Heaven Sent

This film is surprising for the acting talent displayed. The three lead characters as well as the two supporting male characters are clearly talented. Mallory reminds me of the fun of watching Shirley Temple. No singing involved, but she is genuine and brings the same childlike glee to her acting. Christian Kane does very well as a rough edged creative type whose game has lost some of its polish over the years. Marley Shelton is great at acting both hot and cold in her relationships, a struggle for many modern business women. I liked her character more and more throughout the film, and her heart is the true focus of the film. Ernie Hudson was pitch perfect in his delivery, even though his role was relatively small . Sean Miller is decent, although the role written for him was somewhat two- dimensional and definitely predictable.

Yes, the script is formulaic. Classic conflicts arise. You may even guess some of the twists in the plot. But the movie gives you the sense that it needs to be watched. Hopefully it will give some couples new hope and help them to avoid the devastation of divorce if they pay attention to the film's lessons. If not, they'll find out the hard way, which we see demonstrated within the film. But the movie will serve as good medicine for those who will hear the message and bring more happiness to them and their children. Change like that would truly be "Heaven Sent."

Now, admittedly I am a HUGE Christian Kane fan. I mean I would watch an infomercial if he was in it. LOL So even though I am not normally big into Christmas movies (Love the winter holiday and giving gifts and family and all, but I'm pagan so the Christian aspects of it just leave me a bit flat), I had to watch. I mean Christian is in it. But honestly I loved EVERYTHING about it. It's sweet, dear and that little girl just steals every scene. LOL Christian adores children to begin with and that comes through in his scenes with that adorable little blond bundle of smiles and giggles. That wasn't acting, that was just him and it was obvious it was. Seriously, this just has to be seen. And the best part, and I don't really think this is spoilery at all, but... Christian sings Christmas carols to the little girl in one scene and it's just amazing.

We live in a movie age that prizes high power special effects and depicts countless criminal acts from theft to robbery to torture to murder to mass murder. So the non-vicious, non-violent movies that are made can seem tame, maybe boring.

Don't let the insanity of evil and violence fill your every entertainment moment. Try a movie that explores the human condition played out in normal lives, one that explores the spiritual dimensions, one that makes you think and laugh and cry a little, too.

Wife and I were gripped and held by this movie, start to finish. Others here have written about the plot and the strengths of the acting and directing -- and we agree with those positive reviews. Heaven Sent is a family-friendly movie that blends some levity with serious life challenges, triggering something deeper in the process.

This movie ranks at the top of movies among the Lifetime and Hallmark channel offerings, and in our view, is nearly as good a film as Family Man. We'll watch it every year from here on.

This movie is a beautiful handling of a very sensitive subject. The Christmas setting making it all the more poignant. It's a movie I wish had been made earlier in my life as it has made Christmas easier to deal with. The acting and directing is so beautifully handled and covers so many emotions, and struggles that we can probably all identify with. It's a different kind of Christmas movie, but is now my all time favourite.

I only rate about 10% of the movies a 10 and this one gets it. We have a fantasy story with a bit of a surprise at the end. Story keeps you engaged until the end. The story allows for some great humor and emotion. Such as the divorce papers never getting signed. Loved the mirror scenes. We have 3 main characters with no real distractions. Christian Kane plays the husband Billy, Marley Shelton plays the wife Maire and and the little girl Taylor is adorable. The Billy character really made the story. It was played with some real emotion and was not boring. Maire is well done and of course the little girl was adorable. No boring parts just a good fun story. I would enjoy watching again.