Is this supposed to be a parody of a holiday romance? Is it an SNL skit? Nope. It's seriously the end of this movie.