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Christmas wishes made before a long-abandoned house that start coming true lead an elementary-school girl to discover a reclusive woman living inside.Christmas wishes made before a long-abandoned house that start coming true lead an elementary-school girl to discover a reclusive woman living inside.Christmas wishes made before a long-abandoned house that start coming true lead an elementary-school girl to discover a reclusive woman living inside.
William D. Wells
- Orphan Ricky Sanchez
- (as William Wells)
Ellison Booker
- Brian Waybright
- (credit only)
Katie Belle
- Jenny Pritchard
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen Olivia first met Elsie (Della Reese) she asked if she is an angel with Elsie responding "Do I look like an angel?" Della Reese is well known for playing the angel "Tess" on Touched By An Angel.
- GoofsToward the beginning of the film, the mother, Melinda Mead, is talking to her daughter and telling her not to believe that there is an angel in the old house next door. Melinda puts her hands on her hips, and her hand positions alternate between "wrists up", "wrists down" and back again to "wrists up" between different camera angles in the time frame of a couple of seconds.
- Quotes
Lucas Conroy: [sharing is father's advice] "Do not get up in the business of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with catsup."
- SoundtracksChristmas Day
Written by Michael W. Smith
Performed by Michael W. Smith and Mandisa
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One of the best modern Christmas movies
Christmas Angel is one of my favorite modern Christmas movies, one I look forward to watching with my family every year. It's charming, heartwarming, and uses one of the main characteristics of Christmas as the plot: giving.
In the story, a little girl and her friend, Izabela Vidovic and Tyler Humphrey, believe an old, abandoned house in their neighborhood has the power to grant wishes. Before long, everyone in school is shouting their wishes outside the house, hoping they'll be granted by the Christmas Angel. In the meantime, Izabela's mom, Teri Polo, meets the owner of the house, Kevin Sorbo, and sparks fly.
In addition to Andrea Gyertson Nasfell's heartwarming script, the wonderful acting makes Christmas Angel soar high above the other slightly corny Christmas movies. It isn't just another flick you'll see on the Hallmark channel-or in this case, a slightly more religious channel-but instead a movie that will remind you of the importance of family and of the old adage that giving is better than receiving. Della Reese, the title character, is extremely likable and will inspire a lump in your throat on more than one occasion. Teri Polo is also very likable, and her delivery of her lines is so incredibly natural, it'll make you think she truly is her character rather than an actress. You can imagine other actresses in her part, and they would have made the character and script cheesy and bland. She adds so much to the film.
As does little Izabela, who, at only eleven years old, has a tremendous presence. I hope the charming, adorable child enjoys an upward surge to her career; she's someone to keep your eye on as the years roll by. She has a great and natural chemistry with all her adult costars, but I don't know if credit is due to her or to the director, Brian Herzingler. Usually, when everyone in the cast gives good performances, I tend to credit the director, who must have helped foster their talent and chemistry. Everyone in Christmas Angel plays very well off each other, from Teri and Kevin's awkwardness to Izabela and Tyler's camaraderie.
Give Christmas Angel a try this holiday season, and unless you have a strong aversion to films with religious overtones, you'll probably really like it. It's so very sweet!
In the story, a little girl and her friend, Izabela Vidovic and Tyler Humphrey, believe an old, abandoned house in their neighborhood has the power to grant wishes. Before long, everyone in school is shouting their wishes outside the house, hoping they'll be granted by the Christmas Angel. In the meantime, Izabela's mom, Teri Polo, meets the owner of the house, Kevin Sorbo, and sparks fly.
In addition to Andrea Gyertson Nasfell's heartwarming script, the wonderful acting makes Christmas Angel soar high above the other slightly corny Christmas movies. It isn't just another flick you'll see on the Hallmark channel-or in this case, a slightly more religious channel-but instead a movie that will remind you of the importance of family and of the old adage that giving is better than receiving. Della Reese, the title character, is extremely likable and will inspire a lump in your throat on more than one occasion. Teri Polo is also very likable, and her delivery of her lines is so incredibly natural, it'll make you think she truly is her character rather than an actress. You can imagine other actresses in her part, and they would have made the character and script cheesy and bland. She adds so much to the film.
As does little Izabela, who, at only eleven years old, has a tremendous presence. I hope the charming, adorable child enjoys an upward surge to her career; she's someone to keep your eye on as the years roll by. She has a great and natural chemistry with all her adult costars, but I don't know if credit is due to her or to the director, Brian Herzingler. Usually, when everyone in the cast gives good performances, I tend to credit the director, who must have helped foster their talent and chemistry. Everyone in Christmas Angel plays very well off each other, from Teri and Kevin's awkwardness to Izabela and Tyler's camaraderie.
Give Christmas Angel a try this holiday season, and unless you have a strong aversion to films with religious overtones, you'll probably really like it. It's so very sweet!
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- HotToastyRag
- Dec 16, 2017
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- Also known as
- Angel at Christmas
- Filming locations
- Hammond, Louisiana, USA(The mysterious old house)
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- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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