This movie is a gem, and the Metacritic and IMDb scores are reflective of the quality of this movie. Ed Burns managed to weave multiple story lines of 7 different children of an Irish family, and succeeds masterfully.
It's a movie that has a lot of heart, and you can feel the love between the siblings despite the chaos in each of their lives individually.
But the main plot of the movie is about all 7 children and mom working with their feeling regarding their father who left the family 20 years ago. Each has their own reason to not forgive their dad, and it slowly and wonderfully plays out, until the final scene.
Excellent, adult themed, Christmas movie. It is so sad that so few people have seen it. I guarantee, unless your heart is made of ice, you will be moved by this movie.
It's a movie that has a lot of heart, and you can feel the love between the siblings despite the chaos in each of their lives individually.
But the main plot of the movie is about all 7 children and mom working with their feeling regarding their father who left the family 20 years ago. Each has their own reason to not forgive their dad, and it slowly and wonderfully plays out, until the final scene.
Excellent, adult themed, Christmas movie. It is so sad that so few people have seen it. I guarantee, unless your heart is made of ice, you will be moved by this movie.