Raised by her mother, but orphaned at a young age at Christmas, Miranda finds a clue that will take her to the truth about her father. Along the way, she finds romance and rekindles her Chri... Read allRaised by her mother, but orphaned at a young age at Christmas, Miranda finds a clue that will take her to the truth about her father. Along the way, she finds romance and rekindles her Christmas spirit.Raised by her mother, but orphaned at a young age at Christmas, Miranda finds a clue that will take her to the truth about her father. Along the way, she finds romance and rekindles her Christmas spirit.
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- TriviaBased on the book by Robin Jones Gunn.
- GoofsThe character portrayed by Jim Thorburn is named Peter. In the end credits, it is listed as Edward. Similarly, the character portrayed by Jessie Fraser is named Eve Chester. In the end credits, it is listed as Eve Carson.
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Andrew McAndrick: [Unrecognizable in a Santa Claus suit and passing by in a horse-drawn wagon] Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, Miranda.
Miranda Chester: [after he passes, to herself] How did you know my name?
- ConnectionsFollowed by Engaging Father Christmas (2017)
- SoundtracksThis Is Christmas
Written by Thomas Salter (as Thomas 'Tawgs' Salter), Suzie McNeil and Zubin Thakkar
Performed by Suzie McNeil
Courtesy of Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada (SOCAN), Zubin Thakkar, Round Hill Works (BMI), and 604 Records Ltd.
'Finding Father Christmas' contains some of the best work of both Krakow and Matter, will come onto that later. It is also not only one of Hallmark's best 2016 festive efforts (in a not particularly amazing year for them), but also towards being one of my favourites of theirs overall. While not quite a classic, 'Finding Father Christmas' surprisingly really impressed me. Was hoping that it would be at least average, but was not expecting it to be this good and proof that Hallmark do have good work in them.
Sometimes the script could have been tighter, parts are a little too heavy on the talk.
Also found the ending slightly rushed.
However, Krakow and Matter excel hugely in the lead roles. Krakow is a lot more restrained than she was in 'Sense, Sensibility and Snowmen', here she is quite understated but she never phones in and her performance is charming and heartfelt. Matter is a great sympathetic partner for her and gives a much better performance here than he did in 'Christmas at Dollywood', much more relaxed and looking a lot more engaged in the drama. The chemistry between them is natural and affecting, looking as though they did care for each other. Wendie Mallick is also terrific and is a breath of fresh air. The acting from all is well above average and the chemistry is always there and never looks disengaged or stiff, while the characters aren't complex they have enough to them to make them worth connecting with. The direction is sympathetic while never being dreary.
Visually, 'Finding Father Christmas' is slick and attractive. Hallmark often did deliver on the scenery, the locations were seldom authentic to the real thing but they still looked great and lovingly shot, and 'Finding Father Christmas' is no exception. There is a tendency in Hallmark to have the music too prominent and intrusive, found neither to be the case (not distractingly so anyhow) here. The script flows well and is easy to take seriously without being overly so. Really appreciated its sincerity, something that's evident in the story. There is not much innovative here and the mystery element is not surprising as much, but it's always compelling and has a warm heart delivered with little signs of heaviness. Without going too heavy on the schmaltz.
In conclusion, very well done. 8/10
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