I was watching this film today and at first I thought it was maudlin and sentimental. Then as it got closer toward a climax I was thinking how wonderful it was for Ronny Cox and daughters Natasha Gregson Wagner and Tracey Needham to get a return visit from his late wife and their mother Meredith Baxter. And just in time for Christmas.
Call me a sentimental fool, but I have to say I wouldn't mind a return visit from both my parents and my sister who've gone from this life.
That's what happens to Cox after he sustains a mild stroke and for his recovery Wagner takes him back to the small town and the house that they grew up in. She also calls Tracey Needham in who has moved to another big city and is an advertising executive. When they get home certain things start to happen as if by magic. Cox knows what's going on, but eventually the daughters are clued in when Meredith Baxter returns from the beyond to spend Christmas with her still earthbound family.
As you can imagine a whole range of issues bothering the still living relatives are thrashed out to the point where the film is getting a bit bogged down. I guess it's what happens when you have an Angel In The Family and they come calling.
Angel In The Family is somewhat talky and verbose, but who could argue with a wonderful concept that I only wished happened in my life. And I suspect those of you reading this will feel likewise.
Plot summary
Sisters separated by a lifetime of misunderstanding and their family desperately in need of healing old wounds, find themselves brought back together on one amazing Christmas.
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July 15, 2024 at 11:12 PM
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A real angel for Christmas
Not for me
I guess I'm the weird one. At the first commercial break, I'm done. The people have been terribly annoying up to this point, so I don't feel like going on any further. There is nothing drawing me to see what might happen next.
Well
Sisters separated by a lifetime of misunderstanding and their family desperately in need of healing old wounds, find themselves brought back together on one amazing Christmas. Stars Meredith Baxter, Ronny Cox, and Natasha Gregson Wagner
The film is well made and has beautiful locations. The sisters issues with one another is very understandable and plausible.
The story is served well because of the casting. Everyone is believable in the part they are playing. The film may not appeal to the male audience and that is too bad. The film should be seen. It hammers home the point on how choices females must make daily. It also shows that men never think twice about what choices and decisions they make during their lifetime