I only found this movie a few years ago. It makes me cry every time. As much as I enjoy all the new Hallmark Christmas movies with their romance storylines (I always watch as many as I can), I just love this one. I'm glad they keep it in the lineup with the newer movies. Ernest Borgnine plays the sweetest old man. He always makes me miss my own Grandpa, and I just want to hug him every time I watch it. I think that's what makes me so choked up and teary when I watch this movie. Given how much of a big part of my life my own Grandpa was and how much I loved him, it breaks my heart to think about a little girl missing out on that part of her life. Seeing this story unfold and watching the little girl come to love her Grandpa that she never knew makes me smile and makes me a little teary along the way. It's a really sweet story. I don't want to give anything away, so I'll just tell you to have a couple tissues for the happy ending (it is a Hallmark movie) and enjoy it.
Review of A Grandpa for Christmas
