Saban International, Von Zerneck Sertner Films
Kristin Davis, Reed Diamond, Danelle Brett, Tim Meadows, Cedric Smith, Alexa Gilmour
Andrew (Reed Diamond) married his childhood sweetheart Beth (Kristin Davis) 10 years ago. Since then he has become a powerful literary agent, but forgetting all the things he loved about Beth. Their relationship has deteriorated until they finally have a big spat. Beth runs out, and is struck by a car and killed. Lionel (Tim Meadows) is an angel who appears to Andrew and offers him a precious gift, the ability to live over the last 3 days with Beth, giving him a chance to change how he treated her. But after the three days, she will still die, and nothing he can do can change that unless he finds the perfect gift for her. But though he is able to find out how much she means to him, he can’t seem to get the right gift. Now with only a few hours to live, he’s desperate to find the lat present that will tempt fate and allow her to life.
This is a very intense and touching romantic Christmas Story. It is designed to make you think. The futility of Andrew trying to find the perfect Christmas gift is tragic, and as time slips away, there seems to be nothing he can do to change it. It’s not perfect, and it’s a bit sappy, but it is a really great story, even though the ending is a bit abrupt and may shock a little bit, at least we learn not to take one another for granted. We’re all running against the clock, and if we want to change ourselves, we never know how much time we have left. This is a touching story, and one that’s very worthwhile to review and to think about. I really enjoyed watching this film.
