Friends, you're going to love this one...The premise: An absent minded elf accidentally sends Santa out on December 23rd because he's using the 2009 calendar. And everyone knows that Christmas magic only works on Christmas Eve, so chaos ensues!
When Santa takes off, the reindeer can't really fly so well and their reindeer GPS is out of whack. They are heading for New Zealand, the first place it's Christmas, but instead winds up in the U.S. with your typical American family.
When Santa takes off, the reindeer can't really fly so well and their reindeer GPS is out of whack. They are heading for New Zealand, the first place it's Christmas, but instead winds up in the U.S. with your typical American family.
When Santa lands on their roof, he falls off, lands on his head and gets amnesia! The family who finds the stranger dressed as Santa in their shrubbery doesn't think twice about bringing him into their home to "sleep it off."
Even worse, Santa dropped his magic bag of toys that refills as toys are taken out and a local charity thinks it is the family's donation to Toys for Tots. (Wish we had that bag for Toys for Joy!)
Santa spends a good ten minutes saying first names out loud to see if any of them sound familiar. "Richard" No. Bob? No. Fred? No." Of course, none of them sound familiar...
At this point in the film, my husband mimics hanging himself with a rope and tries to convince me to put on a boy show. No can do, hubby, it's 24 hour Christmas movies for the next month, so you'd better Tivo "Mythbusters" and all your other guy TV!
At this point in the film, my husband mimics hanging himself with a rope and tries to convince me to put on a boy show. No can do, hubby, it's 24 hour Christmas movies for the next month, so you'd better Tivo "Mythbusters" and all your other guy TV!
The Mom is played by Jennifer Beals and I half expected her to rip the sleeves off her sweatshirt and start stomping around to Maniac.
The youngest and most insightful member of the family, a boy named Toby, believes the man who fell off their roof is really Santa. No one else agrees. Especially his surly teenage sister. His blackberry addicted parents barely notice.
The youngest and most insightful member of the family, a boy named Toby, believes the man who fell off their roof is really Santa. No one else agrees. Especially his surly teenage sister. His blackberry addicted parents barely notice.
Unmoved by the doubters in his family, Toby secretly wishes for two things - that his ultra busy family will come together on Christmas and that it will snow. In the past, Toby has wished for a puppy. We know this because we see a sad montage of puppy photos on his wall, all named "Max" representing dreams of Christmas Puppies Past.
Does he get his wish? Duh.
Does he get his wish? Duh.
Was it cheesy? Yes. Did I love it? Absolutely. If nothing else, this movie is a clear reminder not to get so busy that you forget to spend time with those who mean the most to you. That's worth two hours of your time and a few Hallmark ads isn't it?
Check it out next time it airs:
Check it out next time it airs:
