Debbie Macomber's Joyful Mrs. Miracle

The Dan and Shay soundtrack was wonderful in this entry of Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle. Three contentious siblings have to agree when their grandmother passes leaving the estate to the three...but only if they agree unanimously. "A lawyer, a money man and a shady guy" are the descriptions of the three siblings who haven't been in a room together since they were young...and add in a star-crossed lovers story between the lawyer, Charlotte, and one of "the help". Each arrives to spend Christmas at the family estate with their own individual agenda. Mrs. Moorehouse's estate seems to be in real trouble until the perpetually positive estate planner Mrs. Miracle arrives.

"So many hidden gems to be found in these old houses. I can't wait to see what we are going to discover."

The only person who seems to be able to figure Mrs. Miracle out is Charlotte's young autistic son Cody.

The house is lovely, filled with gorgeous antiques...but the real treasure is Rachel Boston. She and Tanner Novlan make this film. Tanner Novlan holds the cast down as the sensible everyman who was invaluable to the grandmother before her passing. A job he inherited from his father, the former estate manager.

"Antiques are my game, but Christmas is where I thrive!"-Mrs. Miracle

The real bickering is over the family company's board seat. "What were the previous owner's wishes?"

"Christmas is the perfect time for forgiveness."-Mrs. Miracle

Wonderful sentiments are abound in this holiday centric hallmark film that is not just about forgiving, but healing, letting go, and finding one's purpose.

7.4 stars.

Not exactly sure about the new Miss Miracle although she's OK for the part. Interesting use of the bottomless Mary Poppins bag of tricks. She can reach in her purse, pull out a horse if she wants to. The idea being that she's got magical powers, whether she's an angel or some sort of Mary Poppins, but just makes the movie more interesting for the kids. As for the adults it's just whimsical, silly, but entertaining enough.

A couple of side stories are somewhat shallow, so we don't get to see quite enough development of some of the characters. The younger brother with the financial problems is actually the most interesting of all, even though he's kind of a trouble maker of sorts. Older brother is the studious one, but he likes to travel, see the world. The daughter is the smart one who was in love as a teenager. She is probably the female lead, shared with Miss Miracle, and it's somewhat unorthodox. Now she has the opportunity to fall in love with the same guy 20 or so years later. But once upon a time she was married and now has a young autistic boy, who appears to be on the fringe of the spectrum. There's a lot going on with the story, that's what I'm trying to say, there's a bit too much happening, too many directions.

I like Rachel Boston in other Hallmark movies, but she wasn't the right fit for Mrs. Miracle. Seems like she was just being too kooky, then too serious. Maybe it was the writing for her character. I like the story with the three brothers, not so much the love story with the sister, that one didn't feel developed at all. I liked the fact Mrs. Miracle was an older lady, not sure why they went this direction. I never read any of the books so maybe I'm off. This one didn't make my cut for 2024 Christmas Hallmark, but so far only one other one has. Each year I have fewer and fewer favorites that I add to my yearly watch list.

If you start this movie thinking that Rachel Boston might be a decade or two too young to play the titular Mrs Miracle but the happiest and bubbliest of all the Hallmark actresses will have you reassessing that about five minutes in. She is fantastic. Not Doris Roberts quality - but, honestly, who is? - but very, very close. She takes the role and makes it her own with a blend of humour, joy and whimsy.

Sent to put a fractured family back together, Mrs Miracle has a lot of work to do, and she does it with aplomb. There's gooey Hallmark Christmas sentimentality by the truckload here...and it works.

One of 2024's best.

One of Hallmark's best, full stop.

A worthy entry in the Mrs Miracle franchise. Here's hoping there will be many more.

I enjoy these Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle movies. I have liked all the other actresses that have played Mrs. Miracle and I think Rachel Boston did a fantastic job. She has those facial expressions that can sell a special secret and doesn't take herself too serious that she seems like she is having fun in the role.

I especially enjoyed this movie because it included family love and personal love. But most of all it made me wanting to know the woman who had just passed. She must have been quite the lady.

Now was it predicable of course it was, what Hallmark movie isn't. I hope they continue making more.