Shortly before Christmas, cold, impatient priest arrives in a tiny fishing village to shut down a dwindling parish's church.Shortly before Christmas, cold, impatient priest arrives in a tiny fishing village to shut down a dwindling parish's church.Shortly before Christmas, cold, impatient priest arrives in a tiny fishing village to shut down a dwindling parish's church.
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This is a wonderful holiday movie. Highly recommend!
Am I the only one who thinks Mr. Wall looks like Mr. Redford?
The film was very well done. I enjoyed it. I also love that it was a family project.
Who ever changed the title should have stuck with the original title, Mrs Worthington's Party. It's an unfortunate renaming because titlling it Noelle may be confused with the Disney movie Noelle with Shirley MacLaine. Having said that, the lead actor, David Wall, playing Father Keene, bares a stunning resemblance to a young Robert Redford; his hair, his front teeth, the jawline - and his acting ability! I'm surprised David Wall is not in more mainstream/famous movies - he exudes lead actor, and his acting is a joy to watch. Surprisingly, his Wikipedia page is sparse. Back to the movie, David Wall as Father Keene is the reason I stuck it out with this movie. There are a lot of likable and quirky characters, along with a love story, that fill and complete this movie. And the snowy location is charming. But David Wall is the stellar actor in this performance and makes this version of Noelle worth watching.
Once again after reading the all horrible reviews, i was compelled to write a review. Evidently the religious theme has sent some viewers into orbit. Believe it or not, pastors/priests are people too. They have feelings. They get angry. Sometimes they abuse alcohol. The key thing to take away is pastors are human. They're not godlike creatures that never commit any wrong. And questioning faith, showing all things good and bad to it isn't the horror some of the other reviews have made it out to be. If your faith can't stand up to the hard light of day aka a few questions, you have a more serious problem than a movie.
Onto Mrs. Worthington's Party.
I saw this on Tubitv and it was under the title Noelle and i must say i prefer Noelle much more. The movie starts out very cold, very much based in the everyday world with very little holiday spirit. A small church is under review and could possibly be closed by the end of the year if the auditor deems it necessary. This causes a flurry of activity and emotions, both in the community and the pastors.
I loved this movie. There was so much personal growth made in the characters. This wasn't your typical holiday movie and thank God for that. One can only see so many girl sees guy, hates guy, loves guy, gets guy, saves Christmas formulas until your brain rots. :)
Merry Christmas everyone.
Onto Mrs. Worthington's Party.
I saw this on Tubitv and it was under the title Noelle and i must say i prefer Noelle much more. The movie starts out very cold, very much based in the everyday world with very little holiday spirit. A small church is under review and could possibly be closed by the end of the year if the auditor deems it necessary. This causes a flurry of activity and emotions, both in the community and the pastors.
I loved this movie. There was so much personal growth made in the characters. This wasn't your typical holiday movie and thank God for that. One can only see so many girl sees guy, hates guy, loves guy, gets guy, saves Christmas formulas until your brain rots. :)
Merry Christmas everyone.
I stumbled across this after watching "It's A Wonderful Life" on Prime. Came up as a recommendation. I'm a fan of Christmas films and Faith/Family film in general.
What a great film, depicting people of faith as they really are! Not a film for those who want to see a sugar coated version of the Christian life, but one that shows struggles faced by all people.
Hats off to David Wall for writing and directing such a compelling Film!
What a great film, depicting people of faith as they really are! Not a film for those who want to see a sugar coated version of the Christian life, but one that shows struggles faced by all people.
Hats off to David Wall for writing and directing such a compelling Film!
Did you know
- Trivia"Speed King" is Michael Sweet, lead singer from Christian metal band, Stryper.
- GoofsWhen father Jonathon is being poured a pint of Guinness The drink is clearly very creamy as it is being poured. The father then takes it and the drink has completely settled.
- Alternate versionsThis movie is also called "Noelle" and marketed as such on Amazon Prime Video.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $257,868
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $165,445
- Dec 9, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $257,868
- Runtime
- 1h 30m(90 min)
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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