Christmas Wish - Wenn Wünsche wahr werden

I usually end up viewing this twice a year. Everyone is very good. The Martina character, in particular, has a lovely heart.

Gary: Reg, don't make me come down off this ladder.

Reg: Whoa, big fella...

I didn't like this movie for the sheer fact that the only reason she wanted her family back was when the rich life she chose blew up in her face. She begged her preferred husband to take her back and only when he rejected her did she start yearning after the other husband. When he rejected her because he was faithful to his vows, she showed up at the man's house to proposition him with his wife and children there. Absolutely no class and morals!

I quite liked this one. I felt they covered the ground of switching places or making a different choice in your life in a interesting and well done way. The actors all did a good job. I was never bored and I enjoyed this movie. Christmas is more of a plot device than the feeling of Christmas as a whole. Also I like it when movies do not make cliche villains out certain characters. I consider that lazy writing. This movie avoids that.

This well meaning Christmas film serves every dish and trick in the book but the last 10 minutes are great.

In this film a woman named Paula is married for 18 years to her high school sweet heart. Money is very tight and what make matters worse is the fact that is Christmas. Her husband however is a great guy but she doesn't see it. Money or lack of money is all she see's and blames him for her unhappiness. One day while walking around town she sees a former boyfriend from school. He is rich and successful and has a life that Paula truly wants.

One morning she wakes up and finds herself in an alternate universe. She is now married to her former boyfriend but life is not great in this universe. In this universe she has money but not much else.

Now this movie is worth watching because the last 10 minutes are wonderful.

What Holiday Switch promises it delivers in a surprisingly warm and generous way. This cable movie was shown in 2007 on Christmas Eve and Christmas Night and will be again this year. This story is entirely original, not relying on the prosaic narratives of Christmas past but creates a modern twist in our love of the material world. "Switch" uses a "what if" scenario to get us to identify with the main character in her search for material perfection. The superlative cast of actors conspire to ask emotionally loaded questions we sometime ask ourselves during this time of year: could I have done better? The production carries this off without hyperbole, so often seen in Christmas fare. The story lets the charged moments speak for themselves as one woman struggles her way back to a life she had rejected. At first, we are charmed by illusion, just as she is, but once we identify with her plight we might find an answer to a question we all asked once before on Christmas.