All I Want For Christmas (All I Want For Christmas (DVD))

Member Name: sharktrager

Product:	All I Want For Christmas (DVD)
Date:	20/08/01 (31 review reads)
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Advantages: Lauren Bacall, Thora Birch

Disadvantages: They're wasted

Ethan and his younger sister Hallie want their divorced parents to get back together again, and with the help of Father Christmas, this is what they set out to achieve in ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS.

Sadly, the movie isn't very good. The storyline seems contrived and unrealistic, and scenes occur which don't seem to make any sense. It's got a bit of the HOME ALONE feel to it - seeing kids do nasty things to adults. Lauren Bacall appears as the kids' grandmother and I spent much of the film shaking my head in sadness at the fact that this is what she was reduced to in making movies in the early 90s.

What is amusing though is that young Hallie is played by Thora Birch, who would later go on to more acclaim as Jane, Kevin Spacey's daughter, in AMERICAN BEAUTY.

Christmas movies often have that feel-good factor to them, but this film just leaves me feeling sad.

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