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Photo from imdb warning: could contain spoilers, depending on what spoilers are for you This is a wonderful movie with a sad theme, but somehow it still brings the true spirit of Christmas.   The actors are great, especially CAMERON TEN NAPEL who played Lucy like she's a pro.   She's not so active anymore as an actor, and probably because she's busy with school.  She's about to turn twenty, and so I hope after she's graduated from the university she may find her way back to acting again.  Her last project was when she was thirteen, as a child computer voice. 🎄🎄🎄 Even if it brings out the true spirit of Christmas the theme is not so Christmassy enough(because the central character is Grinch like or Scrooge like), but it does talk about the "100% true" Nativity Story plus a week later, Simeon's story of salvation.   It's nice to see ANTHONY TYLER QUINN here as the man who gave meaning to the central character's life.  ...

THE MOVIE Deep in our hearts when we make wrong decisions we wish those things didn't happen.  This movie is one of those which attempt to make us understand that our present would be changed if things in the past were changed or to be changed.  It's a chain reaction. I like this movie simply because NIKKI DELOACH and ANDREW WALKER are in it.  The supporting characters did their jobs well, and even if the granter of wishes was a tad annoying, I like her too.  It's a formulaic movie, but it's enjoyable, so I liked it. THE MOVIE When two type-A single parents battle it out for control of the Christmas holiday at their kid’s middle school, they get more than they bargained for when they learn a little something about the true meaning of Christmas, while opening themselves up for the possibility of a new romance. Stars Anne Heche and Dylan Neal. Director :  Terry Ingram ANNE HECHE, DYLAN NEAL, FARRYN VANHUMBECK, SAMANTHA FERRI...

After inheriting half of her uncle's vineyard, a woman (Margo Harshman) must work with the co-owner (Steve Talley) for three weeks or risk losing the land. Director :  Bradford May Writers: Monica Mata-Ibarra ... (story by) R.B. Ripley ... (story by) (as Robert Ripley) R.B. Ripley ... (teleplay by) (as Robert Ripley) Joelle Sellner ... (story by) Joelle Sellner ... (teleplay by) LOVE ON THE VINES This movie is somewhat like a smorgasbord that doesn't have a theme or a newly opened restaurant that has TOO MUCH to offer.  There are too many side stories.  Sometimes these things work, but many times stories like these fail. I used to think that was the way to go until someone pointed out to me that sometimes less is more, unless I am trying to pitch future longtime running soap opera or telenovela. The two central characters, Diana and Seth, played by MARGO HARSHMAN and STEVE TALLEY respectively, did not seem to have chemistry at first, b...