7.4 stars.
Sometimes we need a little sadness and a more somber mood as a backdrop for our Christmas feelings. Not every movie can be happy, fluffy and fun. 'A Joyous Christmas' shows us a more realistic side to life, where people are being practical and not putting on facades or being phoney. I really felt like I was peering in on the true life story of a famous female author who has been estranged from her brother and his family due to the death of their parents some years back. She threw herself into a writing career and happened to become famous by using her pain and loss as the impetus to becoming a motivational author and speaker.
She hires a producer, basically a stranger in town, but he has all the credentials she's looking for. As it goes, they fall in love. He has his own interesting back story that merges with her history and a new person that enters the scene. Was this twist of fate a bit too much to handle, maybe, but it adds some extra charm and depth to the narrative.
If you want a dose of reality, give this a watch. I don't think it's one you will want to come back to anytime soon, simply because it feels a bit too authentic. It was nice to get a little punch in the gut with 'A Joyous Christmas', you know, something to put life into perspective this season.
Sometimes we need a little sadness and a more somber mood as a backdrop for our Christmas feelings. Not every movie can be happy, fluffy and fun. 'A Joyous Christmas' shows us a more realistic side to life, where people are being practical and not putting on facades or being phoney. I really felt like I was peering in on the true life story of a famous female author who has been estranged from her brother and his family due to the death of their parents some years back. She threw herself into a writing career and happened to become famous by using her pain and loss as the impetus to becoming a motivational author and speaker.
She hires a producer, basically a stranger in town, but he has all the credentials she's looking for. As it goes, they fall in love. He has his own interesting back story that merges with her history and a new person that enters the scene. Was this twist of fate a bit too much to handle, maybe, but it adds some extra charm and depth to the narrative.
If you want a dose of reality, give this a watch. I don't think it's one you will want to come back to anytime soon, simply because it feels a bit too authentic. It was nice to get a little punch in the gut with 'A Joyous Christmas', you know, something to put life into perspective this season.