Movie #1273 ........................."Christmas Magic"

Movie #1273 "Christmas Magic" -- okay, this one HAS been done over and over, so here we go again..... woman in car accident, not sure if she is dead/alive or the ever popular "in a coma" .....some head angel says she's an angel and she has assignment before she crosses over ---- she has rules to follow --- the one not clearly stated is:  DO NOT FALL IN LOVE WITH ANYONE ALIVE --- and guess what?  yep, she falls in love.  the ending is about the corniest I have seen through all of these --- so if you want to see one really lame ending, watch this one.  Otherwise, you can skip it.  I fell asleep through this one several times and still managed to follow it, which is a prerequisite for these Hallmark films --- but there wasn't any Russian hacking, or denying of climate change, and it did have a happy ending, so I would give it a 2.8 (I don't know what the Russian judge would give it, though!)

'CHRISTMAS MAGIC"   2011     1 hour and 24 mins

Carrie Blackford (Booth) lives for her successful career as an event planner in New York City, but her life changes in an instant after a nasty car accident in a snowstorm. Carrie suffers head trauma and regains consciousness in Central Park with an older man, Henry (Derek McGrath, "Little Mosque on the Prairie"). Henry is Carrie's spirit guide and is there to help her "pass over" to Heaven. But before Carrie can move on, she must fulfill one last task on Earth - a type of Angel Duty. Henry tells Carrie that she must help guide a widowed, young restaurant owner, Scott Walker, (McGillion) who has recently considered suicide because his beloved restaurant/catering business is utterly failing. Carrie befriends Scott and his 8-year-old daughter and immediately displays a knack for promoting the restaurant. But time isn't on Carrie's side on this mission. She has until midnight Christmas Eve to turn the eatery around. As friendship grows, romance blooms, and Carrie finds it a struggle to keep business and pleasure separate. Will the heat in Scott's kitchen be all about the food? Or is one Angel on a meteoric rise to earn her wings?

Director:

 John Bradshaw

Writers:

 Joany Kane,  Rickie Castaneda  | 2 more credits »

Stars:

 Lindy Booth,  Paul McGillion,  Derek McGrath