"A Christmas Wish" is one of Lifetime's 2019 Christmas films. Be careful not to confuse this film with a Hallmark film with a very similar title from a few years ago. This movie stars Hilarie Burton and Tyler Hilton as elementary school teachers who try to save their school's art department from losing its funding. Burton's character, Faith, and her sister make a wish on Faith's behalf for her to experience true love's kiss (yes, that's true) and she suddenly becomes a huge dude magnet. Hinton's character, Wyatt, is apparently in friendzoned love with Faith.
There is a repeated gimmick of men spilling coffee or something else on her blouse. I think the film thought this was funny. It was cute the first time it happened. By the third time, and I counted, I was just tired of it. The movie gives the impression that the writer couldn't think of a good story and repeated the same sequence over and over. The unique scenes of Faith interacting with her arts students are touching. It is a reminder of the benefit of art for helping children discover their own creative spark.
Faith's sister has a good supporting role, and the movie avoids the easy pitfall of punishing Faith for being single. Instead, they have a good conversation about how a relationship can enhance your life rather than be something to complete you.
Many other commenters have said that the music was so loud it prevented them from hearing the dialog. I personally didn't feel that this was the case for me, but I watched this film on DVR on my laptop with headphones. Unfortunately, I couldn't test it on my TV. If you choose to watch this film, I suggest doing so as I did if you can't hear your TV speakers.
Burton and the main cast are generally good here. I didn't get the impression that anyone was sleepwalking through the roles. I wish they had simply had a better story. Instead, the film is all over the place. The ending is especially weak. The two best friends of course get together in a confession from Faith that really makes no sense.
There is a repeated gimmick of men spilling coffee or something else on her blouse. I think the film thought this was funny. It was cute the first time it happened. By the third time, and I counted, I was just tired of it. The movie gives the impression that the writer couldn't think of a good story and repeated the same sequence over and over. The unique scenes of Faith interacting with her arts students are touching. It is a reminder of the benefit of art for helping children discover their own creative spark.
Faith's sister has a good supporting role, and the movie avoids the easy pitfall of punishing Faith for being single. Instead, they have a good conversation about how a relationship can enhance your life rather than be something to complete you.
Many other commenters have said that the music was so loud it prevented them from hearing the dialog. I personally didn't feel that this was the case for me, but I watched this film on DVR on my laptop with headphones. Unfortunately, I couldn't test it on my TV. If you choose to watch this film, I suggest doing so as I did if you can't hear your TV speakers.
Burton and the main cast are generally good here. I didn't get the impression that anyone was sleepwalking through the roles. I wish they had simply had a better story. Instead, the film is all over the place. The ending is especially weak. The two best friends of course get together in a confession from Faith that really makes no sense.