A perfume lady gets more than she bargains for in “The Christmas List”.
This is one of my all-time favorite holiday movies. Mimi Rogers is perfect as Melody Parris, a nice person who is waiting for life to happen. One day, when she makes out a list of things she wants, all of her wishes come true. Unfortunately, they also come out wrong. One of the many screwy things that happen is when she requests an old-fashioned Christmas. Suddenly, her mom is acting strange – stringing popcorn, roasting a turkey (she doesn’t cook), making straw angels, etc.
A minor quibble is when the heroine switches her glasses for contacts and gets a makeover. All at once, David (the father of the boy she’s kind to) notices her. Why couldn’t he see the beautiful person she is inside without changing the outer shell?
Other than that, this is a great film that I wouldn’t mind seeing more than once a year. Sadly, it’s on VHS; I’m afraid I might wear down the tape if I watch it too much.
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