Home by Christmas (2006)

• Year: 2006
• Released: 25 Dec 2006
• Country: Canada, United States
• Adwords: N/A
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0893404/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/home_by_christmas
• Metacritics:
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: TV-14
• Genre: Drama, Family
• Runtime: 95 min
• Writer: Monica Parker, Nancey Silvers
• Director: Gail Harvey
• Cast: Linda Hamilton, Rob Stewart, Brenda Crichlow
• Keywords: woman director, christmas,

6.3/10

Home by Christmas Photos

Home by Christmas Torrents Download

Home by Christmas Subtitles Download

Home by Christmas Movie Reviews

Easy watching but quite moving?

I managed to see this film at the fourth attempt after being constantly interrupted with family matters but I am glad I got to watch it. The story is not new but what is somewhat unusual is that the Linda Hamilton character chose not to take her husband to the cleaners after finding out that he cheated on her. What happened is that through a series of believable disasters she finds herself alone (her daughter goes to live with her father) and she loses her home. I agree with a previous commentator, I think this is one of Linda Hamilton’s best performances and my only gripe about this film is that it does not appear to be on DVD as I desperately want to add it to my collection. This is a moving but easy watching film and well worth taking the time to watch if you come across it on your TV listings.

I enjoyed this movie very much

Home by Christmas starts out fairly predictable and depressing, with Linda Hamilton’s character being cheated on by her husband and then going through a series of (certainly plausible) extremely hard and devastating times. But, as the movie progresses, there is a lot of laughter, lessons and a really nice and touching story that makes this movie thoroughly enjoyable. You really want to cheer the title character on and see if she can pull herself out of the situations that have befallen her. She makes some wonderful friends and the cast is very enjoyable to watch, as are the majority of the scenes with their interaction. The title, ‘Home By Christmas’, alludes to the fact that the mom is, once again, trying to provide a stable environment for her daughter to live in by the time she comes home for C-mas from a trip.

Linda Hamilton serves well in a Television Film

I never pay too much attention to television films, especially when they intend to show for a certain audience, such as the way Lifetime Network targets their films for housewives and little girls. The “however”, however, comes with the star of “Home By Christmas”, Linda Hamilton. I could watch anything this elegant lady does, and thus so, I took a chance on this film.

“Home By Christmas” is a quite depressing story of a woman, whom divorces her cheating husband, only to meet even more humiliation by loosing her home in the post-mordam madness, and living in her car. Despite this, she keeps her hopes up, and clings to every opportunity she can, in attempt to build a plan for getting her life back. Her desperation accelerates when her young daughter is returning home for X-Mas, and she needs a quick way to hide the disastrous situation that has befallen her. Not only that, but she has fallen in love, and cannot bring herself to admit her situation to the man she is interested in. Still, she manages to prevail in all her hope and glory, and just as the yuletide season is coming to it’s heights.

The story of this is actually depressing, and very sad to think about, but there is humor therein. Linda Hamilton is serious about this role, but she plays it out very well. The hope and humorous ambitions of her character are well represented, and we find ourselves smiling throughout the film, despite the lousy conflicts our leading actress is faced with. The fact is, we are given hope with every scene, as the writing is pretty sharp (a rarity for television films). it’s no wonder why Hamilton choose this role. There is something to learn from the film, about giving and receiving. It’s quite touching, and in the end, we see the miraculous life lessons of what good comes from hope and faith, and the power of the yuletide season.

9/10