BlazeLime
Strong and Moving!
Stevecorp
Don't listen to the negative reviews
Logan
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
rbd168
A young career-minded woman has an accident and wakes up married with 2 children and a husband who works in a homeless shelter and drug rehab center. She is aghast to find that out because she is a "scrooge" type of person. Sounds familiar? One might call this a preview of an alternative life style. This easily reminds us of a great movie in the past, "It is A Wonderful Life" with James Stewart. It is actually rather nice to be able to see what your life will be like in 10 years. The trouble is that you might not be able to change anything even knowing what is coming. She could have been married to a gangster or a murderer. The acting is quite light weight. Nancy McKeon seems to be going through the motion. She treats her drastic change as if she found herself wearing a different outfit and wondering how it happens. The husband is unconvincingly nonchalant as is the 'doctor'. Post traumatic amnesia requires at least a hospital visit. However there is a small bright spot in this other lackluster movie; it is Dixie Carter as the insufferable mother with a Southern accent. One must not forget that this is a fantasy, one in which explanations are unnecessary about details like why Jane has not aged in 10 years. The movie is a minor variation on the same age-old theme. Do accept the imperfections and enjoy this little bonbon; it is, after all, Christmas.
Amy Adler
Jane (Nancy McKeon) has it all or so she thinks. She is a high-powered executive who drives a jag, has an equally well-connected boyfriend, and a wardrobe to die for. Her best friend is a working mother and they meet at the gym to discuss life's issues. Her friend advises her to consider the "whole package" of career and family and to try to find more suitable husband material than her present boyfriend. Jane laughs. However, on the way to a party on Christmas Eve, her car spins out of control and, when the 360 revolutions stop, she finds herself in a new life. She has a handsome and caring husband, two beautiful children, a station wagon and a closet-full of reasonably-priced clothing. Aghast, Jane runs to her old apartment, only to find it occupied by someone else. Having nowhere to go, she reluctantly goes back to her new family's home and tries to sort things out. Her acquired relatives go to church, help out at homeless shelters, and go ice skating. Can Jane learn to appreciate her new roles? This is a lovely movie for families to watch on any given evening, not just at holiday time. It has some good performances, good production values and great messages. How many of us get to "try out" a new path in life and discover the possibilities we may have missed? None of us do, except in a fine movie such as this one. Do you love movies that foster family values in a clean, fun way? Get yourself a copy of this one without delay.
Rahul Tiwari
Its a nice little movie with a nice little story. May be it seems complex to few people. But it is more like the parallel world or time machine concept. Jane travels to future time, 10 yrs ahead & sees her as a new Jane. This view completely transforms her current life & changes her to the future new Jane.Jane Berry is a successful enterpeunor, who is single & hates family or people. On a Christmas when she is driving back home in her jaguar when she has an accident & hits a pole. Sam (Steven Eckholdt) comes to her rescue to take her out from her wagon now & tells her that he's his husband for last 10 yrs & she has 2 kids with him. 10 yrs back she has dumped her boyfriend & left her job for Sam. Jane is completely psyched out to find herself in a new world where she is a new Jane who is completely different from the previous Jane.Slowly she starts getting used to things & starts liking the place and people as well. After a small fight with her parents on Christmas dinner she is completely impressed by Sam & her family. She kisses Sam and again drools, finding her in her jaguar again after that accident. Sam comes to her rescue and she is back in her original world. She tells Sam that she knows him & is in love with him to which Sam is shocked to hear. They move together to Sam's house to lead a happy life in future!A nice concept, nice presentation too...
Daniel Alderman
SPOILER!!!!!! Just watching the move. I love Nancy McKeon, always have. The one thing about the move that bugs me is, that in the time loop that is created, she gets 10 years with the guy...that's it. Then she gets thrown back into the loop. She'll always faint on the porch and never get to see her kids grow up, or her life progress beyond that moment. She'll keep starting over again at the crash where she meets Sam, she'll live ten years, lose her memory, faint on the porch and start over again meeting Sam at the crash. This isn't a happy ending....
