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I love Jill Wagner. She's one of my absolute favorites. Nick Bateman is totally gorgeous but he seemed a bit stiff in this. The storyline is predictable, yes, but movies in this genre tend to be predictable so when people express surprise when it turns out how they thought...I'm like what did you expect!?? That being said, this wasn't one of my favorites. It was cute, and sweet, but fell a little short. Felt rushed and not quite fully developed. Still cute but GAC is doing sooooo much better this year vs last. Last year it felt like they were just trying to replicate Hallmark whereas this years movies are much more original.

This is a good movie for Christmas but there are so many good movies for Christmas. Christmas is all about feel-good movies and happy endings. This movie totally fits in.

The story is about a girl name Whitney who runs an interior business with her best friend. They got a big contract from Whitney's ex-boyfriend and she agree to work with him. He and her daughter move there they need their home to be ready by Christmas. His daughter is wishing for a mother. How that goes is basically the movie.

I love the hotel part where they got two rooms separate otherwise in every rom-com hotel scene is pretty common always two ex-lovers got one room and then you know what happened.

You know sometimes loving someone and never unloving them is beautiful. You just can't forget some people. This story is about positivity. I love the way Connor is becoming a father and getting to know how to live life with a family.

It's a cute story.

It's cheesey, it's corny and it's a Christmas movie. What more do you expect. You don't even have to read up on the plot of the film to know right from the opening scenes how this movie ends. But who cares. It's an easy watch without having to put to much thought in to it. The young girls facial expressions were a little OTT for me especially just from seeing a sweet in the advent calender. It's the same premise of a 1000 other Christmas movies and I found it a quite enjoyable 90 minute watch on a miserable dark Sunday morning with a coffee and just the lights of the Christmas tree. It won't go down as a holiday classic but it ok for a one time watch.

I liked the movie for the most part. It's Hallmark, so we all knew what the outcome will be. What I didn't like was the scene with snowman. It was so obvious that the snowman made in the morning after the storm that stranded the couple from going home the night before was made of plastic or whatever material, but not from snow. Yes, it is make believe, but I'm not supposed to know that. Whoever does the scenes, etc, needs to put a little bit more into it. It had a perfectly round head, middle and bottom and it doesn't look anything like it's made from snow. There are so many "little" things like this in these movies that just spoil the movie. I wish I could work for Hallmark....

Apart from a very repetitive story line and even more repetitive elements (interrupted kiss, misunderstanding without talking to each), which would have been mediocre, this became painful when Nick Bateman attempted to act. Really bad Hallmark knock off and a waste of Jill Wagner's talent.

Really did like the premise for 'A Christmas Miracle for Daisy', no make that love. It sounded so moving and you know a film does something right when its premise immediately connects with you even before watching like it did with me. This premise connected with me personally, which is already something in its favour. Something that has not been the case for any film in a while. Of all the GAC Family films seen so far, this has the most relatable premise.

'A Christmas Miracle for Daisy' manages to be one of GAC Family's best films so far along with 'Much Ado About Christmas', their output has been a very mixed bag but some of it has been good and more and 'A Christmas Miracle for Daisy' is one of them. And one of the few to live up to its full potential and come close to exceeding it. It may not be a flawless film, have seen very few Christmas films or films in general that have fitted into that category, but it is one of the better ones seen in recent months.

Beginning with what could have been (a little) better, Perhaps a bit slow in the early stages, with it taking a while to get started.

Did feel too that the misunderstanding was on the predictable and forced side.

However, so much is good about 'A Miracle for Daisy'. It is very professionally filmed and the locations are simply beautiful. It isn't overscored, too constant or too loud, refreshing as this has been heard a lot by me overtime in film and television and it is tiresome really. The script is a lot less cheesy and schmaltzy than most Christmas films and did find it very sincere, very affecting and that it never sounded awkward. It is also not over-serious, with a light hearted-ness that was very appealing.

The story is gentle pace-wise but still engaging and heartfelt, it also warmed my heart and inspired me and handled a very personal true to life subject sensitively. The characters were worth connecting with and the film is well acted. Jill Wagner and Nick Bateman gave very honest and confident performances and can't wait to see more of Rubi Tupper, whose cute and natural presence makes for one of the better child acting performances in the past few months.

Summing up, very well done. 8/10.

Even for a christmas film this is way to cringy. The main characters had no chemistry. And the "smart" little girl i found annoying. In general i like a good cheesy christmas film. Nothing wrong with a little bit of predictable plots. But this one was so bad. No development, the writing was flat, not a suprising or funny moment. The acting is not very well. The relationship between the character was not believable enough. Maybe because i live in the Netherlands, we generally don't decorate or houses at christmas time that much. But every house in the film was sooo way over the top haha. So: you can watch it but you've been warned.

One more movie like Hallmark used to make. The story is simple, with a touch of Christmas spirit. The delivery is straightforward, with no hidden or intrusive messages. The entire cast works well and the lead actors, Jill Wagner and Nick Bateman, render their story credible. Rubi Tupper, playing Daisy at her debut, is super cute and a joy to watch. The film offers no striking moments or sensations. Just a world of nice people with kind sentiments and a little help from Santa. This is the kind of shows that leave you feeling better inside, as you expect at Christmas time.

First, stop reviewing movies like they have anything to do with GAC. These are all acquisitions that GAC has nothing to do with. Second, I would suggest Jill does whatever she can to claw back to Hallmark if this is how it's going to go. Insanely boring, no stakes, where is this miracle that the title mentions?

Another typical Christmas movie with a very much predictable plot. There is zero chemistry between the male and female lead especially Nick Bateman. I love Nick Bateman, believe me, but I don't think he is meant for acting. His acting skills were poorly delivered in the movie and it was almost painful to watch him in action. This makes the movie less interesting and boring to which I didn't even finish the movie like I was supposed to be. If you are in for a feel good Christmas movie where you don't bother about the plot and acting then go for it. A one time watch movie. Nothing new or exciting.

Pretty much the usual Hallmark Christmas stuff but on their new competition - GAC Family.

This movie has no great highs or lows or surprises. There isn't a lot of dramatic tension. The Misunderstanding is a bit lame but follows the usual lines.

The acting is OK. The standout is Rubi Tupper as Daisy. She does a great job without overacting. So many Christmas movies get a boost from a well-done child in the mix.

Let's face it. A lot of longtime fans of Hallmark are ticked at them for going woke. GACF appears to be a breakaway promising to stick to the traditional ways. The old fans are rooting for GACF. But this movie, like pretty much all the other Christmas 2021 GACF offerings, was decent, family oriented, but nothing great. The same is true of most of the other 2021 offerings from Hallmark, UpTV and Lifetime. I didn't think it was a great year. However in my opinion, the few standouts there were in terms of sentiment and pure entertainment happened on one of the Hallmark channels or Lifetime.

It's always the acting in these Christmas movies that gets me - it's so cringe! They find the worst talent out there, throw in constant snow and Christmas decor and there you have it - a Christmas movie! In spite of this though I'm a sucker for holiday movies - one expects them to be totally cheesy and pretty rubbish -but they're Christmas and feel good! Some are better than others though - this one is on the lower end of the spectrum! Acting is sooo bad, story line 100% predictable and no chemistry between Characters at all! I watched it through to the end though so I guess it wasn't the worst!!!

I really liked this! Really cute. Although I don't think this is the best GAC 2021 Christmas movie, I thought it was much better than several of the 2021 Hallmark Christmas movies this year! Just pure fun, no agenda.

I love Christmas movies and try to watch them all during the Holidays but besides the fact that they are starting to become a little monotonous, the apparently impossible love story, the interrupted kiss, the misunderstanding before the end to try to put a little pepper, etc. I believe that the choice of actors wasn't very accurate as Jill Wagner is 7 years older than Nick Bateman and it really shows. Specially if they were supposed to have had a love story many years before, the age difference must've been more obvious. No chemistry at all and the acting in general was really fake. I found this movie sweet but that's it, no substance and not even nice views like other Christmas movies.

OMG! Jill is back and she didn't disappoint! The casts are well-chosen who played their roles extremely well. The story touched your heart that miracles do happen. I am blown away and could not believe that this is the first for Rubi. I can see a bright future for this girl in many movies. She was so confident. Nick and Jill had awesome chemistry. I hope to see them again in future movies.

Thank you GAC!!!!!

I read all these reviews the talk about how predictable this movie is, etc. THAT'S the point of these movies! And I loved it. The main characters are great. Once again, I read that they don't have chemistry- that's what the movie is about, denying there was any chemistry.

If you're looking for a movie with a deep complicated plot, move on. But if you're looking for a movie in the old Hallmark style that makes you feel good, this is your movie.

The only two characters I thought could be better were the hotel owner and the Santa. They were okay, but not great.

I don't rewatch many of these types of movies, but I may rewatch this one.

Merry Christmas!

Jill was def pregnant during this movie, looks somewhat tired, but gorgeous as always. Always love her films and this is no exception.

A bit predictable but always in a nice way.

Worth a nice cosy Sunday watch.

The young girl playing Daisy will I believe have a great future, she is a natural. Not the usual squeaky voiced precocious child that can be in some of these film types. I also love the Father Christmas. Also love the house, oh some of us can only dream about houses that size or quality. Also loved Sven's store, just the kind of place I'd love to rummage in for furniture etc.

A pleasure to watch.

Whitney Alder, a successful interior designer, lands a big renovation job, unaware that the mystery client is Connor Sheenan, a man she almost married.

I'm not sure who to blame for this film: myself, Netflix, or the Canadian filmmakers. My previous film, 'Christmas Under the Northern Lights,' saw Jill Wagner playing a perfectly coiffured, successful woman, with love in her heart, falling for a hunky man with dark hair and perfect teeth. In this film... she does exactly the same.

I'm going to enjoy this film from the sidelines, with a game of Christmas film bingo, in the eternal hope that something new happens.

I'm assuming this film was assembled from a Christmas catalogue. Jill Wagner is clearly on page one, she's number one choice (again bringing hope and integrity). Nick Bateman is selected from the endless pages of chiselled eye candy, with sparkling teeth and a sleigh full of sincerity.

Here we go, let's have some fun, what we've got:

• The leading lady, focus of the story: golden locks, a latte in her hand, hope in her heart.

• The doe-eyed guy with a jawline to die for and a backstory of sadness.

• Christmas baubles on the chandeliers and taps, the Hallmark truck delivered on time.

• The Christmas movie kitchen, nothing's out of place, enough food to feed Belgium for a week.

• The Christmas jumper scene.

Bonus points for the heartstring-pulling child and a character called Marybeth.

What we don't have:

• Where's the old lady, the red-cardigan-wearing character, not unlike Betty White, giving out the wisdom of 85 years of baking from the heart?

• A single snowflake of originality-after six minutes you could map out the entire journey of the film.

It's not terrible per se-the acting is hard to fault, it does have a plot-but if you dare to see outside of the snow globe that these two are living in, you have a problem. If either of our love interests have touched a carb since 1998, I'm a Dutchman. Watch it, but for your general wellbeing, have eggnog first.

If only they'd cast Jason Bateman instead of Nick, and given it an action twist. 'A Christmas Survival for Daisy?' It could have been epic.

5/10.

I think I'll pause Christmas movie viewing for today, I'm getting cynical.

Well cast, warm, and likeable. The dialog and acting were at the top of the range for this type of movie. The daughter, the best friend, and Santa were all very good. Jill Wagner as usual was great.

The secondary romance added additional interest. Good Christmas spirit throughout, and possibly a little magic thrown in.

With heart, a good script, a little humor here and there, and good acting from the entire cast, this stands out as one of the better early Great American Family Christmas offerings.

2021 GAC B+